Housing specialist advisor jobs

Contract: Permanenet, Full-Time (37.5 hours per week including weekends and evening work)

Salary: £22,977 - £26,203 per annum 

Location: Camden, Greater London

Closing Date: Sunday 03rd July 2022

Interviews will be held on the week commencing Monday 11th July 2022. 

Centrepoint is the UK's leading charity for homeless young people. We provide a range of accommodation-based and floating support services to vulnerable young people across London, Manchester, Yorkshire, and the North East. Our vision is to end youth homelessness but until then we will continue to provide young people with a place to call home, tailored support, and the opportunity to build the skills needed to sustain independent living. We are looking for a dynamic, passionate and motivated Supported Housing Officer to join our team in Camden.

Our services provide support and accommodation to young people aged 16-25 who are experiencing homelessness. We work to empower young people to make and sustain positive changes in their life.

In this role you will:

• Work face to face with young people and support them to achieve their goals and independence.
• Work independently and as part of a team to ensure the highest possible standards of accommodation
• Undertake initial and ongoing needs/risk assessments for young people
• Manage your own caseload of young people, providing holistic support in line with their needs and aspirations
• Liaise with multiple agencies to ensure effective communication across the service and externally including social work teams, YOS, health, and other statutory services and voluntary agencies
• Make internal and external referrals to a wide range of statutory and voluntary agencies for specialist support and Employment and Training opportunities
• Support young people to manage their rent accounts through liaison with the DWP, Social Services and building their own personal budgeting skills

This role is perfect for you if you:

• Are passionate about working with young people
• Have experience working within supported housing settings
• Are able to support YP with a range of high to low support needs  
• Can work independently, as part of a team, and alongside a range of external partners.
• Have strong communication skills.
• Are looking to bring your energy, skills, and enthusiasm to a new team of colleagues
• Have an interest in working with USAC (Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children)

In return for your efforts you’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a host of staff benefits including:

- 25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days

- Excellent training package to ensure you have the skills and knowledge to build a new career

- Employer pension contributions of 4%

- Access to Cycle 2 Work loan scheme

- An interest-free travel loan

Please note that these roles require working to a rota pattern that involves weekend and evening work.

We seek to challenge discrimination and are committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint. We welcome applications from anyone with direct experience of being homeless or using young people's services.

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join our team as a Supported Housing Officer click ‘Apply’ now!

To apply for this role, please complete the online application form and a supporting statement - setting out how you meet the essential criteria for the role as listed in the job description.

RSPCA Cymru’s advocacy and lobbying work in Wales includes:

• Lobbying within the Senedd / Welsh Parliament, the Welsh Government, local government and other decision makers for improvements in animal welfare standards and legislation

• Helping to shape the future of animal welfare through education, awareness-raising and behaviour change - including seeking to influence Wales' new national curriculum so it inspires the next generation to be kinder to animals

• Public-facing campaigning to improve the lives of animals in Wales.

• Working in partnership with other organisations - including through the Animal Welfare Network for Wales and other coalition groups

As Public Affairs Adviser, you’ll be supporting the RSPCA’s work in promoting the activities and profile of RSPCA Cymru within Welsh civic society, including with Welsh Government, within the Senedd / the Welsh Parliament, all Unitary Authorities and other key stakeholders related to animal welfare. 

Some of the things you’ll be doing:

• Working with and advising Wales local authorities, housing associations, police, fire and rescue services and other public sector bodies to adopt protocols and processes that further animal welfare.

• Meeting with politicians, local authorities, other members of civic society and key stakeholders to support the RSPCA's advocacy aims.

• Working alongside the Senior Public & Media Affairs Manager (Wales) and Head of Public Affairs to conduct research, collate material for and draft political briefings, reports and consultation responses.

• Devising and implementing public affairs and political strategies to take forward the RSPCA’s new Strategy and wider advocacy aims.

• Responding to casework, research and legislative enquiries from Members of the Senedd, unitary authorities and the Senedd’s Research Services regarding animal welfare and RSPCA matters.

• Providing the secretariat, and organisational and political support, to the Animal Welfare Network for Wales coalition of organisations, which is the sector council for animal welfare in Wales.

• Updating, maintaining and overseeing the RSPCA's Political Animal website, ensuring content is accurate and regularly refreshed - including briefing documents and relevant legislative documentation; and promote use of this portal.

• Supporting and nurturing RSPCA relationships with key political stakeholders and decision-makers, including Members of the Senedd and Councillors.

• Creating and developing regular e-communications including for elected representatives in Wales.

• Developing partnerships and coalitions with stakeholders across Wales; including utilisation of the RSPCA’s membership of the Welsh Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA).

• Supporting the administration and delivery of the RSPCA’s annual flagship PawPrints award scheme in both England and Wales.

• Reviewing the success of existing animal welfare legislation and guidance in Wales, including those related to animal welfare establishments and dog breeding premises.

• Supporting the RSPCA Cymru Press Team with preparing copy, social media posts and interview bids related to advocacy work in Wales.

• Supporting the wider delivery of the RSPCA's public affairs work across Wales, England and internationally as required.

Some of the qualities and skills we’re looking for: 

• Degree in politics or a social science subject; or equivalent experience working in the public affairs, political or lobbying sector.

• Prior experience of working for a politician, a public affairs agency, party political research office or an organisation with demonstrable relevant experience; or previous experience working in a public affairs or lobbying role.

• Practical understanding of the Senedd’s legislative processes.

• Knowledge of devolved policy-making process; and the impact devolution has had on the constitutional make-up of the modern UK. 

• Ability to deal sensitively with politicians from all political parties.

• Proficient in the use of the Google suite of applications.

• Attention to detail and ability to work to tight deadlines.

• Organised and good administrative and planning skills.

• Ability to build rapport across a wide range of people.

• Willingness to work on team projects outside of normal job duties.

• Ability to work under own initiative and be flexible in their approach.

• Willingness to travel to attend meetings, conferences, workshops and events relevant to the role.

• Passionate advocate of the animal welfare cause.

• Strong verbal, reading and written Welsh language skills are highly desirable, though not an essential requirement

Why work for the RSPCA? 

It’s an exciting time to join us in the decade of our bicentenary as we focus on our Strategy to 2030. The RSPCA works 365 days a year, rescuing all animals of all types from abuse, neglect, and injury. 

Our values:

We are compassionate *  We are inspirational *  We are committed *  We are expert * We act with integrity

What’s in it for you: 

You’ll have an opportunity to work for the largest animal welfare charity in England and Wales. 

We value and recognise our employees’ contribution and are proud to offer an extensive benefits package that includes:

Great Annual Leave benefits - All staff receive 25 days annual leave on entry rising to 31 days after five years service and 31 days after six years service plus an additional Society day around Christmas. Staff can also carry over up to five days leave to the next leave year. We also offer a generous pension scheme with associated life assurance and group income protection scheme; access to private healthcare scheme; support for professional development after qualifying period and access to our employee assistance programme. 

Flexibility in Hours - We understand the importance of work-life balance and we offer our colleagues the flexibility to vary their location between both the office and home. Core Hours (currently being trialed) with agreement staff can work their 35 hours flexibly across Monday to Friday. Provided the core hours of 10:00-15:00 are covered start and finish times each date can be flexed  (prorated for part time staff) If you are looking for further flexibility, speak to us at the interview stage so that we can consider your request.

Housing First Project Worker

Innovative specialist project for women experiencing domestic abuse in Westminster

Location LB Westminster

Salary £29,000 - £31,000 pro rata per annum

Hours 37.5 per week

Contract Fixed Term ending March 31st 2023

Vacancy Ref.  S141

Closing date  27th June 2022 

Interview date4th July 2022

Solace Women’s Aid is an innovative, exciting, grassroots charity working across London. Our purpose is to bring an end to 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 saved the lives of thousands of women, men and children in the capital. We are looking for friendly and diligent individuals to join our service and help us make a difference.

About the service

Housing First supports the most entrenched, excluded and hard to reach service users. It focuses on finding permanent housing as quickly as possible and then addressing the issues that have contributed to an individual’s homelessness. This Westminster-based Project works with homeless women affected by domestic abuse.

About the roles

The roles sit within our wider Housing First Team. The approach we use is assertive outreach and we work with a small caseload so we can offer intensive support.

About you

The ideal candidates will have experience of working intensively with service users and be adept at risk and needs assessment, and support planning.

You will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the intersection between domestic abuse and multiple disadvantage, have a developed understanding of how this can make it difficult for women to engage with support, and an ability to reflect on your own practice.

To apply

To apply for this role you will need to submit a CV and a covering letter via the recruitment portal detailing why you will be suitable for the role making reference to the Knowledge, Expereince and skills section of the JD attached.

Solace Women’s Aid values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Solace is a Disability Confident employer. Please email us if you require additional support to apply for this role.

This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to women applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1. Section 7(2)e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 applies. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

An enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) Disclosure will be required for this role.

ACTION HOMELESS

Housing First Officers

37 hours per week

Salary Dependant on Role Applied:

£22,478 (officer) / £25,827 (senior) (both include a £1000 enhancement for participation in on-call duties on a rota basis)

Action Homeless is looking for people to join the Housing First Team. Delivering a person centred approach supporting the most excluded and hard to reach people of Leicester. The Housing First team will work to engage and motivate people to manage their housing and health needs, working flexibly on your own initiative and creatively with the wider team and local partners. If you are a flexible, resilient and a personable individual who enjoys a dynamic and creative work environment then this is a great opportunity to develop your skills and your career.

Housing First will be offered to people who are rough sleeping, homeless or at imminent risk of rough sleeping; they may present as challenging behaviours, and are likely to have multiple and complex needs which make finding, securing and maintaining accommodation impossible or extremely difficult.

Many of the people using the service will of experienced trauma; and will require a range of innovative and complex solutions to everyday challenges.  This will include work to engage people who have a history of disengaging from services, using a variety of techniques and approaches to build relationships.

Your days will vary, and you will need to adapt to changing circumstances flexibly, as you work with people to reach their personalised goals. These can range from daily tasks such as shopping, getting a haircut or going to the pictures, to supporting someone to reconnect with family, to move into a new tenancy and creating a home. All to work towards achieving a greater level of stability and independence.

You work underpins the Housing First principles:-  

1. People have a right to a home

2. Flexible support provided as long as needed

3. Housing and Support separated

4. Individuals have choice and control

5. The service builds upon people’s strengths, goals and aspirations

6. An active engagement approach is used

7. A harm reduction approach is used

Staff are required to work flexible hours in line with the needs of the customers and the activities, as this is a core principle of the approach. Therefore, work will be required outside of the conventional working week, and a flexible working rota is in operation to help facilitate this. You will be required to participate in the organisations out of hour’s on-call on a rota basis.

Please visit our website www. actionhomeless. org. uk for more details, including job description, person specification and a Day in the Life of Housing First Officer case study. To apply please download our application form from our website.

Closing Date: Monday 4th July 2022

We have an exciting opportunity for a Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) to join the IDVA team based in a split location at the Preston and Blackpool hub, working 37.5 hours a week.

Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?

Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?

If yes, then we'd love to hear from you.

What we offer:

At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days plus Bank Holidays
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances & maternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression

About the role:

This role is based in a split location at the Preston & Blackpool hub, working 37.5 hours a week.at Preston. Hybrid working will be considered following successful completion of probation perdiod. All travel costs to and from appointments from your office base will be reimbursed.

As a IDVA you will be:

• Focusing on victims at high risk of harm, providing a pro-active, short to medium term crisis intervention service through individual safety planning, advocacy, emotional & practical support.
• Supporting victims face to face or by telephone to access services to keep themselves & family safe.
• Developing individual safety plans to meet client's needs as identified in the needs & risk assessment.
• Providing advocacy, emotional and practical support and information to victims including legal & civil options, housing, health & finance as well as support through the criminal justice system.
• Participating in multi agency meetings providing the voice of the client & ensuring actions are followed up.

You will need:

• A good understanding of domestic abuse & the impact on victims & their children.
• To understand risk assessment, safety planning & risk management.
• to understand Safeguarding issues, and the legal responsibilities surrounding these.
• theoretical, practical & procedural knowledge of civil and criminal justice remedies for victims.
• experience of working within a multi-agency and legislative framework.
• experience of managing a complex caseload, able to prioritise to deal with competing demands.
• strong crisis management skills and the ability to deal with stressful and difficult situations.
• excellent communication, negotiation and advisory skills, both written and verbal.
• the ability to use IT applications competently including, Microsoft Word, Excel etc. and Case Management systems in order to keep accurate records and monitoring your performance.
• This role involves regular travel and due to the location, a driving license and access to a vehicle is considered an essential requirement.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

About Us:

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

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 may be required.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

How to apply:

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website, and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We looking forward to hearing from you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.

We have a new and exciting role in the London Victim and Witness Service, which has created this fabulous opportunity for a Male Independent Domestic Violence Advisor- Housing Specialist to join our specialist male victims team. The role will be home and office based, covering the whole of London, working 37.5 hours a week.

Do you want to join a committed and inspiring team? Do you want to help make a real difference every day?

Do you want to contribute to change & improve the quality of lives of male survivors of domestic abuse?

Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on safety and customer service and care?

If yes, then we'd love to hear from you.

What we offer:

At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

• Flexible working options including hybrid working
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Enhanced sick pay allowances & maternity payments
• High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
• Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
• Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
• Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression

About the role:

This role is home and office based, with travel throughout London. As a Male Independent Domestic Violence Advisor- Housing Specialist you will: -

• Ensure that male survivors' safety and housing needs are met.
• Provide specialist support for survivors at the moment of crisis.
• Provision of advocacy; supporting survivors to access safe accommodation.
• Ensure that the service prioritises the safety, security and dignity of service users and their children

You will need:

• A good understanding of domestic abuse including the impact of domestic abuse on victims and their children
• Understand the principles of risk assessment, safety planning and risk management for victims of domestic abuse and their children
• Understand Safeguarding issues, and the legal responsibilities surrounding these issues
• Have a good understanding of Housing Law to be able to provide up to date advice and information to victims of domestic abuse on housing related needs
• Experience of working with housing agencies or in a housing setting in the context of domestic abuse
• Have excellent communication, negotiation and advisory skills, both written and verbal when interacting with a range of agencies and individuals. Understand and be committed to equal opportunities and diversity issues in policy and practice.Have a strong crisis management skills and the ability to deal with stressful and difficult situations
• The ability to speak a second language: Sylheti/Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, Turkish, Kurdish, Polish, Gujarati, Somali, Yoruba, Akan, French, Lingala, Igbo or Arabic is desirable

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

About Us:

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

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 may be required.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

How to apply:

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website, and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We looking forward to hearing from you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.

We have two exciting specialist roles within the organisation, delivering the successful Housing First Model to some of the most vulnerable rough sleepers in the London Borough of Redbridge (Ilford, Essex). Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity.

Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life. We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change.

Housing First is an innovative approach, proven to successfully support people with repeat histories of homelessness and who experience multiple disadvantages, into independent and stable accommodation. Once housed, they are provided with the supportive services and connections to community-based support, so that they can sustain their housing and avoid returning to homelessness.

Your role as a Specialist Housing First Worker, will require you to work alongside a wider team involving other Specialist Housing First Workers, Navigators and Managers, to ensure support is delivered to the most vulnerable rough sleepers in the Borough. You will be responsible for managing a small caseload of up to 7 clients, providing them with one-to-one intensive support, that will be offered within the client's home as well as within the community.

The ideal candidate will be highly organised, proactive and adept at developing and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Additionally, you will have an understanding of the core principles of the Housing First Model and work actively to ensure that these principles are at the heart of achieving positive outcomes for our clients. Along with a good working knowledge of London's private rented market and the current welfare system, you will also have a commitment to supporting highly vulnerable adults with complex or multiple health needs.

If you want to be part of a high-performing service and are keen to shape as well as prevent rough sleeping in Redbridge, then we would like to hear from you. We also welcome applications from people with experience and transferable skills in areas of work such as, tenancy sustainment, floating support or support work within an accommodation-based settings.

Interviews to be held: 27th July 2022

 This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant. 

Our attractive benefits package includes:

• A salary increase after successfully completing six months.
• A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
• 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
• A contributory pension scheme: Single Homeless Project will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
• Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
• Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work

Single Homeless Project is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces.  We are also Disability Confident Committed and are IIP Silver accredited.

Provide pro-active emotional, practical and advocacy support for male survivors with multiple disadvantages who have experienced any form of sexual violence and are engaging (or considering engaging) with the criminal justice system. Needs may include those relating to substance use, homelessness, immigration, disability, mental health, sexual and/or gender identity.

HOUSING NAVIGATOR, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE PREVENTION AND RESETTLEMENT SERVICE, SUTTON IN ASHFIELD, 9-MONTH MATERNITY COVER, 37 HPW, FRWK09 £23,048 - £24,995

The post will provide an intensive service in Nottinghamshire County to support complex, and/or chaotic service users in securing and maintaining accommodation. This cohort of service users will have a history of rough sleeping and are likely to be at risk of rough sleeping due to struggling to adapt to the change in lifestyle required and difficulty of adhering to the rules and regulations that come with being a tenant in accommodation.

The post exists to stem the flow of rough sleepers by taking a lead on coordinating the support from a range of agencies, to adults with a broad range of issues, and creatively supporting those individuals to maintain tenancies, sustain independent living, and building their resilience.

The post requires a driver with access to own car and full driving license.

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

98% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments, please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application.

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We are recruiting to a specialist housing support project (Ashraya Project) for male victims of domestic abuse. We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Independent Domestic Violence Advisor -Immigration Specialist to support Male survivors by leading this new pan London Service. The role will be home and office based, covering the whole of London, working 37.5 hours a week.

Do you want to join a committed and inspiring team? Do you want to help make a real difference every day?

Do you want to contribute to change & improve the quality of lives of Black and Minoritised survivors?

Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on safety and customer service and care?

If yes, then we'd love to hear from you

What we offer:

At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

• Flexible working options including hybrid working
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Enhanced sick pay allowances & maternity payments
• High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
• Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
• Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
• Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression

About the role:

This role is home and office based, with travel throughout London. As a Senior Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (SIDVA) - Immigration Specialist you will: -

• Lead on the development of responses to the needs of male victim/survivors with housing and immigration needs within London and the development of relationships with partner agencies in this area.
• Effectively manage and develop a high quality, innovative and pro-active domestic abuse team.
• Ensure that the service prioritises the safety, security and dignity of service users and their children

You will need:

• You will need a passion for working with victim/survivors and a thorough understanding of domestic abuse and its impact.
• Knowledge of the issues facing Men, women and children affected by violence against women and girls along with the ability to identify victim/survivor individual needs
• Have a thorough understanding of migration and asylum routes inclusive of international and UK law and rights and the procedures for applying for refugee/asylum status in the UK
• Experience of working with housing agencies or in a housing setting in the context of domestic abuse to provide advice
• A thorough understanding of the dynamics of domestic abuse and harmful practices and its impact specifically on men but inclusive of the significant impact on women, children, families, and communities.
• Experience of managing a team delivering front line support to victims or domestic abuse or vulnerable people to a high standard
• To be Non-judgemental, non-directive and anti-discriminatory approach to empowering victim/survivors of domestic abuse
• The ability to speak Sylheti/Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, Turkish, Kurdish, Polish, Gujarati, Somali, Yoruba, Akan, French, Lingala, Igbo or Arabic is desirable.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

About Us:

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

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 may be required.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

How to apply:

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website, and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We looking forward to hearing from you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.

This role is part of the Phoenix Project which provides individual and family support to domestic abuse and sexual violence victims and their children.

The Early Interventions Team act as the gateway for all domestic abuse and sexual violence referrals to the Phoenix Project. Working within an experienced and established team, the EI Triage Advisor will:

• Triage referrals, with a particular focus on domestic abuse referrals.
• Conduct risk assessments and offer immediate safety planning advice.
• Respond to safeguarding concerns.
• Signpost victims and professionals to other support agencies where appropriate.
• Offer specialist sexual violence and domestic abuse advice and support to professionals.

In addition, the role requires the building of effective relationships both internally within the Phoenix Team and externally, supporting a multi-agency approach.

Closing Date: Monday 25th July 2022 

Role Overview

Job Title: Specialist Housing Support Worker

Location: Lambeth (Gaia Centre), London

Salary: £27,948 per annum

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week

Refuge is the country’s largest single provider of specialist domestic abuse services, we are proud to be a leader in our field and an employer of choice, with excellent systems for supervision, quality management and development. For more information on our work.

We are recruiting for motivated, Specialist Housing Support Worker who is passionate about supporting women and children who are affected by domestic violence and other form of abuse. This is a fantastic new opportunity for you to play an integral role in providing support aimed at improving the experiences of survivors who access sanctuary provision to enable them to stay safely in their own homes. 

The post holder will ensure that all survivors who benefits from the installation of target-hardening provisions within their home will be able to access wrap-around support to ensure that, once the installations are in place, they can rebuild their lives and recover from their experiences of domestic abuse. The support that the post holder provides will include:

• Providing improved home security tailored to the needs of the individual (e.g. extra locks/ bolts, stronger doors, spyholes/ chains for doors, security lighting, portable alarms, reinforcing windows, fire retardant letter boxes, smoke detectors and other fire safety equipment, house alarms, video entry systems, CCTV installation etc.).
• Individual risk and needs assessments re the individual household and the survivor (and their children if applicable).
• Develop personal support and safety plans in conjunction with the survivor.
• Ensuring a multi-agency response to households at risk of domestic abuse ensuring service users wider needs are assessed and provided with all the necessary support/ referred to the relevant support provider.
• Ongoing support to enable the survivor to cope with and recover from their experiences of DA.

Preferable candidates who is proficient in either of the following languages: Portuguese, Somali, French, Polish.

Benefits

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

Other information

Closing Date: Monday 04 July 2022 at 09.00 am

Virtual Interview Date: Thursday 14 July 2022

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Refuge is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. However, this is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Prospectus is delighted to be partnering the Royal Society for Blind Children who believe that every blind young person should have the chance to live a life without limits. Their values of Trust, Energy, Ambition, and Motivation underpin everything they do, and by giving young people the essential skills to take control of their life, they can unleash their true potential. They are looking for a Welfare Benefits Advisor to provide information, guidance and advice for families and young people (0-25) with vision impairment.

As RSBC's new Welfare Benefits Advisor, you will provide information, advice and application support to vision impaired young people aged 16-25 and families of vision impaired children on matters relating to welfare benefits, grants and vision impaired related entitlements through telephone, email and face to face advice. You will develop and maintain professional referral and signposting relationships and networks and will keep up to date with legislation affecting the entitlements of vision impaired children, young people and their families to ensure they access support and services to meet their needs.

To be considered, you will be qualified to Level 3 or above in a relevant discipline such as Social Care, Health, Welfare Support, Advice and Guidance or have extensive experience of working with young people or families in need of support through a number of channels. This role will be working as part of RSBC's wider Families First team, but is a standalone role, so an in-depth knowledge of the welfare benefits system, particularly relating to disabled and young people aged 16-25 and their families, is essential.

Please apply with your CV only in the first instance, in a Microsoft Word format. Following your initial application, you may be contacted by Prospectus for an informal discussion, and may be invited to provide further information to assist with the recruitment process.

Please note this position is offered on a part-time basis, 2days per week (0.4), one day from RSBC's new offices in London Bridge, and the other from the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, Prospectus is committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. RSBC are a welcoming, diverse and inclusive workforce and are a Disability Confident Employer.

Hours: Full and Part time hours available

Location: Spennymoor and homeworking

Duration: Fixed term until 31st March 2023

Citizens Advice and the Trussell Trust have come together to develop a free helpline for people struggling to afford the basics. Operating in England and Wales, the helpline offers personalized advice and support to help address the underlying causes of the hardship, as well as a quick and seamless referral to a food bank for people if required.

The aim of the service is to help people or households facing hardship to maximize their income. Our advisers also help to identify the need for wider advice (such as debt, immigration or housing, for example) directing people to specialist onward support. By addressing the underlying causes of the hardship, we hope to reduce the need for food bank support.

We’re seeking to recruit an experienced generalist adviser, with a focus on delivering telephone advice to clients which help them access food parcels from their local food banks, and to provide information and advice on the issues that are causing them financial hardship in order to move the client forward.

The successful post holder will need to cover the core hours of the service which will be 9am to 5pm, 3 days per week, Monday to Friday (closed on public holidays), and the adviser must have the willingness and ability to commit to a rota.

Please ensure you read the full job description and person specification before applying.

What we offer: There’s lots! Including: a competitive salary, pension scheme, 25 days holiday, excellent training and development opportunities and much more!

Please note we do not accept CV’s, to download an application pack click on the apply button.

Closing date for applications: 15/07/2022

Proposed date for interview: w/c 18/07/2022