Job Opportunity at The Foxton Centre

Safelink Project Worker (Temporary)

18 hours per week: Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2014

Foxton Scale Y&C Point 2 £20546 pro rata

Safelink provides intensive support, group work and residential programmes to and with young people at risk of or experiencing sexual exploitation.

Job Function:

To work with Safelink colleagues and relevant professionals and partner agencies to ensure that:

• More sexually exploited and/or trafficked young people and those at risk will know their rights, understand their situation and/or have access to the help and support they need

• More sexually exploited and/or trafficked young people will have increased choice to make positive decisions about their futures.

• Fewer young people will be sexually exploited or trafficked in Preston

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Engage in youth work with young women and men through street outreach..

• Formulate and deliver suitable educational programmes for use in informal and formal settings

• Facilitate vulnerable young people's participation in educational programmes designed to improve their self esteem,

• Attend meetings of and work in co-operation with a range of relevant agencies already working with, or in contact with, vulnerable or at risk individuals,

• Take referrals from other relevant agencies, and work one-to-one with clients in devising and delivering packages of care that facilitate their move away from vulnerability to exploitation.

For further details and an Application Pack see our website; thefoxtoncentre.co.uk or contact Linda Parkinson; linda.parkinson@thefoxtoncentre.co.uk or

Tel: 01772 555925

Closing date for applications: 5.00pm Thursday 25 July 2013

Interviews on the afternoon of Wednesday 31 July 2013

An enhanced CRB or DBS is required for this post

The Foxton Centre is a Registered Charity no. 521286