Reading Community Learning Centre is a passionate, women-centred independent charity which provides education and support for migrant, refugee and asylum- seeking women from minority ethnic communities who may be unable to access more mainstream services because of the educational, social or cultural barriers they face.

We are currently looking for an experienced, friendly, empathetic, and motivated woman with a good understanding of minority ethnic community issues to work in Reading, based in a community educational setting. We are looking for applicants to work on a 1-year contract (14 hrs per week) who can fluently speak in a second language preferably in one of the following the following: Arabic, Chinese, Nepali, Hindi/ Urdu, Pashto or Tigrinya

The Outreach Worker is accountable to the Centre Manager for:
1. Outreach to identify service users and their needs.
2. Working alongside service users to motivate them to take action to improve their mental/physical health and access appropriate resources and services to meet their needs to improve their quality of life.
3. Liaising and developing appropriate partnerships with community groups and relevant organisations for referrals and signposting.

This role will require excellent communication skills, experience of giving advice and guidance, signposting and experience of working with diverse communities.

Further informtion

This post is open only to women – section 7 (2) of 1975 Sex Discrimination Act applies.