Key Workers

Location: Based in central Reading, the role requires travel across Berkshire, Oxford City and South Oxfordshire

Contract type: Permanent full time

Hours per week: 37 hours per week

Salary: Starting salary in the range of £25,734 to £31,453 per annum, depending on skills and experience

Closing date: 9am Monday 7th April 2025

Interview date: Thursday 27th March and Tuesday 15th April 2025

Position: Womens Community Project Key Worker

Our amazing team at Alana House – PACT are looking for full time Key Workers to join our Womens Community project.

Could you make a lasting difference to women facing multiple disadvantages in the community? Our award winning trauma recovery service empowers and enables women to access the support they need. Our service covers Reading, Berkshire, Oxford City and South Oxfordshire.

Having regard to the nature and context of the work, there is a genuine occupational requirement permitted under the Equality Act 2010 that this post is only available to female applicants.

About the role:

As a Key Worker at Alana House, you will hold a case load of women and be involved in one to one work support work and group based sessions. Your Key Worker responsibilities will include:

  • regularly meet with women to provide dedicated emotional and practical support
  • complete initial assessments of risk and need, and provide one-to-one support across rehabilitative pathways
  • create and review support plans in collaboration with the woman, and other agencies
  • facilitate and deliver group-based support

About you:

As Key Worker, you’ll bring an in depth knowledge of issues facing women with multiple disadvantages and you’ll have significant experience of working with women experiencing challenges relating to offending (e.g. homelessness, substance misuse, domestic violence, mental health or other relevant work area). 

If this sounds like you then apply today to join a collaborative team who are part of something truly meaningful.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Alana House on 0118 9217640 and ask for Sabina, Alana House Manager or Lynda, Alana House Team Leader.

Early applications are encouraged as we may close this vacancy on an earlier basis if a successful candidate is found.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Family Support Worker, Family Key Worker, Womens Support Worker, Womens Key Worker, Key Worker, Domestic Abuse Support Worker, Domestic Abuse Key Worker, Recovery Worker, Assistant Support Worker, Assistant Key Worker, IDVA Independent Domestic Violence Advocate, ISVA Independent Sexual Violence Advocate, Probation Services Officer, etc.

Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do at PACT. We have robust measures and best practices in place to safeguard and protect the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we take pride in maintaining outstanding safeguarding standards.

Anyone joining our team is subject to PACT’s safer recruitment pre-appointment enquiries, including a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). The role description provides information on what our safer recruitment enquiries include and the level of DBS required to work in the role. All opportunities with PACT are based in the UK.

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