Sex Worker Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (SWISVA)

POST:

We are looking for a Sex Worker ISVA to join us National Ugly Mugs (NUM)!

SALARY AND HOURS:

Salary: £29,250

This position is contracted for 3 years. Operational hours are Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

RESPONSIBLE TO:

ISVA Manager of Support Services

About NUM: 

National Ugly Mugs (NUM) is an award-winning charity with a mission to ‘end all forms of violence against sex workers.’ NUM provides a mechanism for sex industry workers to report crimes and harm they experience and share this information within their communities to warn others of potentially dangerous individuals and situations.

We have a dedicated casework team of industry experts who support sex workers to further access criminal justice remedies and other services as determined by victims/survivors to cope and recover from crimes they experience in the ways they choose. We also host a range of other projects in racial justice, mental health, drop-in support (Scotland), and vocational exploration.

About the Team:

The NUM Case Work Team NUM’s mandate is to ‘end all forms of violence against sex workers’ and operates under three key principles: Sex Workers’ First, Quality Support, and Learning and Innovation. The NUM Case Work team offers victim support to prevent and heal from violence to adults of all genders involved in sex industries. The postholder will provide support to NUM members and non-members who identify as having experienced harm and violence during their work. Services are provided digitally and online, and in-person services.

The post is part of a unique partnership between National Ugly Mugs, POW (Nottingham) and Basis Yorkshire, to ensure more specialist support for sex workers who have experienced sexual violence, to develop good practice guidelines, and to develop and share learning that will influence change in health inclusion for sex workers. Each organisation will be employing a SWISVA; the program will be led by a Program Coordinator, who will be based with Basis Yorkshire, who will lead on policy development work.

Person Specification:

A successful candidate should have the following experience:

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with women who face barriers to accessing support services such as health housing and the criminal justice
• Experience and understanding of working in accordance to core safeguarding legislation to support victims of sexual violence
• Experience of supporting sex workers
• Experience of multi-agency partnership working including with partners such as the police and SARC
• Experience of working in a complex environment, actively managing risk and following case management procedures to meet the needs of a diverse and vulnerable client group
• Working with a range of stakeholders and partnership working or strategic networking, spanning voluntary, leadership and women’s sectors, including delivering presentations

Please read the full essential critieria in the attached documents:

• Skills and Abilities
• Knowledge
• Education, Training and Qualifications
• Person Attributes and other requirements

How to Apply

Please send a CV and cover letter, explaining why you’re interested in the post and how you fit the person specification, to admin[at]nationaluglymugs[dot]org, or apply via Charity Job. The posting will close on 15th September. Interviews will take place on 24th and 27th September.

NUM is a diverse team committed to inclusion and equal opportunities in the workplace, and we actively encourage applicants of all different ages, genders, social and economic backgrounds, ethnicities, religions and sexual orientations, and from people with disabilities. If you have any access requirements related to applying, please contact admin[at]nationaluglymugs[dot]org.

Please note due to the high number of applications expected for this role if you do not hear back from NUM by 22nd September unfortunately your application has not been successful. We are not able to provide feedback on your application at the application stage.