Outreach Practitioner for under served Communities
| Posting date: | 23 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £25,625.00 per year, pro rata |
| Additional salary information: | 25625 - 25625 |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 07 July 2025 |
| Location: | Doncaster, DN1 3NJ |
| Company: | Vacancy Filler |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | JUN20252120 |
Summary
About usChanging Lives is a nationwide charity helping people facing the most challenging of circumstances to make positive change - for good. We believe that everyone deserves a safe home, a rewarding job and a life free from addiction or abuse. We know that given the right support, anyone can change their life for the better.Our services across the country help thousands of people each year who are experiencing a wide range of complicated challenges, including homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction, unemployment, involvement with the criminal justice system, sexual exploitation and domestic abuse. By focusing on their strengths, potential and opportunities, we support the people we work with to overcome their problems and live safe, successful, independent lives.Our charity is powered by over 600 passionate colleagues who bring a diverse and inclusive environment for our colleagues to grow. We are proud to say that many have actual lived experience of the challenges faced by those we support. We are looking for committed and compassionate professionals to join our team, who share our enthusiasm for changing lives.About the Service - Women and Children's ServicesWe run services and dedicated women’s centres for those who are at risk or struggling with challenging circumstances, including women in the criminal justice system and those with experience of trauma, selling sex or sexual exploitation.We understand that women and girls have experiences which are different to men and can experience vulnerabilities that are specific to their gender. Childhood abuse and domestic abuse are common features in the lives of the women we support which impact on their health and wellbeing. Underpinning all our services is an in-depth understanding of trauma and a focus on recovery, resilience and community integration.About the Job Now in our 22nd year working with people from Black, Minority and Ethnic back grounds, we have a vacancy that has arose in our Doncaster Community Hub. This post is a great opportunity for you to work within a diverse, exceptional Specialist team and be part of a service that has developed a strong connection, wealth of experience and trust within the Community and Partnerships across the whole of Doncaster. The aim of the Wellbeing outreach team is to have a positive impact on Mental Health and Wellbeing through trauma informed practice, we do this through Education and a bespoke package of support which include: sustainable community connection, group work, 1-1 support and advocacy. Our Changing Lives values are Equality - Positivity - Empowering - Passionate - Opportunity - Listening, which creates a safe space for all to grow and develop along side a very compassionate team and Organisation.