Part-time Work at Sahir House

posted: 29/05/2009

Three part time jobs are on offer at Sahir House, which is the Liverpool-based HIV multicultural support & information centre offering support to people living with & affected by HIV across Merseyside.

One job is 2 days a week, and the others are 1 day a week, and 4 hours a week.

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Women & Asylum Worker (readvertised)
Sahir House are looking for a suitably experienced female worker to provide support to HIV positive women seeking asylum. The post holder will be required to provide confidential support, network with other agencies, produce monitoring data & influence practice in this area.

Knowledge of asylum system issues is essential, particularly with regard to trauma that women seeking asylum are likely to have experienced and how this affects their asylum claims. Excellent written & communication skills are essential.

2 days per week; flexible hours negotiable.
NJC scale 5: £19,427 – £21,306 pro rata; actual salary of £7,770.80 – 8522.40 (pay award pending).

This post is a re-advertisement – previous applicants will be reconsidered.

Men’s Group Facilitator
Sahir House are looking for a suitably experienced male worker to facilitate Sahir House Gay Men’s Group & the Men’s Wellbeing Group. The post holder will be expected to work mainly with HIV positive men, though may on occasion be required to work with other members of Sahir House. Preference will be shown to candidates with experience of working with clients from the following groups:

• HIV positive people;
• Gay and bisexual men;
• Asylum seekers and refugees.

4 hours per week
£13.10 per hour (pay award pending).

Please note that these 2 posts are exempt from the provisions of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 as the gender of the post holder is a genuine occupational requirement.
They are funded for one year initially; probation period applies, possible funding continuing into 2012.

Employability Advisor
sahir House want a part-time worker to assist HIV positive people in accessing employment. Experience in the following areas would be ideal:

• Helping people build confidence & self esteem
• Working with the long term unemployed
• Helping with job search & job application skills

1 day per week (7.4 hours)
£22,001 – £23,473 pro rata;
Actual salary of £4400.20 - £4694.60 (pay award pending).

Funded for 1 year initially, probation period applies. Sahir House is currently seeking funds to continue this post beyond the initial year.

The closing date for all posts is 5pm Friday 12 June 2009.

Sahir House is located at a confidential address in Liverpool City Centre. Application forms are available from Sahir House.

Email
 

0151 708 9080
 

Sahir House
PO Box 11
Liverpool
L69 1SN

HIV Jobs in Liverpool

posted: 09/02/2009

Sahir House, the Liverpool HIV community organisation for HIV support, has two jobs to offer women, a woman and asylum worker, and a counsellor for woman asylum seekers.

1          Women and Asylum Worker
They want a suitably experienced woman to provide support and advice to HIV positive women seeking asylum in the UK. The post holder will provide confidential support, network with other agencies, produce monitoring data and influence practice. Some knowledge of the asylum system is essential, particularly with regard to the kinds of trauma that women seeking asylum are likely to have experienced and the bearing this has on their asylum claims. Excellent written and communication skills are essential.

Two days per week with flexible hours. NJC scale 5: actual salary of £7,748 – 8,497.60 for two days per week (pay award pending). The post is fixed term for 3 years, with the first 6 months as a probationary period.

2         Asylum Seeking Women’s Counsellor
They also want a suitably qualified woman sessional counsellor to work 5 hours per week at a rate of pay of £13.01 per hour (pay award pending).

You must have the Diploma in Counselling and be members of the BACP, with a minimum of two years post qualification experience.The counsellor will work mainly with HIV positive women seeking asylum but sometimes other service users. They prefer women with experience of working with people who have HIV, who are women, asylum seekers and refugees and survivors of trauma, particularly rape and sexual violence.

Fixed term of one year post, but it may be extended.

Both jobs are subject to a satisfactory Criminal Records Bureau check and are exempt from the provisions of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 as the gender of the post holder is a genuine occupational requirement.
 

Post or email completed applications to Sahir House, PO Box 11, Liverpool, L69 1SN on Monday 23 February 2009 or by email on the same day.

Sahir House is in Liverpool city centre. Sahir House is a multicultural support and information centre offering a wide range of services to individuals and families living with, or affected by, HIV on Merseyside.

Application forms are available from Sahir House by email or by phone 0151 708 9080 and, from Wednesday 11 February, on the website www.sahir.uk.com.

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