We’re Recruiting: ‘Honour’-Based Abuse and Harmful Practices Specialist Worker (Women Only)

Post: ‘Honour’-Based Abuse & Harmful Practices Specialist Worker (Women Only)

Contract: Full-time

Salary: £25,500 -31,000 per annum (Depending on experience)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week.

Reports to: Direct Intervention Service Manager

Savera UK provide all staff with:

  • Holiday: 28 annual leave, plus bank holidays
  • Training and Development: Savera UK provides training and development opportunities
  • Wellbeing: External supervision and other wellbeing opportunities
  • Pension: Employer contribution of 3% gross of employment

Location: Liverpool head office & work where required, including travelling

Are you passionate about making a difference and want to be part of a thriving and growing team and a specialist charitable organisation working to end ‘honour’-based abuse (HBA) and harmful practices? Join us as the ‘Honour’-Based Abuse & Harmful Practices Specialist Worker (Women Only), where you will play a pivotal role Within the Direct Intervention team, where you will be dealing with challenging and complex subject matters. You will be expected to build on your existing knowledge of or passion for human rights by proactively developing a deep understanding of the multi-layered, and ever-changing nature of our work

How to apply

Download and read the Job Description and Person Specification below:

Savera UK Job Description and Person Spec ‘Honour’-Based Abuse & Harmful Practices Specialist Worker

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

Savera UK will consider applications from candidates who have comparable qualifications and experience for the role advertised. Please send a CV and covering letter, outlining your suitability for the post, and complete the equal opportunities monitoring form.

Applications that don’t include a covering letter, as specified, will be automatically rejected.

Following receiving your CV and cover letter, Savera UK may ask you to complete a further application form to help us gather further information. Ensure your cover letter clearly relates to the essential specification required for the role, alongside any other details relevant to the job description.

The interview process

The recruitment process will be in two stages. If you are shortlisted, Savera UK will be in contact to arrange an informal 20-minute chat about the role and your interest in it. Savera UK will then invite candidates who progress to the second stage to an in-person interview, which will comprise competency questions and a task on which they will be asked to present back to the interview panel. Candidates will be provided with information for the task, which will be sent to you ahead of the interview.

In-person interviews are expected to take place in early August 2025. Please inform Savera UK when you apply if there are any dates during that time that you cannot attend.

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. Please send your CV, cover letter, and equal opportunities form directly to [email protected]

 

Closing date for applications: 5pm Friday 18th July 2025