Women's Accommodation Support Worker
Globe House
3 Morley Street
Brighton
Sussex
BN2 9RA
United Kingdom
Salary (full time equivalent)
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Women's Accommodation Support Worker
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 intersecting needs, as identified by them, with the overarching aim of securing and/or sustaining safe accommodation.
The Women’s Accommodation Support Worker (WASW), will be expected to support our women only Hubs. 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 and a support plan that could include signposting, advocacy and referrals. The WASW will understand the importance of building trust and self-compassion to empower women and reduce barriers to her ,engaging with wider BWC, and other, services.
The WASW’s work will at all times be informed by BWC’s values, policies and procedures.
The WASW will monitor and report against identified outcomes on a quarterly basis.
Working hours: Monday – Friday 9-5
Contract Type: Fixed term until end March 2027 – with possibility of extension subject to funding
How to apply for the job
For the full job description, person specification and more information on BWC please download the Job Application Pack from our website Women’s Accommodation Support Worker West Sussex | Brighton Women's Centre. To apply, please complete an application form and equalities monitoring form and return these to hr@womenscentre.org.uk before the deadline. We do not accept CVs.
Interview date: w/c 19th October 2026 tbc
BWC is committed to inclusion and diversity and actively encourage applications from women from a variety of backgrounds, and with a range of skills and experiences. We are particularly interested to hear from applicants who have personal experience of the criminal justice system, those from Black or Racially Minoritised Communities who are currently under-represented in the organisation as well as people with LGBTQ+ identities.
For more information on this role, please call Ruth Britsch WASS Manager/Joint Head of Services on tel:07809339704.