Tees Valley Inclusion Project (TVIP) is a BAME women led community interest company established in 2011 to support women from a diverse range of communities in social, physical, cultural, educational, health, employment and empowerment activities, programmes and initiatives. Our aim is to empower women and girls so they can feel safe, protected and equip them with tools which help them reach their potential and so that they feel part of the wider community.
TVIP provides advice and guidance and support to those victims who are suffering domestic and sexual violence and or at risk of, specifically, Honour Based Violence (HBV) Forced Marriage (FM) and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). To date, we have helped in excess of a thousand BME women, those at crisis fleeing from abuse and supported them with safeguarding and on a 1:1 action plan basis with emergency housing, emotional and practical support to help them to rebuild their lives with the aim of independent living in new communities, free from harm. TVIP works with individuals who are seeking advice and help and delivers specifically designed activity and education programmes.
Following our award from the Big Lottery Fund we are seeking to expand our small but dedicated team to successfully deliver our new Halo BAME Survivors Project – “Break the Silence” across Tees Valley, Durham and Darlington. Break the Silence aims to Prevent Violence and Abuse, Protect and also Support Victims from crisis to independent living. Delivery of the project will include social action, outreach, awareness advice and guidance and organising and delivering safety events in the heart of BAME communities. It will work with multi-agency partners and with victims to keep them safe and deliver 1:1 tailored support alongside the delivery of formal community education programmes and training.
We are therefore seeking two BAME Support and Education Workers with the skills, knowledge and expertise to deliver this new and exciting project on a fixed term 3-year basis. You ideally will have knowledge of domestic and or sexual violence, have delivered safety planning and or IAG in communities, have planned and delivered community events and feel confident to deliver our community-based training modules. Full training will be offered and the successful applicants will require an enhanced DBS check. Car owner preferred as the project will include local travel across Tees Valley, Darlington and Durham.
To request a further job and skills specification please email info@haloproject.org.uk or if you would like an informal chat about the roles you can telephone Noreen Riaz on 01642 683045 during work hours. To apply please send your CV including 2 referees and a supporting document (no more than 1 side of A4) explaining what you have done previously that is relevant to the role and why you feel one of these roles would be for you. Please send your application to pt@halorproject.org.uk by 5pm on the closing date of 22nd October 2018. Interviews are planned for Thursday 25th October 2018.
This service is run for women and is therefore restricted to women applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2)e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. An enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) will be required for these roles. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
The closing date for this job is 25 October 2018 - 5:00pm.