Support Worker / Collective Manager

About Clydebank Women’s Aid:

Do you want to work for a charity which is provided by women for women, children, and young people?

We are a small group of passionate and committed radical feminists who work collectively to deliver a high-quality service to the women, children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse.

This is a rare opportunity to work in one of Scotland’s few remaining, genuine collectives, challenging male violence against women, children and young people and supporting them in their experiences of domestic abuse. You will be working within a Collective Management structure while also providing essential face to face support.

About the role:

As a Support Worker / Collective Manager your core responsibility will be to deliver one to one support to women, children and young people using our service. You will also be responsible for the overall project management of the service alongside the other collective members.

This would be the ideal role for someone who does not want to work from home and is looking for a varied and interesting role as no two days in Clydebank Women’s Aid are the same. You will have the unique perspective as a worker and a manager. By supporting the women, children, and young people directly, you will gain first-hand insight into the challenges and barriers they face. You will have the opportunity to contribute to local and national campaigns and legislation that could ultimately make a difference to the issues that the women, children, and young people that we support on a day-to-day basis. Your passion, vision, attitudes, skills, and ideas will be valued and will be used to propel Clydebank Women’s Aid forward.

Hours:

Core working hours: 9:30am - 4:30pm Monday to Friday.

Optional hours available, please state your preference at screening stage

• Full time: 35 hours per week
• Part time: 28 hours per week*
• Part time Job Share: 17.5 hours*

Role requires the provision of on-call, this may result in occasional weekend and unsociable hour work.

*Conditions including salary and annual leave entitlement will be pro rata

Generous employment package:

• Salary rising with an on-call bonus paid at 7.5% of salary
• 14% employer pension contribution
• Continuous training and personal development opportunities
• Costs covered to complete SVQ level 9&10.
• Costs of PVG and SSSC registration covered.
• 30 days Annual leave and 12 Public holidays (pro rata)

Exclusions:

Clydebank Women’s Aid is an Equal Opportunities Employer and positively welcomes applications from women from all sections of the community. Only women need apply under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010. Successful applicants will be subjected to disclosure check through the PVG Scheme. This post is subject to suitable references and a successful completion of Induction.

Next steps:

We ask that you fully read the attached Applicant Information Pack for a full understanding of what is required for this interesting and varied role.

Application notes

If you would like to apply for this post, please complete our 1st Stage screening form available here: forms.office.com/e/yBtcbzFQP8

The closing date to complete stage 1 of the application process is Friday the 20th of September at 9am.

Applicants who are successful will move onto Stage 2 and will be invited via email to complete our application form. Applicants will receive this email no later than Monday the 23rd of September 2024. To be considered for this role, application forms must be returned by Monday 7th of October at 9am.

Interviews will take place on Saturday the 19th of October 2024 between 10am and 3pm. Interviews will be conducted by 2 members of the collective and 1 external party.

Funded until April 2027