DV&A Voices LGBTQ+ Engagement Worker

Job title and organisation: DV&A Voices LGBTQ+ Engagement Worker - MESMAC
Salary: £14,226.50
Hours: 18.5
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date and Time: Friday 27 February at 10 AM

Leeds Women’s Aid (LWA) provides services for victims of domestic violence and abuse, honour-based violence, forced marriage, trafficking, stalking and harassment and leads;
Leeds Domestic Violence Service (LDVS).

Working in partnership with LDVS partners and external organisations, and based on successful, peer support and co-production engagement methods, this role

• will facilitate and develop opportunities for LGBTQ+ victim-survivors to engage in project activities guided by the Domestic Abuse Local Partnership Board (DALPB);
• will support the development of citywide focus groups or attend and communicate with established groups

The aim to hear the voices of LGBTQ+ victim-survivors and share learning.

You will be part of a small team of Engagement Workers, Co-ordinated by the Voices Manager at LWA, who facilitate the voices of adults of all genders, children and young people to take part, to co-produce project activities, to present and influence decision making at the DALPB. This role will be based in MESMAC, for line management and focus on working with LGBTQ+ victim/survivors.

Salary
: £26915 FTE pro rata over 18.5 hours per week. Actual salary £14226.50. This is an employment contract until 31st March 2029. Salary is reviewed annually. There is a 5% workplace pension (on completion of probationary period). This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS with barred lists check.

Closing date for applications is 10:00 am Friday 27th February 2026

Please note that late applications & CV’s will not be accepted.If your application is successful then interviews will be on 11th March 2026 in Leeds.

We value diversity and are an equal opportunities employer, as well as a Disability Confident employer. Applications are welcome from all suitably skilled persons from all sections of the community. We offer a flexible working approach with hours of work and location of work responsive to the service and staff needs.

The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.