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Women’s Services Senior Practitioner – Outreach
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Organisation The Magdalene Group
Location Norwich
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Contract type Permanent
Salary £28,000 - £30,000 fte.
Hours
Minimum 30 hours, maximum 37.5 hours per week; the post will require flexibility with early morning outreach and occasional late evenings.
Date posted 13 August 2026
Closing date 7 September 2026
The Magdalene Group is an award-winning, women and girls organisation, providing trauma- and gender-informed services, with the violence against women and girls (VAWG) agenda at the heart of all that we do.
The Magdalene Group is seeking to employ a Women’s Services Senior Practitioner – Outreach to provide vital support for women experiencing homelessness, with a primary focus on women who are hidden-homeless and who experience rough-sleeping; supporting them to find routes out of homelessness and to access and maintain safe and secure housing.
The post-holder will be part of the Pathways initiative, and based within the Doorway Women’s Service, who have an excellent track record of building trusted relationships with women who have experienced sexual violence and domestic violence, abuse and exploitation.
You will be required to provide outreach support for women who experience multiple disadvantages including poor mental health, isolation and substance-use and to work closely with different agencies in response to client need. Collaboration with other agencies to address the unique needs of each woman is a key aspect of this role.
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As a senior practitioner you will ensure that high-quality, effective and safe services are in place to provide the best support to women. You will act as a point of contact for team members in relation to clients, providing case management to ensure effective referral pathways are in place; supporting practitioners to advocate clearly in terms of client-need, ensuring that professional boundaries and practices are proportionate to identified risks and need.
Safeguarding will be a top priority and you will be required to undertake training to be a Designated Safeguarding Officer and be responsible for managing safeguarding concerns; overseeing the completion of relevant internal and external safeguarding reporting and assisting with internal safeguarding training and learning sessions.
This role should recognise and address the diverse range of clients’ needs, paying attention to increasing access for those who face barriers to accessing services, including language barriers, racism, disability, sexuality, gender, mental or physical health or substance misuse.
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Reporting to: Head of Women’s Services.
Annual leave: 27 days plus bank holidays, fte.
Organisational benefits: Workplace pension contribution 5%, death-in-service benefit, generous leave, employee eye care scheme, 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme, hybrid working, cycle-to-work scheme, organisation-wide away days, career development pathways, training and wellbeing initiatives.
Due to the nature of the role, it is a General Occupational Requirement that this position be filled by a female. (This role is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1.)
This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
How to apply
Application packs available at www.magdalenegroup.org
Recruitment of Ex-offenders & Equal Opportunities policies available.
If you require further information, please telephone the office on 01603 610256.
Please return completed application forms to vivienne@magdalenegroup.org or post to 61 King Street, Norwich, NR1 1PH.
Closing date for applications: 9 a.m. Monday 7th September, 2026
Interviews will take place: Tuesday 15th and Thursday 17th September, 2026
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