Kairos WWT (Women Working Together)
are seeking to recruit:

PROJECT WORKER
Part Time 20 hours – £25,472 pro rata

We are seeking a female project worker. You’ll be degree qualified, with prior experience working with vulnerable women, and superb organisational skills so you can co-ordinate service delivery. You’re an excellent communicator, with advocacy experience. You’ll be comfortably able to supervise our day and evening sessions.

SUPPORT WORKER
Part Time 20 hours – £21,810 pro rata

We are also seeking a female support worker. You’ve gained higher education qualifications, and you have a track record of working with vulnerable women. You also have excellent communication and advocacy skills and will be able to work with women on a one to one basis.

These roles require regular evening and occasional weekend work. Applicants are required to have a full driving licence, use of a car and an unrestricted right to work in the UK.

Funded by The National Lottery through Big Lottery Fund.

The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 s7 (2) (e) applies to these posts.

Application packs will be are downloadable under the ‘Work for Kairos WWT’ link in the side bar or you can contact Project Manager, Lucia Gattuso via lucia@kairoswwt.org or on 02476 559550

Closing date for applications is 15th July 2011

Kairos Women Working Together are delighted to have recently won a grant of £342,551 from the Big Lottery Fund (BLF) to continue our valuable work with vulnerable women in Hillfields, Coventry.

Kairos WWT aims to support, empower and give a voice to women caught up in/at risk of prostitution, and those aspiring to leave it. We offer women-only safe spaces, a listening ear and advocacy, a wide range of development opportunities and practical support, and support family contact in a positive environment. We do this through our 4 core services: street outreach and evening drop-ins, floating support, a weekly daytime group, and one-to-one befriending.

We believe in the value and dignity of all women, and are passionate about reaching out to a group of women who are often marginalized and vulnerable, with histories including childhood and domestic abuse, grooming for sex work, substance abuse, and homelessness.

The grant will fund our project over the coming three years, starting on 5^th September. It will allow us to expand our services to reach more women and better represent their needs.

Janet Ward, Chair of the Trustees, said: “We are thrilled to receive this major award from the Big Lottery Fund. These are momentous times for Kairos and the women we support. We are very grateful to the BLF. We would like to take this opportunity to thank them, and all our other supporters and volunteers who have believed in the work of Kairos and have made this possible.

“This comes at a time when funding in the charity sector is particularly difficult so it is especially welcome. It safeguards our services for another 3 years.”

Lucia Gattuso, Project Manager, said “We are so pleased. Thanks to the Big Lottery we know that we can continue, improve and expand our services for another 3 years. This is a fantastic opportunity and we cannot thank the Big Lottery enough.”

Kairos WWT is looking to recruit volunteers to join the Board of Trustees. We would welcome applications in particular from applicants with experience/expertise in finance.

Working as a Trustee will enable you to use your professional skills to support Kairos WWT’s important work, including:

To ensure the organisation complies with its governing document, charity law etc.

• To contribute to the board of trustees’ giving firm strategic direction, setting overall policy, defining goals and evaluating performance.
• To safeguard the good name and values of the organisation
• To ensure the effective and efficient administration & Financial Stability of organisation
• In addition to the above statutory duties, each trustee should use any specific skills, knowledge or experience they have to help the board of trustees reach sound decisions.

Trustees are expected to attend monthly meetings (held on Tuesday or Thursday evenings from 7-9pm in Coventry), and also be available by email in between meetings to discuss the day-to-day workings of the charity, as and when the need arises.

‘Every decision that is made at Trustee level at Kairos WWT has real consequences for the charity and thus there is an important feeling of connection with the charity’s aims and objectives. This, coupled with the opportunity to work with like-minded people who are passionately committed and giving their time freely, means that joining Kairos WWT as a Trustee is also joining a community who are committed to a common cause. The feeling of connection, community and the chance to use professional skills in a volunteering capacity – and thus having the potential to positively affect someone’s life – is very rewarding.’ (Jane Osmond, Trustee and Volunteer)

It’s been very quiet around here of late….but the good news is that it’s because we’ve been working so hard!

The last few months have seen a new member of staff, our AGM and becoming a Company Limited by Guarantee, a parachute jump (!!), a fun filled summer programme, a glass-painting course and giving quality support to many women in need. You can catch up with all the latest news via our Newsletter.

We’re also on the look out for more trustees to join our Board and hope to recruit volunteers with skills in finance, public relations, human resources or project management. If you think this could be you and you’d like to join our organisation, please drop Lucia a line on 02476 559550 or lucia@kairoswwt.org.