nia has been delivering services to women, girls and children who have experienced domestic and sexual violence since 1975. The organisation has three main aims: to provide services for women, girls and children who have experienced men’s violence; contributing to ending male violence against women and girls, and to inform and influence policy and public awareness.
About IRIS – Identification and Referral to Improve Safety (Hackney)
IRIS improves the quality of care given by GP surgeries to women experiencing domestic violence. IRIS is a general practice-based domestic violence training, support, referral and recording programme for primary care staff. It is a targeted intervention for patients aged 16 and above experiencing current or former domestic violence from a partner, ex-partner or adult family member. IRIS provides training and education, clinical enquiry tools and health education resources to general practice teams. IRIS provides a named contact for patient referrals and advocacy to patients experiencing current or former domestic violence. IRIS is centered in partnership work, with primary care and specialist third sector agencies coming together to deliver services and promote work across the historical gap.
nia has been awarded funding by Public Health in the borough of Hackney to deliver IRIS work in City and Hackney. This work is funded to September 2020 with the possibility of an extension.
PSU - Problematic Substance Use Service (Hackney)
PSU operates in Hackney to ensure that women who have experienced domestic and sexual violence affected by problematic substance use are provided advocacy and support. PSU promotes inter-agency awareness and coordinated service delivery between violence against women and problematic substance use agencies
Hours: 35 per week
Term: Funded until September 2020 (extension possible)
The Senior IRIS Advocate Educator will play a key role in developing and maintaining IRIS and PSU projects undertaken within Hackney, supporting the Advocacy Service Manager to manage the staff and projects the service provides in order to provide high quality, supportive and culturally appropriate service to survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
We’re looking for a highly organised and self motivated woman who is passionate about supporting survivors of domestic abuse. You’ll have a ‘can-do’ approach and demonstrable commitment to nia’s feminist approach to supporting women and their children to be safer.
CV’s will not be accepted.
Closing Date: 10am, 30th December 2019
Interview date: 7th January 2020
The post is subject to an enhanced vetting and barring check and open to women only (exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1).
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LBWP is looking for an experienced Young Women and Girls' Advocate with an in-depth understanding of the specific needs of BME* young women experiencing multiple disadvantage as a result of experiencing VAWG.
You will deliver holistic, YWGs centred, individualised care pathways rooted in gender informed, trauma focused, integrated care packages that address multiple areas of disadvantage including mental health challenges, problematic substance use, homelessness etc. holistic, high-intensity care pathways from a multi-disciplinary team.
You will be well versed in advocating on behalf you YWG to multi-agency services to ensure support, protection and choice for the YWG you represent thus improving access and response from partner agencies to YWG.
You will have experience of working with YWG with high-risk presentations, including self-injury and suicidal risk and adept at providing crises support and more in-depth work that cultivate self-protective factors and meaningful interventions and strategies that aim to reduce and mitigate risk.
This post is funded by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime.
To apply, please download the Job Description and Application Form.
Deadline for Applications: Monday 16th December
Interviews: Wednesday 18th December
It is a genuine occupational requirement that the person appointed to this post identifies as BME* and is female, as set down in Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
*i.e. women who originate from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America, including the indigenous peoples of Australasia, the Americas and the islands of the Atlantic Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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Advocate
Location: London
Salary: £22,755-£27,455 Per Annum Pro Rata Including London Weighting
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Full Time
All applications by Sunday 08 December 2019
VoiceAbility is excited to announce we are recruiting for advocates to join our London team. Successful candidates will undertake a peripatetic role across Greater London. Four full time, permanent positions are available.
VoiceAbility supports people who face disadvantage or discrimination to have a voice that counts. Providing advocacy and user involvement services across England, VoiceAbility is a growing organisation working with people who are vulnerable or marginalised to raise their voices and have their rights respected.
About the role:
Advocates support people who may be marginalised or vulnerable to speak up and be heard. Their work strengthens voices, supports human rights and changes lives. Advocacy can be vital for people who cannot speak up for themselves, or people who feel they do not have the power to do so. Advocates work in the front line delivering positive outcomes for the people they support. Advocates will support and enable service users’ understanding of their options. Advocates empower individuals to communicate their views in decision making processes, supporting them to make challenges when necessary and asking pertinent questions on the person’s behalf where they are unable to do so for themselves.
The roles will be home based with travel across Greater London to care homes, hospitals, prisons and clients’ homes.
Location: Home based working across (Greater London)
Hours: 37.5 hours (Part time or job share may be considered)
Benefits: 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays; 5% employer pension & 3% employee contribution; Salary sacrifice pension scheme; Separate Life Assurance Cover; Staff discount scheme including supermarkets, fashion, restaurants, cinemas, holidays and much more; Discounted Gym Membership; Cycle to Work; Employee Assistance programme; Supportive working environment fostering a good work/life balance; Support with professional development.
Closing date for applications:8th December (11.59 pm)
Interviews: W/C 16th December
About you:
• Be passionate about empowering and enabling individuals to have their wishes, feelings, beliefs, and needs taken into account when decisions are made about their care
• Demonstrate excellent verbal, listening and written communication skills
• Have the ability to engage with people with complex needs and communication difficulties
• Be experienced in influencing and working with health and social care professionals, legal services, care staff, family members etc.
• Be able to build good relationships with clients, health and social care professionals, legal professionals and carers
• Be able to identify and act appropriately where issues of safeguarding individuals arise
• Have strong IT skills to accurately record information in line with policy and current data standards
• Be experienced in working with marginalised and vulnerable adults and/or children
• Be able to research complex and sensitive issues independently, using case law, national policy and guidance for advocates to work for resolution of issues
• Be able to work to tight and changing deadlines with the ability to work across Greater London
• Be able to work independently
• Be willing and able to travel across London at short notice to meet deadlines
Desirable skills or experience:
• Hold or be working towards Independent Advocacy Qualification.
• Knowledge and experience of the, Care Act (2014) and Mental Capacity Act (2007),The Principles of Human Rights and Advocacy, and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. Mental Health Act (1983, revised 2007)
NB If you don't already hold the Independent Advocacy Qualification any specialist units to be agreed, it is a requirement of that you complete this within 12 months of commencing employment.
You may have experience of the following: Advocate, Vulnerable Adults, Social Worker, Healthcare, Policy, Legislation, Support Worker, Charity, Third Sector etc. Advice & Guidance
How to Apply:
To apply for this role, please complete the online application form and upload your CV detailing your work history since leaving school.
Sunday 08 December 2019
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Advocate
Location: Preston
Salary: £21000 - £25700 Per annum Pro rata
Contract Type: Temporary
Position Type: Part Time
All applications by Sunday 15 December 2019
VoiceAbility are recruiting for an Advocate to join our North West Services team, we have a 22.5 hour fixed term position for six months, available. VoiceAbility supports people who face disadvantage or discrimination to have a voice that counts. Providing advocacy and user involvement services across England, VoiceAbility is a growing organisation working with people who are vulnerable or marginalised to raise their voices and have their rights respected.
About the role:
Advocates support people who may be marginalised or vulnerable to speak up and be heard. Their work strengthens voices, supports human rights and changes lives. Advocacy can be vital for people who cannot speak up for themselves, or people who feel they do not have the power to do so. Advocates work in the front line delivering positive outcomes for the people they support. Advocates will support and enable service users’ understanding of their options. Advocates empower individuals to communicate their views in decision making processes, supporting them to make challenges when necessary and asking pertinent questions on the person’s behalf where they are unable to do so for themselves.
Location: This role is Hospital based at Guild Lodge Hospital.
Hours: 22.5 per week
Contract Type: Fixed Term Six Months
Benefits: 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays; 5% employer pension & 3% employee contribution; Salary sacrifice pension scheme; Separate Life Assurance Cover; Staff discount scheme including supermarkets, fashion, restaurants, cinemas, holidays and much more; Discounted Gym Membership; Cycle to Work; Employee Assistance programme; Supportive working environment fostering a good work/life balance; Support with professional development.
Closing date for applications: 15th December (11.59pm)
Interviews: 19th December (TBC)
About you:
• Be passionate about empowering and enabling individuals to have their wishes, feelings, beliefs, and needs taken into account when decisions are made about their care
• Demonstrate excellent verbal, listening and written communication skills
• Have the ability to engage with people with complex needs and communication difficulties
• Be experienced in influencing and working with health and social care professionals, legal services, care staff, family members etc.
• Be able to build good relationships with clients, health and social care professionals, legal professionals and carers
• Be able to identify and act appropriately where issues of safeguarding individuals arise
• Have strong IT skills to accurately record information in line with policy and current data standards
• Be experienced in working with marginalised and vulnerable adults and/or children
• Be able to research complex and sensitive issues independently, using case law, national policy and guidance for advocates to work for resolution of issues
• Be able to work to tight and changing deadlines
• Be able to work independently
• Hold a full, clean UK driving licence and have access to own transport.
Desirable skills or experience:
• Hold or be working towards Independent Advocacy Qualification.
• Knowledge and experience of the, Care Act (2014) and Mental Capacity Act (2007),The Principles of Human Rights and Advocacy, and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. Mental Health Act (1983, revised 2007).
NB If you don't already hold the Independent Advocacy Qualification, it is a requirement of that you complete this and any agreed specific units within 12 months of commencing employment.(Applicable to permanent post holders)
You may have experience of the following: Advocate, Vulnerable Adults, Social Worker, Healthcare, Policy, Legislation, Support Worker, Charity, Third Sector etc. Advice & Guidance
How to Apply:
To apply for this role, please complete the online application form using the criteria in the person specification and upload your CV detailing your work history since leaving school.
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Coram Voice is the leading specialist provider of advocacy and children’s rights services for children and young people in and on the edge of care. We support some of the most vulnerable children and young people in society, giving voice to the voiceless and reaching out to those who have missed out on the support they need. Join us as we work to transform the lives of children and young people by supporting them to uphold their rights of to actively participate in shaping their lives.
Coram Voice was established in 1975 and in 2013 joined the Coram group of charities which develops, delivers and promotes best practice in the support of children and young people. Coram’s vision is that every child has the best possible chance in life.
We have around 60 employed staff, 100 self-employed advocates and independent persons, and 70 volunteers deliver services to children and agencies throughout the country. Together they provide Coram Voice with a high degree of specialist expertise in the fields of advocacy, children’s rights, mental health, complaints, secure accommodation and experience of working with children in care, in custody, in need and those who have recently left care.
Every day we make a positive difference in the lives of children and young people in and on the edge of care across the North West and West Midlands. Our advocacy teams are based in Greater Manchester and Shropshire and is made of up of experienced community advocates who work alongside our specialist advocates (who focus on direct work, supporting and developing good practice with young people who are homeless, 16+, or have a disability).
About the Role
You will work directly with children and young people providing advocacy and other children’s rights support which will empower and support them to navigate the care system. This direct work will include issues based advocacy support for children in need, looked after children and care leavers, as well as children subject to the Child Protection process.
You will be a capable ambassador for Coram Voice with the ability to engage effectively with professionals, foster carers, commissioners, other stakeholders and most importantly children and young people.
Coram Voice particularly welcomes applications from care leavers or individuals with experience of being ‘looked after’ by the state. We are also actively encouraging applicants from Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds to join our teams. Whilst we have a diverse team we recognise we are a predominantly white workforce and are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from diverse communities in order to improve the services to the children and young people we help.
If you have the necessary experience and skills and a commitment to promoting the rights of young people, we would like to hear from you.
To apply, please click on the 'apply now' button to be redirected to the application form.
For more information about the main duties and responsibilities of this role please refer to the job description and person specification.
Closing Date: 9am, Friday 13th December 2019
Interview Date: Monday 23rd December 2019
Warner Interviews: TBC
All posts are subjected to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and successful candidates will not be able to work unsupervised with children or young people until the completion of this process. Coram Voice - working towards quality through equality and the development of a diverse workforce.
We ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this position. We have chosen to recruit directly as this helps us to minimise our recruitment costs, ensuring that valuable funds aren't diverted from the children and young people we help.
Registered Charity Number 1046207
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The Soldiers' and Airmen's Scripture Readers Association (known as SASRA) is one of the longest-established Christian charities supporting the British Armed Forces. Under Royal patronage and working with over 80,000 soldiers, 35,000 RAF personnel and some 10,000 supporters of various types, we look to introduce members of the British Armed Forces to a practical experience of the Christian faith.
At a time of growth and expansion for the Association, we are looking for an Advocate Officer to be an integral part of the fundraising team, cultivating, stewarding and deepening the relationships between the organisation and its volunteers.
- Supporter Engagement – engaging with the Christian public to raise SASRA’s profile. Maintaining good relationships with all stakeholders.
- Advocate Onboarding - establishing good working relationships with our new volunteer Advocates, providing support, advice and encouragement as necessary.
- Advocate Network Management - responsibility for establishing and supporting Advocates who will work to raise our profile among the Christian community and generate significant levels of engagement with potential supporters of SASRA in their congregations/fellowships.
- Advocate Network Events - helping with arranging events for volunteers and supporters locally and nationally.
- Advocate Network Communications - producing a regular newsletter for Advocates, encouraging them in their work and offering examples of best practice and innovation.
- Advocate Network Media - using social media and other electronic tools to help recruit, support and encourage the Advocate network.
- Other Events - helping with organizing SASRA involvement in Christian events.
- Administration - overseeing the accounting, costing, and billing of your activities.
- Content production - producing content for a range of SASRA and other publications
Additional Tasks – keeping up to date with current volunteering best practice and GDPR legislation. Take a proactive approach to the role, continually looking at how it can better support the growth of the Association. Keeping abreast of volunteering innovations, addressing the requirements of our Advocates, and meeting their communications needs and preferences.
Key responsibilities:
• Take the lead on all volunteering initiatives
• Proactively identify new ways for the Association to develop volunteer relationships
• Provide support to the Finance Director
• Initiate and co-ordinate mailings to our volunteer base
In order to apply you should have the following skills and experience:
• Experience of managing and motivating volunteers.
• Proficiency in creating and editing documents using Word, Publisher and Excel. Experience with infographic production helpful, but not essential.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong people skills, perhaps with customer service and data entry experience
• Outstanding organisational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently
• Cheerful, encouraging personality and good telephone manner
• Ability to use discretion and maintain confidentiality
• Preference for working in small teams
Applications are particularly welcome from those with a military background, or who have a demonstrable interest in the history of the British Armed Forces.
There is an occupational requirement for the job holder to be an evangelical Christian.
Our Vision - To introduce all soldiers and RAF personnel in HM Armed Forces to a practical experience of the Christian faith.
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NYAS provides advocacy to children, young people and vulnerable adults who are in-patients at the Priory Hospital and we are looking to recruit a high calibre advocate to provide independent and confidential mental health advocacy in the following areas:
North West
Liverpool, Hale, Stockport and Cheadle
South West
Stroud
South East
Wadhurst, Hassocks, Southampton
To be considered you must hold a relevant qualification and have experience of direct work with children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Closing date: 6th December
Interviews will expected early January 2020.
To apply, please visit our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Young Women and Girls project is excited to announce the launch of a unique pan-London project for minoritised young women. The Young Women and Girls project is a partnership between 12 leading organisations (WGN, Ashiana, IKWRO, London Black Women’s Project, Solace Women’s Aid, Nia, Southall Black Sisters, Respond, Jewish Women’s Aid, Galop, Advance and Imkaan) in the VAWG sector established to provide advocacy, specialist mental health advocacy, counselling, resilience and prevention programmes for minority young women and girls experiencing gendered violence, mental health and/or multiple disadvantage.
About the organisation
Come and join us at an innovative, exciting, grassroots charity working across London. Solace Women’s Aid works to end the harm done through domestic and sexual violence to all survivors, and in particular women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.
You will be joining a team of committed and inspiring individuals whose dedication has improved the lives of thousands of people in the capital. We are looking for friendly and diligent individuals to join our senior management team and help us make a difference.
About the role
We are looking for experienced, dynamic and reflective practitioners who are able to model skills to safely engage young women based on mutual collaboration, trust and empowerment. It is essential you have a strong commitment to eradicating gender-based violence, challenging systems and structures to ensure the rights and needs of minority YWG’s are protected and promoted. We are seeking those practitioners who are passionate about developing and delivering empowering, YWG centred services that are rooted within a gender specific/trauma informed/ intersectional feminist framework and want to bring innovation and creativity to this service. If this is who you are then we would really like to hear from you.
Solace is seeking an experienced and dynamic individual with an in-depth understanding of the specific needs of young women experiencing multiple disadvantages as a result of experiencing VAWG.
You will deliver holistic, Young Women and Girls (YWG) centred training. This will include individualised care pathways rooted in gender informed support, trauma focused, integrated care packages that address multiple areas of disadvantage including mental health challenges, problematic substance use, homelessness etc. You will have experience in holistic, high-intensity care pathways from a multi-disciplinary team. You will be well versed in advocating on behalf of YWG to multi-agency services to ensure support, protection and choice for the YWG you represent thus improving access and response from partner agencies to YWG. You will have experience of working with YWG with high-risk presentations, including self-injury and suicidal risk and adept at providing crises support and more in-depth work that cultivate self-protective factors and meaningful interventions and strategies that aim to reduce and mitigate risk.
You will have a passion for ending violence against women and girls.
It is requested that only women who identify as minoritised and/or have experience of intersectional disadvantage apply. Additionally we encourage applications from young women with lived experience of accessing services as a young person/ child.
In return, we offer great employee benefits including three per cent employer pension contribution, generous holiday entitlement and a focus on learning and development.
Exemption
Due to the nature of the role, we will only accept applications from female candidates. Exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1
This Role is funded by Mayors Office for Policing and Crime.
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Touchstone (registered charity No. 1012053) is a leading voluntary sector agency providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of local people.
Universal Advocate
Salary: Starting at NJC Scale Point 12, £21,589 pa / pro rata
Based: Dewsbury, Kirklees
Contracts available:
1 x 37 hours per week – Touchstone
1 x 18.5 – 30 hours per week – Touchstone
1 x 37 hours per week (fixed point, pay award pending) – Advonet
ASK4Advocacy is an exciting new advocacy service that provides statutory and non-statutory advocacy services across the District of Kirklees. The service is a partnership between Touchstone and Advonet bringing together a wide range of skills, knowledge and expertise across the voluntary sector as well as tremendous personal development opportunities for the right candidates.
We are looking to recruit three new advocates to join our experienced and dedicated team based in Dewsbury. Two of the posts are employed directly by Touchstone and one is employed directly by Advonet; all roles are based in Kirklees.
We are particularly keen to hear from candidates with experience of Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) or mental health, NHS complaints advocacy, Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA), and/or the ability to speak Punjabi, Urdu, or Gujarati.
Closing Date: 15 December 2019
Interviews will be held: W/C 6 January 2020
TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:
If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website where you can download the application pack.
Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly LGBT communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone.
Touchstone is a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Mindful Employer, has been granted the Positive about Disabled People mark and Investors in People Platinum.
No agencies please.
Victim Support is looking for a Children And Young Person's Domestic Abuse Advocate to work across Ealing.
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.
The main purpose of the role is to deliver specialist and enhanced support to young people who have experienced Domestic Violence Abuse (DVA) in the home. You will be responsible for ensuring that high quality and early interventions are delivered to Children and Young People (CYP) affected by DVA. This is a partnership with Chance UK; you will work as a team with Chance UK and with partners in the London to coordinate support.
The successful candidate must have the knowledge and experience of delivering a service for Children and Young People (CYP), and have successfully engaged youth within a service-driven organisation of comparable size, scope and complexity. It is also essential that you have an understanding of current issues faced by CYP experiencing domestic abuse. You will need to demonstrate the ability to develop creative solutions with CYPs' involvement, and demonstrate negotiating, advocacy and influencing skills. The ability to write high quality support plans is essential, and training will be provided.
Special working conditions, for this role will require a DBS check as you will be working independently with young people, some flexible working hours including occasional weekend and evening work as required in line with the needs of the young person.
Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (s). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.
If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role. If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.
Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.
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HOURS: 35 hours per week
SALARY SCALE: NJC SCP 20-25 (£28,908.86 - £32,398.86 Inc. LW)
RESPONSIBLE TO: Head of Sexual Violence Support Service
BASED AT: Galop’s office, Islington, London. Please note: This post includes occasional evening and weekend work, and substantial travel across London.
CONTRACT LENGTH: Post funded until 31st March 2022
OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: It is a genuine occupational requirement that the person appointed to this post identifies as LGBT+, as set down in Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Galop is looking for an experienced LGBT+ practitioner with a proven track record in delivering high quality, person-centred interventions with LGBT+ young people who are experiencing violence or abuse, especially those who are marginalised and facing high risk situations.
You will be able to maintain boundaried, respectful, empowering and trauma-informed professional relationships with young people, whilst managing a complex workload, and remaining effective, resilient and grounded. You will have experience in outreach and engagement with marginalised LGBT+ young people and be able to build constructive working relationships with a range of professionals and agencies.
A significant number of Galop’s clients aged 13-25 identify as trans, non-binary and/or BAME. We welcome applicants from these communities.
This post is offered as part of a London Young People’s Partnership, funded by MOPAC
CLOSING DATE: 12 noon, Monday 9th December 2019
INTERVIEW DATE: Tuesday 17th December
To apply, download the application pack from our website and return your completed application to email address listed.
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Lancashire Victim Service is looking for an Independent Victims Advocate based in our office in Accrington to cover maternity leave for 12 months.
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.
The main purpose of the role is to provide personal and structured support to victims of crime, which include victims of serious crime, persistently targeted victims, vulnerable and intimidated victims as per the MOJ Victims Code of Practice; to develop and enhance relationships with key statutory and non-statutory partner agencies, especially within the hub setting working together in support of enhanced entitlement victims of crime and to manage the work of volunteers in providing appropriate support to victims of crime, retaining overall responsibility for the case management.
To be successful in this role, you will have understanding and knowledge of the requirement for confidentiality and safe working practice and maintenance of files in accordance with the Data Protection Act and other legal requirements. You will have experience of delivering a service and working directly with clients or service users in a statutory, voluntary or community work setting. You will also have knowledge of the criminal justice system and the impact of crime including witnesses giving evidence.
You will have an excellent telephone manner with the ability to engage and develop rapport as well as the ability to needs assess, risk assess and empathise with the victim. You will be able to work without direct supervision, prioritising work and dealing with competing or conflicting demands/ needs and interests in an organised and methodical manner. You will be able to gather, analyse and use information and evidence from different sources, solve and resolve problems.
VS are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.
Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (s). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.
If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role. If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.
Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.
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nia has been delivering services to women, girls and children who have experienced domestic and sexual violence since 1975. The organisation has three main aims: to provide services for women, girls and children who have experienced men’s violence; contributing to ending male violence against women and girls, and to inform and influence policy and public awareness.
nia’s IDVA service is double quality marked holding SafeLives Leading Lights accreditation and the Advice Quality Standard. The IDVA team provides a specialist service to victims who are at high-risk of serious harm or homicide from intimate partners, ex-partners or family members, with the aim of securing their safety and the safety of their children.
Hours: Full time: 35 hours per week
Term: Fixed term contract until 31 March 2021
Closing date: 10am, 9 December 2019
Interview date: 16 December 2019
We are looking for highly organised and self-motivated woman who is passionate about ending male violence against women and girls. You will have a ‘can-do’ approach and demonstrable commitment to nia’s feminist approach to supporting women and their children to be safer.
CV’s will not be accepted.
The post is subject to an enhanced vetting and barring check and open to women only. Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR), Schedule 9 (Work; Exceptions), Part 1 (Occupational Requirements), of the Equality Act (2010) applies.
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Victim Support is looking for 4 Children And Young Person's Domestic Abuse Advocate working across London with flexibility in location.
4 full time position roles available, However we would be happy to accept offers of Job Shares or Part- Time availability, please specify your availability or working needs in your application.
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.
The main purpose of the role is to deliver specialist and enhanced support to young people who have experienced Domestic Violence Abuse (DVA) in the home. You will be responsible for ensuring that high quality and early interventions are delivered to Children and Young People (CYP) affected by DVA. This is a partnership with Chance UK; you will work as a team with Chance UK and with partners in the London to coordinate support.
The successful candidate must have the knowledge and experience of delivering a service for Children and Young People (CYP), and have successfully engaged youth within a service-driven organisation of comparable size, scope and complexity. It is also essential that you have an understanding of current issues faced by CYP experiencing domestic abuse. You will need to demonstrate the ability to develop creative solutions with CYPs' involvement, and demonstrate negotiating, advocacy and influencing skills. The ability to write high quality support plans is essential, and training will be provided.
Special working conditions, for this role will require a DBS check as you will be working independently with young people, some flexible working hours including occasional weekend and evening work as required in line with the needs of the young person.
Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (s). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.
If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role. If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.
Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.
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Victim Support is looking for a full time IDVA to work across London with male victims of domestic abuse.
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.
The main purpose of the job is to provide a high-quality frontline service to male victims of domestic violence, with a view improving their confidence, increasing their safety and reducing the risk of domestic homicide, honour-based violence, and harm from abuse.
You will work in partnership with other agencies to develop and deliver risk management plans to ensure victims' safety. You will be responsible for advocating on behalf of survivors of domestic abuse and managing and reviewing your cases.
The successful candidate will have a thorough understanding of domestic abuse and its impact on victim/survivors and their children, as well as experience of providing emotional and practical support and strong casework management skills.
You will have the skills to provide effective crisis intervention, carry out risk assessments, safety planning, assessment of needs and individual support planning. You should have demonstrable experience of working in an IDVA or similar position with this or a similar client group.
You will understand the legal system in how it relates to survivors of domestic abuse and have strong communication skills and the confidence and ability to present and educate service users and agency partners on the realities and impacts of domestic abuse in a variety of settings. An ability to work independently and prioritise a busy workload is essential.
To be successful in this role you will ideally hold a SafeLives (CAADA) accreditation or commensurate experience (normally at least 1 year of direct casework experience supporting high and very high risk victims of domestic abuse).
An enhanced criminal record check is required for this role.
Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans, and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (s). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.
If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role. If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.
Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.
VS is the independent charity for people affected by crime and traumatic events in England and Wales. Our specialist teams provide individual, ... Read more