Women’s* Accommodation Support Worker (WASW) East Sussex and Brighton

BWC Women’s Accommodation Support Service (WASS) delivers support for women who are homeless or insecurely housed. 

In line with BWC values, the WASS adopts a relational, trauma responsive, strengths based approach.  The WASS supports women across a range of underlying needs, identified by them, with the overarching aim of securing and/or sustaining safe accommodation.

The Women’s Accommodation Support Worker (WASW), will co-facilitate weekly women only Hubs for women who are homeless or insecurely housed.  The Hubs offer women access to practical and emotional support as well as advice, information and access to other relevant support services.

The WASW will co-produce casework support with each woman referred, to address her practical and emotional needs, and agree actions including signposting, advocacy and referrals. The WASW will understand the importance of building trust and self-compassion to enhance women’s recovery and ability to engage with BWC and other services.

BWC offers staff members a generous package of benefits including a wellbeing allowance and a well-being hour during the working week; clinical supervision; reflective group practice; access to therapeutic debrief as required; a comprehensive training package; opportunities for continuing professional development; staff social events; flexible working opportunities and a caring, understanding work environment that appreciates the complexities of women’s working and home lives.