At My Sisters’ House Women’s Centre (MSH), we create real, lasting change for the women and communities we serve every day.

Our trustees form the backbone of the charity. As a new trustee, you would join an inspiring team of women committed to making a difference and driving meaningful change.

Each trustee brings valuable experience, insight, and expertise, helping to guide and support our work. Together, our dedicated staff and volunteers empower women to live courageously - knowing their worth and free from abuse, violence, and fear.

We are incredibly proud of the impact we make. If you share our passion and want to be part of our journey, we would love to hear from you.

We remain committed to creating a strong skillset at Board level and would be particularly interested in women with expertise in the following areas: HR, Legal, Fundraising, Communications and Marketing, Health and Safety, and Premises Management.

Becoming a trustee is a rewarding but important commitment. The MSH Board meets quarterly in the evening, with meetings lasting up to two hours. Trustees are expected to review Board papers in advance and come prepared for discussion and decision-making. In addition, each trustee is asked to join one of our MSH Committees, which meet every six weeks, usually during the day, for a maximum of two hours.

Please take a look at the accompanying role description and information. If you would like to find out more or apply, we would love to hear from you. Please contact Avril Robinson, Chief Executive, by emailing her at avril.robinson@mysistershouse.info or calling her on 01243 697800.

Review our Trustee Pack here

Owing to the gender specific nature of My Sisters’ House service provision, being female is a genuine occupational requirement under Paragraph 27, Schedule 3 of the Equality Act 2010.

Role: Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hours excluding breaks; pro-rata considered of 30 hours @ week)

Location: working across Bognor and Chichester offices

Salary: up to £27,066 (full time)

An exciting opportunity has arisen at My Sisters’ House Women’s Centre for a Team Lead for our Finance, Benefit & Resettlement service. Applicants should be educated to ‘Degree’ level or equivalent or be able to demonstrate relevant experience, you will either be a Qualified IDVA or committed to attaining this qualification within your first year of employment in this role. You will have experience of managing a team and have excellent people skills.

What is a Team Lead for Finance, Benefits & Resettlement?

Our Finance, Benefits and Resettlement team focuses on empowering women and overcoming barriers to clients living with, fleeing from or who have experienced domestic abuse or other disadvantages. These barriers include finances, benefits, budgeting and housing.

As Team Lead, you will be responsible for a small team of key-workers as well as holding a caseload of clients yourself. Your team will be supporting clients who are living with or who have experienced domestic abuse, you will therefore be able to risk assess and safety plan as well as have an excellent understanding of safeguarding protocols. You will support your staff with their caseloads as well as completing regular case management and supervision with each staff member.

You will be responsible for developing the service, with the voice of our clients at the heart of everything we do and always work in a trauma-informed way. You will be responsible for developing excellent multi-agency relationships and expected to network effectively.

We work with women who have experienced multiple disadvantages, for example, historic domestic abuse, mental ill health, poverty and other traumas.

You will have experience of working with these women and be non-judgmental and trauma-informed at all times.

You will have a passion to see women’s lives transformed.

Ideally, candidates should have:

·       Educated to ‘Degree’ level or equivalent

·       Be a Qualified IDVA or committed to attaining the qualification within the first year of your employment in this role.

·       At least two years’ experience working with women who have experienced multiple disadvantages

·       Experience of managing a team and fantastic people skills

·       Have excellent spoken and written skills

·       Excellent interpersonal skills; kind, compassionate with good communication and presentation skills; enthusiastic, flexible and resilient

·       Ability to act with integrity and accountability

·       Ability to inspire and motivate others to achieve their full potential

·       Excellent organisational and problem-solving ability

·       Strong professional boundaries

·       Knowledge and understanding of the importance of multiagency working and GDPR, Confidentiality, Safeguarding, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and the promotion of equalities

·       IT literate and confident with using technology including Microsoft 365

·       Ability to prioritise a busy and dynamic workload and be self motivated as well as work well in a team, a positive, can-do attitude is essential

The post is subject to enhanced DBS Disclosure.

Owing to the gender specific nature of My Sisters’ House service provision, being female is a genuine occupational requirement under Paragraph 27, Schedule 3 of the Equality Act 2010.

To apply for this role, please submit a covering letter and current CV to careers@mysistershouse.info. Please include in your cover letter why you are interested in the role and how your skills and experience make you a suitable candidate.     

Closing Date: Vacancy to be kept open until the right candidate for the role has been identified.

Full Job description can be found here.

Role: Permanent, 22.5 hours per week

Location: working across Bognor and Chichester offices

Salary:  £27,066 (FTE)  pro rata £16,239

To apply: Please submit a covering letter and current CV to careers@mysistershouse.info .

Please explain why you are interested in the role and how your skills and experience make you a suitable candidate.  

We are recruiting a passionate and dedicated Counselling Service Co-ordinator to manage and lead our established counselling service

Applicants should be educated to degree/diploma level or equivalent or be able to demonstrate relevant experience.

Download the job description.