Woman's Resource Centre Support Officer

Overview

About Tower Hamlets London Borough Council

The council has come a long way over the past few years. Tower Hamlets London Borough Council is already winning awards, but Tower Hamlets London Borough Council's ambition is much greater than being good. Tower Hamlets London Borough Council want to become a recognised leader in excellent public service and help improve more lives at a faster rate than ever before. Tower Hamlets London Borough Council will achieve that by bringing together Tower Hamlets London Borough Council's residents, partners and other stakeholders to solve problems and create more opportunities.

The Council is committed to equality and community cohesion. A key priority is to address inequalities faced by women, and Tower Hamlets London Borough Council have recently established a Women’s Commission to understand and address this better.

Tower Hamlets London Borough Council is establishing a new Women’s Resource Centre providing a range of services for women in one venue. The Centre will focus on the needs of Bangladeshi women, but all women will be able to access provision from this facility. The aim of the centre is to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities faced by women in the borough.

Tower Hamlets London Borough Council would like you to join Tower Hamlets London Borough Council on this exciting journey. Bring your skills and expertise to Tower Hamlets to drive Tower Hamlets London Borough Council's new resource centre and make a real difference to women’s lives in one of the most exciting areas of London.

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Council to join Tower Hamlets London Borough Council's Women’s Resource Centre team as a support officer and work with the Women’s Resource Centre Lead to drive Tower Hamlets London Borough Council's ambitions for the Centre based in Whitechapel.

Due to the nature of this work, this post is restricted to females only, under a Genuine Occupational Qualification as defined by the Equalities Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, part 1.

The postholder will be required to work with vulnerable women day-to-day and ensure they are welcomed and feel safe within the centre.

You will play a visible role working with service users and partners to deliver services from Tower Hamlets London Borough Council's new Women’s Resource Centre to ensure it achieves priority outcomes and strategic objectives.

About you

You will have experience of working in a front-line service and engaging with customers and partners to ensure services are accessible and engaging for a diverse range of users, improving their outcomes. You will have:

• Knowledge and understanding of the complex and multiple needs faced by marginalised women in Tower Hamlets.
• Experience of working with women, especially vulnerable and marginalised women.
• Experience of partnership work with multiple stakeholders.
• The capacity and interest to learn new skills and take a proactive approach to solving problems.

Tower Hamlets' vision for Tower Hamlets London Borough Council's borough is that people are aspirational, independent, and have equal access to opportunities; Tower Hamlets London Borough Council is a borough that Tower Hamlets London Borough Council's residents are proud of and love to live in; and Tower Hamlets London Borough Council is a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of Tower Hamlets London Borough Council's borough. Tower Hamlets London Borough Council want people who aspire to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council's TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.

Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination based on race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity, and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. Tower Hamlets London Borough Council recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so Tower Hamlets London Borough Council will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class.

Tower Hamlets London Borough Council welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also those who live in the borough.