Community Prevention Worker (Female Applicants Only) in London

This role delivers the Pan-London Sexual Violence Alliance (PLSVA) prevention and outreach priorities, strengthening community and professional responses to sexual violence across London.

You will design and deliver trauma-informed, culturally responsive prevention work, including campaigns, training and community engagement, with a focus on Black and racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people, men and boys, and people with learning disabilities. Working within an intersectional feminist framework, you will promote accountability, collective action and clear survivor pathways.

As the Community Prevention Worker, you will:

• Design and deliver inclusive community prevention programmes, awareness campaigns and training on sexual violence, consent, bystander intervention and male accountability.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with communities, grassroots organisations and statutory and voluntary sector agencies to improve awareness, responses and referral pathways.
• Work closely with Alliance Navigators, partner agencies and the other Community Prevention Worker to ensure consistent messaging, effective signposting and joined‐up survivor pathways.
• Embed survivor voice and co‐production through collaboration with the Fearless Collective (Experts by Experience).
• Monitor, evaluate and report on prevention and engagement activity, contributing to Alliance learning, impact reporting and service improvement.
• Model WGN's feminist, anti‐oppressive, trauma‐informed practice and operate within safeguarding and good practice standards.

For key responsibilities please see the attached job profile document.

We’ll assess against these competencies during the selection process:

• Building Ethical, Sustainable Referral Pathways
• Community Engagement Through an Intersectional and Anti‐Oppressive Lens
• Safeguarding, Boundaries and Trauma‐Informed Partnership Working

When responding to competency questions, if you do not have direct experience, please state this clearly. Then explain what you would do if you were in that scenario, so we can understand your thought process and approach.

This vacancy is open to applications on a rolling basis with interviews taking place on a rolling basis. We encourage early applications, as the role may close before the advertised date if a suitable candidate is appointed.

Important Note on Use of AI in Your Application: We understand that AI tools can be helpful in organising thoughts and reflecting on experiences. However, the competencies and presentation you submit should be a genuine and accurate reflection of your own skills, knowledge, and lived experience. We encourage you to ensure your application is written in your own voice, drawing directly from your experiences and motivations. Please note that applications or submissions that appear overly reliant on AI‐generated content, or do not clearly reflect your own voice and experience, may affect your overall interview scoring.

Benefits:

• Bike Loan Scheme – Provided by Green Commute Initiative
• Pension Scheme – Enrolment into Aviva pension scheme from day one
• Charity Worker Discounts – Access to exclusive discounts
• Death in Service Benefit – Life assurance, including Virtual GP access and additional services
• Eye Care Support – Contribution towards eye tests and glasses for VDU users
• Enhanced Sick Pay – Based on length of service
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential support
• Clinical Supervision – For clinical and frontline roles
• Specialist Counselling – Up to six sessions for staff who are survivors of sexual violence
• Sanitary Products – Available at all WGN sites
• Hot Drinks – Provided at every site

Leave & Work‐Life Balance:

• Annual Leave – 25 days plus public holidays and 3 closure days in December (pro‐rata)
• Birthday Leave – A day off to celebrate your birthday
• Enhanced Maternity & Adoption Leave – Support for growing families
• Unpaid Leave – Available for exceptional circumstances
• Flexible Working – Right to request flexible hours or patterns
• Hybrid Working – Balance between office and home working

Learning & Development:

• Specialist Training & CPD – Ongoing development opportunities with accredited training
• Regular Supervision – One‐to‐one support from line managers

Location: West London (Hybrid)

Salary: £30,000 - £33,000 per annum

Application Deadline: Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Company Overview: Women and Girls Network (WGN) is a pan‐London organisation that supports women and girls affected by all forms of gendered‐based violence. Our overall aim is to promote, preserve and restore the mental health and well‐being of women and girls who have experienced, or are at risk of, gendered‐based violence, whilst working towards a society free of gendered‐based violence. WGN is an equal opportunities employer.