Outreach Development Worker

WAVE Trauma Centre

15 Dec 2006

Tracey Shirlow

personnel@wavebelfast.co.uk

028 9077 922

WAVE, an organisation which provides help and support to people bereaved or traumatised as a result of the ‘Troubles’ in Northern Ireland, require the following for their Derry Londonderry Centre based at 26-28 Bishop Street

Outreach Development Worker (35 hrs)
Ref: ODW/DL/11/06

Successful candidates should possess basic listening and communication skills and have knowledge of the grieving and trauma recovery process. He/she should also have good people skills and be able to interact with individuals at a one to one and group level. Interested candidates should note that this is not a counselling post.

Salary: £16,000 -18,000 plus benefits

As this post involves travel, access to a car for business purposes with including appropriate insurance is essential. This criteria will be waived in the case of an applicant whose disability prohibits driving, but who is able to demonstrate an appropriate alternative means of meeting the mobility requirements of the post.

This post is ‘funded by Measure 2.4 Pathways to Inclusion, Integration and Reconciliation of Victims of the EU Peace II Programme 2000 – 2006 through The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland’

For an application form and job description, please send a S.A.E. with 2 x 1st class stamps clearing stating post reference number to:

Tracey Shirlow, Personnel/Administration Manager
WAVE Trauma Centre
5 Chichester Park South
Belfast, BT15 5DW

Closing date for completed applications is Friday 15 December, 2006 at 3.00 pm

WAVE is an Equal Opportunities Employer