Shakti is a feminist Black Minority Ethnic voluntary organisation which offers information, advocacy, emotional/practical support and refuge/temporary accommodation to all Black Minority Ethnic women and their children, who are experiencing or fleeing domestic abuse.
Outreach Service Team Leader (Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, Mandarin, Cantonese, Arabic, Swahili, Hausa, Amharic, Yoruba and Igbo or other South Asian or African or East Asian languages)
Post: 35 hours per week.
Annual Salary: £34,420 per annum + 10% pension
(Fixed term contract until 31st March 2027 - possibility of extension for 1 year).
The post holder ideally be a bilingual speaker in one of the BME community languages; preferably Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, Mandarin, Cantonese, Arabic, Swahili, Hausa, Amharic, Yoruba and Igbo or other South Asian or African or East Asian languages
Post holders will ideally have exceptional leadership and management skills to steer our strong, committed, and skilled Outreach Service team; strong communications, influencing and negotiating skills; experience of working with Black Minority Ethnic (BME) communities. Must have sound knowledge and understanding of equalities issues and the issues affecting BME women, children, and young people, understanding of the legislative and cultural issues surrounding BME specific Gender-Based violence, domestic abuse, honour-based abuse such as forced marriage and female genital mutilation, and their effects on Black Minority Ethnic women, their children, and young people.
Applicants must have relevant qualification such as degree in Social Work or Community Education and or a minimum of HNC Social and Health Care and SVQ Social Services and Healthcare at SCQF Level 7 or above to meet registration requirements of SSSC or a willingness to self-fund and gain the qualification.
Post may involve unsocial and flexible hours including evenings and weekends.
Successful applicants will be subjected to disclosure checks through the PVG Scheme.
‘Women only need apply for these posts under paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010’.
Closing date for the post is 31 August 2026 at 9am
For your application pack, please email [email protected]. We do not accept
CV’s.
Tel: 0131 475 2399. Email: [email protected]
SC 273279. Registered Charity Number: SC 00883
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Pay: £34,420.00 per year
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
