Arabic speaking Counsellor/Psychotherapist/Psychologist

Arabic speaking Counsellor/Psychotherapist/Psychologist Salary: £34,434 Hours of work: 35 hours, 5 days a week IKWRO -Women''s Rights Organisation (IKWRO) is an award-winning charity founded (as the Iranian and Kurdish Women''s Rights Organisation) in 2002. As testament to its'' success and in response to huge need, IKWRO has expanded and now provides unique and vital support for women and girls from all Middle Eastern, North African and Afghan (MENA) communities who are at risk of "honour" based violence, child marriage, forced marriage, female genital mutilation, domestic violence,sexual violence and other forms of gender violence. IKWRO provides direct services including advocacy and professional counselling. IKWRO opened the UK''s first specialist Middle Eastern women''s refuge. IKWRO is regularly called upon to share expertise with government, academics, and media and to train professionals from bodies such as the police, social services and schools. IKWRO has led the recognition of "honour" based abuse and "honour" killing as forms of violence against women and girls. Campaign successes include; the first extradition from Kurdistan-Iraq to the UK of perpetrators of "honour" killing of Banaz Mahmod, the UK''s criminalisation of forced marriage, child marriage, virginity testing and hymenoplasty, as well as the first ever national inspection of policing of "honour" based violence. The post-holder will help Arabic speaking women who have experienced Forced Marriage, ..... full job details .....