VACANCIES
Community Caseworker
Hours: Part time 21-28 hours per week (flexible)
Salary: £25,480/ £14ph (equivalent to £15,288 – £20,384 pro rata)
Contract: Permanent subject to funding
Accountable to: Director
Location: Mainly home-based remote working with in-person client and partnership work in North London (Islington) at local community hubs and projects.
We are looking for a committed and enthusiastic individual to support our clients and develop our partnership working in and around Islington. The role will be responsible for advocacy, workshops, delivering social activities, outreach, community work and administration of local projects. You will develop and maintain new and existing partnerships with local organisations to improve support for South Asian mothers and their children and you will also help to develop new activities as guided by service user involvement.
You will be fluent in one or more of the South Asian languages such as Bengali, Hindi, Urdu and/or Punjabi. You will have proven communication and interpersonal skills and be able to demonstrate proven success of working on projects, delivering results and meeting targets. You will have experience of providing services to vulnerable women such as emotional support, advocacy, counselling, casework and groupwork and excellent administration and IT skills.
A commitment to Equal Opportunities and ongoing safeguarding training is essential. Open to Women Only (exemption under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part1). Section 7(2) e of the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act and Section 5(2) d of the 1976 Race Relations Act applies).
If you would like to apply, please email your CV and supporting statement of no more than 2 sides outlining how you meet the person specification criteria to director@maashanti.org
For more information call 07904 034278.