JOBS

WomenCentre Kirklees

Girls and Young Women’s School Support Project Co-ordinator

• Part Time

Hours:           18 hours per week

Salary:          £32,909 to £34,723 per annum for FTE – Actual £16010 to £16,892

Contract:     Fixed Term 12 months contract

Based at:     Calderdale, Halifax Office.

 

This is an exciting opportunity for a self-starter to demonstrate their project development and implementation skills. The successful candidate would be working in partnership with a Calderdale High School, supporting a therapeutic creative team to work with girls and young women to improve their confidence, self realisation, coping mechanisms and resilience. This is a trial project.

Main purposes of the role:

To develop, co-produce, coordinate and oversee a girls and young women’s school support project in Calderdale.

To improve the confidence of girls and young women impacted by abuse, violence, harassment or toxic attitudes through the use of creative art, music and dance to explore their emotions and give a better understanding of inner conflict through creativity, self-realisation and building resilience.

Personal and job related skills will include: -

• Experience of project development, co-production and management
• Knowledge and experience of working with girls and young women impacted by trauma
• Knowledge and understanding of the use of therapeutic techniques in trauma management
• Knowledge and practical experience of responding to Safeguarding issues, especially children and young people
• Confident with using digital tools including apps, mobile platforms such as Zoom, Teams etc
• Friendly, approachable and great communicator

If you would like to find out more about the role, please contact Sarah Hopkins via email sarah.hopkins@womencentre.org.uk

Application deadline: 9am Monday 14 th September 2026

Interviews: Thursday 17 th and Friday 18th September 2026

For an application pack please visit www.womencentre.org.uk

All applications to be returned to:  HR@womencentre.org.uk

This post is open to women only – Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1 applies

WomenCentre promotes safeguarding practice across all our service delivery and staff and volunteers, including the requirement of a satisfactory DBS check.

Registered Charity Number: 1118366 Company Number: 6084795

Anywhere in Kirklees

£32,909 to £34,723 per annum for FTE – Actual £16010 to £16,892