Closing date: 12pm, 20th July 2026
Interview date: 5th August 2026
To apply please attach your CV and a 2-page covering letter setting out how you meet the role requirements/person specification listed on the job description.
Please note that a cover letter is required as part of your application. You must upload this at the end of the application process by selecting ‘Add Supporting Documents’ under ‘Review Your Application’.
Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
The role is only open to women, in accordance with the sex-based exemptions of the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1.
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Job Highlights
- Support and mentor young women and girls aged 14–25, helping them build confidence, resilience, and safer futures
- Deliver trauma-informed, person-centred support to those at risk of exploitation, gang involvement, abuse, or contact with the criminal justice system
- Lead on case management, client allocation, support interventions, and service delivery within the specialist Nest programme
- Build strong partnerships with schools, social care, police, health services, local authorities, and community organisations to improve outcomes
- Play a key role in service development, safeguarding, reporting, team leadership, and continuous improvement within an innovative specialist service
- Join a purpose-driven organisation committed to empowering women and girls and creating lasting social change
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For more information and the complete role profile, please visit https://togetherwomen.org/work-for-us/
The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and Enhanced Level 1 Vetting.
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Join Our Team
Together Women provides trauma-informed, gender-responsive support to women across the North of England through a series of Women’s Centres. We offer tailored support with housing, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, addiction recovery, finances, employment and work to reduce women’s contact with the Criminal Justice System.
About NEST
In recognition of the distinct challenges facing young women and girls (YWG), Together Women has developed specialist provision for young women and girls in the Nest programme, in partnership with other specialist organisations. Together Women’s Nest provides a dedicated service for young women and girls (aged 14 to 25) at risk of domestic abuse, school exclusion, exploitation, gang involvement and contact with the criminal justice system.
The Nest Service is designed to enable young women and girls to escape harm and to thrive in their lives and aspirations, by supporting them to build confidence, self-esteem and resilience, manage their health and wellbeing and access and engage with other support services. In addition to dedicated advocacy support, they will be able to access mentoring from Volunteer Peer Mentors with lived experience and a programme of prevention and awareness-raising groups and workshops run out of Together Women’s Women Centres.
What we can offer you
Employee Benefits:
- 25 days holiday increasing by one day per year to a max of 30 days, plus public holidays
- Pension scheme with a 5% employer contribution, rising to a maximum 10% matched contribution after 7+ years of service.
- We offer an annual cost of living increase of up to 4%, subject to agreement of the National Joint Council (NJC) for Local Authority Services and Funding permitted.
- Enhanced Training and Induction programme covering all areas of Together Women’s work
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme with free telephone counselling service
- Clinical Supervision for all frontline key workers
- Employee eye-care scheme and free eye tests
- Organisation-wide away days
- Career development pathways
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We actively encourage applications from women from a variety of backgrounds, and with a range of skills and experiences. We are particularly interested to hear from Black, Asian and minority ethnic women and women who have personal experience of the criminal justice system.
The role is only open to women, in accordance with the sex-based exemptions of the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1.
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Key Accountabilities
Key Responsibilities and Duties
- Provide long term mentoring support to a cohort of young women and girls (aged 14-25) at risk of or experiencing gang involvement, exploitation or contact with the criminal justice system.
- Provide centre-based and outreach support, adopting a young women and girls-centred, strengths-based approach to deliver a range of support and interventions designed to increase awareness and understanding of healthy relationships; reduce risk, build self-confidence and empower young women and girls to assert their rights and make informed choices about future goals.
- Identify and assess the needs, strengths and goals of young women and girls on an ongoing basis. Carry out safety planning and develop, review and support young women and girls in line with individual support plans which seek to address risk of contact with the criminal justice system and exploitation, health and wellbeing, relationships, education, training and employment.
- Identify when young women and girls would benefit from specialist support in relation to ethnicity, culture, religion, language, gender identity, sexual orientation, health and other intersecting aspects of their unique identity. Making referrals as appropriate and ensuring that any discrimination and hardship they may face as a result of their identity is highlighted for further awareness-raising and advocacy by Together Women.
- Proactively assess risks and safety concerns, raising any concerns with the Together Women Service Manager, and ensuring that, where possible, concerns are discussed openly with the young women and girls. Working within local safeguarding frameworks and taking appropriate action to safeguard young women and girls whilst working within a model of empowerment.
- Provide outreach support and advocacy to young women in the community and at Together Women centres with varying multiple complex needs and across each complexity level.
- Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with a range of professionals (including Social Workers, Schools, Pupil Referral Units, Youth Offending Teams, Police, Health, Education, Jobcentre Plus, Local Authority and local voluntary and community organisations), using advocacy to maximise positive outcomes for young women and girls by participating in multi-agency working and meetings/forums.
- Assist the Together Women Service Manager to develop and maintain links with partner agencies (statutory and non-statutory, including children and young people’s and women and girls’ voluntary services), develop referral pathways for young women and girls and provide guidance and training for agencies and professionals working with young women and girls at risk.
- Work closely with the young women and girls Peer Mentor & Group Coordinator to pair them with Volunteer Mentors, liaising with their assigned mentor to ensure they experience a smooth referral process and receive consistent messaging and complementary programmes of support across the Together Women Service.
- Work closely with the young women and girls Peer Mentor & Group Coordinator to refer young women and girls to group-based interventions which support them to learn about, discuss and reflect on the challenges they have faced and empower them to support each other and move forward with their lives.
- Ensure that Together Women meets contractual obligations, including the swift and accurate record keeping via Together Women’s case management software and any other record deemed necessary.
- Utilise a range of methods to regularly obtain feedback from young women and girls regarding their experiences at all stages of the Together Women Service, sharing and reflecting on feedback with the Together Women Service Manager and staff team, using this to inform the development of new resources and Together Women’s wider ways of working with young women and girls where appropriate.
- Maintain accurate case management records, collate all relevant monitoring and evaluation data, keep the Together Women Service Manager informed of any issues and successes on an ongoing basis and support her in the production of quarterly monitoring and evaluation reports.
- Provide duty cover of the Together Women email inbox and phone line to answer enquiries, assist callers with guidance and support, and process new referrals, with the support of the Together Women Service Manager.
- Support the engagement and attendance of young women and girls at Together Women Centres and activities programme.
- Be responsible for your own personal learning development and keep up to date on research, relevant legislation, policy, practice, and literature relevant to the role. Participate in Together Women’s Service team meetings, peer support, reflective practice and contributing to the development of a culture of open communication and critical reflection within the Together Women Service team.
- Participate in supervision, training and other meetings as required, and assist in the development of services in line with agreed development plan.
- Take a proactive lead on the client case management systems and ensuring the NEST team are competent in using it and being a reference point for any issues
- Lead on development and delivery of support intervention
- Taking a proactive lead on client allocation and contributing to reporting meetings with commissioners
- Contribute to reports and attend reporting meetings as required
- Support the Nest team to follow required processes and policies
- Contribute to the wider management team within and attend management meetings and training with Together Women
- Take responsibility for client feedback developing new and innovative ways of facilitating this and implementing suggestions
- Represent Together Women on locally based multi-agency groups and wider networks including with Nest Partners
- To deputise the centre management and support the wider staff team and ensure continued service delivery
General Information
- Performance and Quality: Ensure all work undertaken is aligned to the service/division’s annual plan and that all policies, processes and guidance notes are up to date and in line with best practice/current legislation.
- Policies and procedure: Ensure the effective implementation of Together Women’s Safeguarding, Health & Safety, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and other policies and procedures and uphold the core values of Together Women.
- Equality and diversity: Together Women aims to create and sustain an inclusive work environment which provides equality of opportunity for everyone and reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. The postholder is required to uphold the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion policy and comply with the code of conduct which sets out our standards of behaviour towards those who use our services or work within them.
- Confidentiality: The post holder must ensure that any information relating to employees, service users, and volunteers (future, current and past) is treated in strictest confidence and must be discussed only within the confines of the work setting with the appropriate members of the team or manager.
This job description sets out the duties of the post at the time when it was drawn up and will be reviewed from time to time. Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot of themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post.
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Role Requirements
Essential Requirements
- A strong understanding of the challenges facing young women and girls, including the impacts of gang involvement, exploitation, mental health, domestic abuse and contact with the criminal justice system, and of the practical and emotional support needs specific to this group, including education, confidence and relationship-building.
- Knowledge of trauma-informed gendered approaches in supporting young women facing multiple forms of disadvantage.
- Current knowledge of legislation, guidance and regulations relating to safeguarding, child protection and Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (CSE).
- Thorough understanding of, and commitment to equal opportunities, antiracism and anti-discriminatory practice
- Demonstrable multicultural skills and variable approaches to equity, diversity and inclusion.
- Committed to Together Women’s ethos and key values
- Ability to manage a caseload and experience of prioritising and organising your own workload, and ability to cope with lone working and being managed remotely, as well to keep good relationships with your team.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, particularly in relation to building good rapport and supportive relationships with a wide range of service users and partner agencies.
- A flexible, proactive approach and the ability to remain calm and objective in stressful situations.
- Excellent literary and administrative skills including ability in information technology and data collection
- Good time management skills, working effectively under pressure with the ability to manage conflicting priorities whilst adhering to deadlines.
- Ability to motivate others and enable change, a track record of engaging “hard to reach” service users.
- Ability to network, influence, problem-solve and apply solution-focused approaches to increase access and safety, facilitating positive outcomes for women and girls
- Thorough understanding of, and commitment to, equity, diversity, inclusion, confidentiality and anti-discriminatory practices
Experience
- Significant experience of working with young women experiencing issues related to violence against women and girls and/or the criminal justice system and experience of community engagement, advocacy and support work with young people.
- Experience of supporting a team working in the criminal justice sector
- Experience of using motivational interviewing and coaching techniques with young women and girls, using a woman-centred approach to build trust and rapport.
- Experience of risk management, needs assessment, safety and support planning, particularly with young women and girls with complex/multiple needs
- Experience of developing and delivering group work appropriate to the needs of young women.
- Strong crisis management skills and an ability to cope in stressful situations.
- Experience working in partnership with relevant statutory and voluntary groups, to be able to demonstrate the ability to develop and maintain strong constructive working relationships.
- Experience of working with youth support agencies or in a youth support setting
- Experience of setting and maintaining professional boundaries with service users whilst delivering an excellent standard of service, including how to respond appropriately to challenging behaviour, de-escalate tension, and enable women and girls to manage strong feelings in a safe manner.
Desirable Requirements
- A relevant qualification, for example in violence against women and girls (VAWG), criminal justice, youth work, social work, education or other relevant area, or equivalent professional experience spanning VAWG, criminal justice and/or youth work.
- Experience of developing and delivering group work appropriate to the needs of young women.
- Experience of working with youth support agencies or in a youth setting
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Our competency framework: qualities we are looking for in candidates
Client focus
Service Provision
- Demonstrates commitment and enthusiasm for working with our customer group
- Demonstrates empathy with customer group, and an understanding of gender-specific, trauma and personalised approaches.
- Ensures that the needs, wishes and aspirations of young women and girls are the main driver for casework interventions, providing encouragement and support to enable her to make choices about her future, and advocating on her behalf when necessary.
- Has/is working towards core skills which ensure that the women receive support that is personalised, strengths-based and trauma-informed.
Recording & monitoring
- Maintains case files and administrative/monitoring systems effectively.
- Understands the importance and can describe the benefits of good record keeping, and contract monitoring/ reporting.
- Manages caseload and delivers support as per the requirements of the service contract and the internal quality audit framework requirements.
Interpersonal Skills
Working with others:
- Builds and maintains effective working relationships with customers and stakeholders, both within the organisation and external to it.
- Ensures that clear professional and emotional boundaries are established and maintained, while balancing this with a person-centred, trauma-informed approach.
- Demonstrates the ability to adapt approach or communication style when engaging with different groups (e.g. customers, partner agencies, stakeholders and colleagues).
Communication
- Presents spoken and written information clearly and appropriately and to a high standard.
- Ensures that women feel informed and are involved in decisions about them.
Diversity
- Builds trust and demonstrates respect for others, showing an awareness of the impact of own behaviour on others.
- Treats everyone fairly and consistently.
- Demonstrates an open and non-judgemental approach, seeking to understand others’ experiences and perspectives.
- Demonstrates efforts to provide inclusive environments, culturally specific support, and promotes a feeling of psychological safety for all women.
Personal effectiveness
Risk management
- Works safely, in line with policy and procedure, knowing when to escalate or share concerns.
- Applies and promotes risk management for customers, staff, stakeholders and self.
- Aware of the need for confidentiality in dealing with certain information; an understanding of the circumstances in which confidentiality should be preserved and the circumstances in which it is right to reveal confidential information, and to whom.
Approach to work
- Willing to learn and develop.
- Plans, organises and implements work, on own initiative with minimum direct supervision.
- Flexible and creative approach at work; able to adapt to the changing needs of the programme.
- Ability to manage time, prioritise and meet deadlines.
- Organised approach, with keen admin skills and attention to detail.
- Makes clear decisions and deals calmly and positively with challenges
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To apply please attach your CV and a 2-page covering letter setting out how you meet the role requirements/person specification listed on the job description.
Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
The role is only open to women, in accordance with the sex-based exemptions of the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1.
Pay: £31,040.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Sick pay
Application question(s):
- The role is only open to women, in accordance with the sex-based exemptions of the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1.
- As part of your application, you must upload a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the role requirements and person specification set out in the job description.
Please do not upload or enter your cover letter within this application question. Instead, you must upload it at the end of the application process by selecting ‘Add Supporting Documents’ under ‘Review Your Application’.
*Applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered.*
Work Location: In person
