Job Title: Independent Gender Violence Advocate (IGVA)

Location: Redbridge VAWG, London

Salary: £27,948 per annum

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week

We are recruiting for two independent gender violence advocates who will be working closely with victims of gender-based violence from the point of crisis, to provide high quality independent advocacy and support to survivors of gender-based violence at the highest risk and their children.

In this role you will be providing high quality independent advocacy and support to the highest risk survivors of gender-based violence and their children. This involves establishing and prioritising the risks to and the needs of survivors of gender-based violence and developing and delivering individual support and risk management plans in partnership with other agencies who attend the MARAC. You will advocate both verbally and in writing in a range of settings including civil and criminal proceedings and with criminal justice professionals.

We are looking for someone with proven experience of providing emotional and practical support to survivors of gender-based violence, also experienced in identifying and responding to the risks to and needs of survivors with ability to work in crisis or under pressure and have an up-to-date knowledge of criminal and civil legislation relating to gender-based violence.

You must understand multi-agency partnership structures including the MARAC and have an ability to advocate on a client’s behalf in a range of settings with strong written and verbal communication skills to write reports, deliver presentations and to communicate to stakeholders in a clear and effective way.

This role requires an exceptional individual who wants to make a difference. Occasional evening work may be required.

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 30 May 2022 at 09.00 am

Interview Date: Tuesday 07 June 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, these posts are restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Role Overview

Job Title: Health Independent Gender Violence Advocate (IGVA)

Location: Lewisham

Salary: £27,948 per annum

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services, and we are proud to be a leader in our field and an employer of choice, with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. 

We are recruiting for a Health Independent Gender Violence Advocate (IGVA) who will provide high quality independent advocacy and support to survivors of gender-based violence at the highest risk and their children, with a focus on clients who have additional vulnerabilities due to health concerns. 

In this role you will work closely with other agencies from the health sector in identifying training needs and delivering training to help increase confidence and competence on recognising risk factors and responding appropriately within VAWG strands.

Responsibilities

• Developing effective referral routes across several health departments.
• Identifying opportunities to developing and delivering training.
• Working closely with other health care professionals addressing specific health care needs of survivors of gender-based violence.
• Working with a rolling caseload of up to 30 clients.
• Assessing all referrals to prioritise the risk, needs and safety of clients and their children.
• Informing survivors of the full range of civil, criminal and practical options that might increase their safety and working with them to maximise effectiveness of chosen options.
• Advocating, both verbally and in writing, in a range of settings including in civil and criminal proceedings and with criminal justice professionals.
• Taking part on the service’s helpline to respond to professionals and clients for advice and support on a rota with the wider team.

Essential Skills or Experience

• Experience of providing direct emotional and practical support to survivors of gender-based violence.
• Strong casework management skills.
• Knowledge of the relevant housing, criminal, civil and welfare rights legislation.
• Experience of identifying and responding to the risks to and needs of survivors of gender-based violence.
• Understanding of issues relating to the safeguarding of children.
• Good written and verbal communication with the ability to effectively advocate for clients with other professional such as housing, social services, health professionals.
• Ability to speak confidently to a group of professionals.
• Knowledge of the dynamics and impact domestic violence, abuse and other forms of violence can cause, and how best to support survivors.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to use own initiative.
• A commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality.

Desirable Skills or Experience

• SafeLives qualification.
• Experience of attending court in a professional capacity.
• Experience of providing training to professionals.
• Experience of working within a health setting.

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 23 May 2022 at 09.00 am

Interview Date: Friday 27 May 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 post 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.

Do you want to make life better for LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse?

Galop, the UK’s LGBT+ anti-abuse charity, is seeking an LGBT+ Housing Advocate to join our thriving advocacy team. As an LGBT+ Housing Advocate, you will provide high quality advocacy and support to LGBT+ people experiencing harm and abuse, focusing on their needs, safety and recovery. This role builds on work that we have been doing for decades to support and empower LGBT+ people who have been victims of violence and abuse.  Your work will enable LGBT+ people to feel supported, heard and empowered in the face of abuse and violence and pave the way to a safer future for our community.

Galop works directly with thousands of LGBT+ people who have experienced abuse and violence every year. We specialise in supporting victims and survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, hate crime, and other forms of abuse, including honour-based abuse, forced marriage, and so-called conversion therapies. We are a service run by LGBT+ people for LGBT+ people, and the needs of our community are at the centre of what we do.

We run three national support helplines for LGBT+ victims and survivors of domestic abuse, so-called “conversion therapy”, and hate crime. We provide advocacy services, both in London and nationally, for LGBT+ victims who need longer-term support. We are person-centred, empowerment-based, and trauma-informed – meaning our focus is always on helping our clients decide what is best for them and then supporting them through their journey.

We use what we learn through working on the frontlines with clients to work on national and local policy changes to improve outcomes for LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse and violence. We build evidence through key pieces of research, like our upcoming report on LGBT+ experiences of sexual violence. We push for legislative change, improved statutory guidance for victims, and a better understanding of the needs of LGBT+ people around the country.

You will work directly with LGBT+ victims/survivors, offering them a space to talk and think through options, helping them plan what they want to do, and offering assistance in getting what they need from services. Your work will focus on needs specifically related to the housing needs of LGBT+ people subjected to domestic abuse. You will be empathetic and thoughtful in your approach to understanding your clients’ needs while remaining boundaried and mindful of self-care. You will carry a caseload of service users who hold social tenancies with the local authority or a housing association. You will be required to coordinate the provision of multi-agency support, which focuses on working with domestic abuse survivors to maintain their tenancies and prevent homelessness.

You be line-managed by the Head of Domestic Abuse Services and sit alongside our team of advocates. You will also work with other statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure that LGBT+ victims/survivors across London get what they need from services. You will also work closely with key partner organisations providing support across London. You’ll help us reach, support and assist more of our community. You’ll be helping to amplify the voices of LGBT+ survivors of abuse and ensure that they are at the centre of Galop’s service.

Location

Galop’s offices are located in London. Hybrid working is available.

Hours

Full time (35 hours per week)

Contract

Fixed-term until 31 March 2023 (extension subject to continued funding)

Reports to

Head of Domestic Abuse Services

Salary

Galop uses the NJC scales. This post is on NJC scale points 20 to 25 (£ 30,224.84 - £33,873.59 year including London Weighting).

Closing Date

Applications should be submitted by 10:00am on 30th May 2022. Interviews will be held on 6th June 2022. 

Senior Domestic Violence Officer Job

Your new company
Our client, a specialist Domestic Violence charity based in London, is looking for a number of Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA) to advocate on behalf of high-risk victims of domestic violence and to support them through the recovery process of surviving the unfortunate case of domestic abuse.

Your new role

• Effectively manage and develop a high quality, innovative and pro-active domestic abuse service for victims and their children, including those at highest risk
• To ensure that the services are delivered in accordance with the service specification and performance targets set by the services funders, as well as in line with SafeLives criteria for delivering domestic abuse services. The services will also be in line with the clients policies, business process and plan
• To ensure that the service prioritises the safety, security and dignity of service users and their children
• To be the lead in crisis situations and provide advice and guidance on safeguarding issues and information sharing concerns.

What you'll need to succeed

• Have 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
• Experience of managing a team delivering front line support to victims or domestic abuse or vulnerable people to a high standard

What you'll get in return

• Competitive Salary
• Opportunity to work for a leading DV service provider.

What you need to do now
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Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos?

Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability?

Then Advance could be the career choice for you!

WE ARE LOOKING FOR A YOUNG PERSONS ADVOCATE TO JOIN OUR TEAM IN HAMMERSMITH. 

Salary: £26,000 – £30,000 per annum dependent on experience

£26,00 - £28,000 for an experienced IDVA looking for a new challenge

Location: Hammersmith (Flexible hybrid options)

Hours: Full time; 35 hours per week    

Contract: Permanent

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. 

Advance is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from women with disabilities, from BME backgrounds and the LBT community.

Please note that any offer of employment will be made subject to references and confirmation of the right to work in the UK and satisfactory enhanced DBS check

What we do:

Advance delivers nationally accredited, quality marked services in Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster, and Kensington & Chelsea. We work within a coordinated partnership response to violence against women and girls in these three boroughs as part of the Angelou Partnership, within the partnership Advance provides independent domestic violence advocacy and support for women, children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse.

What you will bring:

The post holder will have proven experience of working with children and young people and may have a background in youth work. They will have an excellent understanding of violence against women and girls, risk management and of best practice within the young people’s sector. As an experienced youth worker who has worked with young women and girls with complex and multiple needs, the post holder will be skilled in risk management and safety and support planning, remaining calm in a crisis and in handling sensitive information on a daily basis. Experience of direct work with young women and girls who have experienced abuse, and of working within safeguarding procedures is essential for this post, as is the need to adopt and promote a strong partnership approach to service provision.

In short, you will:

• Ensure increased access to the service for young women and girls aged 13-24 at risk of or experiencing domestic violence, across the Angelou Partnership Services, encouraging their engagement with the service through multi agency working and service flexibility.
• Assist with establishing links with young people’s services across the three boroughs, supporting the Manager to develop referral pathways with these services and establish positive, proactive and innovative working relationships with these partners.
• Hold a caseload of young women and girls (aged 13-24) and work alongside the team to conduct comprehensive assessments of needs and risk, including use of the Barnardo’s Risk Identification Matrix, for young women and girls experiencing domestic violence referred to the service.
• Assess the needs and risks of survivors, carry out short and longer-term risk management, safety planning and support and identify and refer to services appropriate to their needs.
• Deliver high quality, holistic support (using methods that encourage engagement of young people, including face to face, instant messaging and online work) that promotes lasting change for children and young people, including around education and training, relationships, self-esteem, confidence, wellbeing, sex, boundaries and self-care.

What we offer:

• 30 days holiday plus public holidays, and a day off for International Women’s Day
• Pension scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Various forms of wellbeing support ranging from meditation to self-journaling
• Organisation wide away days
• The opportunity to work in a flexible, supportive environment with a team of committed, inspiring women and we will support you as you to continue to build your skills and experience and grow your career
• Flexible Hybrid Options
• Perkbox Benefits for Discounts and Savings!

The closing date for applications is Sunday 5th June 2022.

 Interviews to commence 7th-9th June 2022.

Do you have the skills to provide advocacy in a range of settings? We are looking for an energetic and passionate advocate to join our team. Our Advocates work in partnership with the people they support to represent their views and wishes and uphold their rights. 

About Black Thrive

We exist to change the odds stacked against Black people by embedding race equity into systemic change so that thriving is not the exception but the norm.

Black Thrive Global evolved from the work of the Black Thrive Lambeth Partnership, which was established in 2016 to address the inequalities that negatively impact the mental health and wellbeing of Black people in Lambeth. Black people’s cumulative exposure to negative experiences and poor outcomes are not unique to Lambeth and Black Thrive Global was founded in 2020 to address the detrimental outcomes for Black people of African and Caribbean descent wherever they may be located. Our guiding principle is to centre the lived experiences of Black communities in all that we do and our strategic priorities are to embed race equity in systems change and to decolonise the evidence landscape.

Purpose of the role
This role has been specifically designed for supporting Black people with mental health difficulties. You will provide Generic Mental Health Advocacy and Independent Mental Health advocacy to qualifying patients, including people detained under the MHA’ 83, conditionally discharged restricted patients, people subject to Guardianship under the Act or on Supervised Community Treatment and people being considered for section 57 treatment.

You will play a key role in advocating on behalf of clients, enabling eligible people with mental health problems to have their perspective recognised, respecting the multiple needs of the diverse client group and encouraging the widest possible access. You will raise awareness of advocacy, IMHA and the service to other professionals, individuals and agencies. You will also contribute to the development of an efficient administration system, which will meet the needs of the service and help evaluate the benefits of the advocacy service to the service users and commissioners.

Application Instructions: Please send a cover letter and upload ONE document which contains your CV (of no more than 3 pages) and the completed equality and diversity monitoring form.

Senior Domestic Violence Officer Job

Your new company
Our client, a specialist Domestic Violence charity based in London, is looking for a number of Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA) to advocate on behalf of high-risk victims of domestic violence and to support them through the recovery process of surviving the unfortunate case of domestic abuse.

Your new role

• Effectively manage and develop a high quality, innovative and pro-active domestic abuse service for victims and their children, including those at highest risk
• To ensure that the services are delivered in accordance with the service specification and performance targets set by the services funders, as well as in line with SafeLives criteria for delivering domestic abuse services. The services will also be in line with the clients policies, business process and plan
• To ensure that the service prioritises the safety, security and dignity of service users and their children
• To be the lead in crisis situations and provide advice and guidance on safeguarding issues and information sharing concerns.

What you'll need to succeed

• Have 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
• Experience of managing a team delivering front line support to victims or domestic abuse or vulnerable people to a high standard

What you'll get in return

• Competitive Salary
• Opportunity to work for a leading DV service provider.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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Title of Job:   IDVA / Women’s Domestic Abuse Caseworker and Complex Needs Advocate

Hours of Work:   Full or Part time

Salary:   £28,000 - 30,780 FTE

Location:   Camden with work with other London boroughs

Duration:   Fixed Term Contract - variety of contracts available

Line Manager:   Hopscotch Programmes Manager

Hopscotch Women's vision is a society where all women are empowered, connected, well and safe, so they can achieve their full potential.

We seek to address racial and gender inequality and empower women facing this injustice and disadvantage in a culturally sensitive way, so they can be included and equal in society.

Our VAWG service has roles available which include:

• working with referrals
• running one stop shops
• taking drop in clients
• working with severe disadvantage/complex needs.

We are looking for case workers who understand trauma informed practice, putting survivors at the centre of their support and people who are fearless in the face of negotiating with statutory bodies on the behalf of vulnerable women of London.

WHY HOPSCOTCH?

• An opportunity to live out your values
• Working in a human rights environment
• A chance to challenge the status quo and not settle for what is
• Working with a diverse and vibrant team
• Team positivity, creativity and problem solving
• A place where all voices are heard
• Daily opportunities to make a meaningful impact on those in need
• Generous annual leave provision
• Occupational sick leave
• Regular internal and clinical supervision with experienced therapists
• Ongoing training with experts from around the country

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

• Ensuring women from Black and Minoritised Ethnic backgrounds, who are experiencing Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) are provided with advocacy and support in a trauma informed way
• Working with a range of clients, including those with complex needs and severe disadvantage
• Promoting multi-agency awareness and coordinated service delivery between VAWG, housing, legal, mental health and substance use agencies
• Building and maintaining effective relationships across statutory and voluntary sector partners
• Supporting and enabling women affected by VAWG to reduce risk, make informed choices and build self esteem
• Providing training on needs of Black and Minoritised Ethnic women

Please note this is not an entry level role.

If you are a team player, with deep compassion and a love of continued growth, who would like to be a part of the fantastic Hopscotch Family, please apply!

Job Title: Young Person's Advocate

Location: Redbridge VAWG, London

Salary: £27,948 per annum

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services, and we are proud to be a leader in our field and an employer of choice, with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. 

We are recruiting for a young person’s advocate to support 12–17-year-old young people who have been affected by domestic abuse including teenage relationship abuse from the point of crisis to help ensure their short-term and long-term safety, reduce risk, enable them to access community support services and achieve their life goals. In this role you will provide presentations and advocate on behalf of young people to partner agencies, including schools in Redbridge to recognise and respond appropriately and safely to young people affected by domestic abuse and other forms of violence and abuse.

We are looking for some who is self-sufficient, assertive and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills combined with empathy and sensitivity to build and develop supportive relationships with young people with experience of providing direct emotional, practical and welfare support, ideally within a relevant field such as a refuge, children’s advice centre or residential setting.

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 30 May 2022 at 09:00 am

Interview Date: Monday 06 June 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 post 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.

Independent Sexual Violence Advisor

Are you a qualified ISVA (or an IDVA willing to complete ISVA top-up modules)?

Would you like to work with friendly, supportive colleagues where your contributions will be valued?

They are looking for qualified ISVAs - but they would welcome applications from IDVAs who are willing to complete the ISVA top up modules. 

Our client have two fantastic opportunities to work within their well-respected sexual violence support service. The service was commissioned by Hertfordshire OPCC to deliver free and confidential practical and emotional support to both children and adults who have experienced rape, sexual violence, sexual abuse including childhood sexual abuse – whether recent or non-recent. 

They go the extra mile to help survivors gain the confidence and access the support and information they need, to take control of their situation and move forward.

The survivors our client support sometimes request a male ISVA, and male ISVAs are underrepresented in our service. In order to provide as accessible a service as possible, their small team is particularly interested to hear from male applicants, although these roles are open to everybody.

Benefits: As well as lots of support from your manager, our client offers a health cash plan contributing to medical, optician and dental costs, a 24/7 GP adviceline (including video consultations), an employee assistance programme and life cover.

ISVAs play an important role in providing specialist tailored support to victims and survivors of sexual violence and you will work with people who have experienced rape and sexual assault, irrespective of whether they have reported to the police. As an adviser, you will provide impartial information to the victim/survivor about all their options, such as reporting to the police, accessing Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) services, specialist support such as pre-trial therapy and sexual violence counselling.

You will also provide information on other services that victims/survivors may require, for example in relation to health and social care, housing, or benefits. They will provide ongoing continuity, advocacy and impartial advice and information to a victim/survivor of sexual violence.

Some evening and weekend work will be required.

You will need access to a suitably insured car for work use. 

Please don't delay sending your application, since we may consider applications on a rolling basis.

An Enhanced Disclosure check and satisfactory police vetting are required for this role.

2 x Specialist Advocates for the Wiser Project

Innovative specialist project for women experiencing multiple disadvantage and VAWG

Location: 1 role based in LB Barnet and 1 role in LB Hackney. Both roles are hybrid working of outreach in the community, working from home and working from an office

Salary: £29,000 - £31,000 per annum

Hours: 37.5 per week

Contract: Fixed term ending March 31st, 2023

Vacancy Reference: S117

Closing date: 23/5/2022, 12pm

Interview date:  27/5/2022

Solace is an innovative, exciting, grassroots charity working across London. Our purpose is to bring to an end the harm done through domestic and sexual violence to all survivors, particularly women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.

About the Service

The WiSER Project (Women’s Safe Engagement and Recovery Project) began in April 2018 and works across 8 London Boroughs. The service provides an intensive outreach intervention and model of support for women experiencing VAWG and severe multiple disadvantages. The service aims to improve outcomes across the following key areas of clients’ lives: access to support and services, health and safety, economic wellbeing, opportunities to enjoy and achieve.

About the Role

They changed my life and they put me in the right direction. Everything, absolutely everything. Housing, hospital, access, everything (WiSER Client, Years one and two).

The work is an assertive outreach caseworker role; an Advocate will be responsible for supporting 5 women in Barnet. Support provided is intensive and the women worked with will have a history of non-engagement with services.

About You

• An Advocate/Case Worker with experience in both Violence Against Women and Girls and Multiple Disadvantage
• Hard working, persistent, resilient

In return, we offer great employee benefits including three per cent employer pension contribution, generous holiday entitlement and a focus on learning and development.

Solace Women’s Aid values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applicants from black minority and ethnic communities.

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

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

As part of safer recruitment we require all successful candidates will be required to complete a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure.

No agencies.

Job Title IRIS Advocate and Educator

Location: Barnet

Salary: Band 2.1-2.2 – Unqualified: £26,000-£27,500. Qualified: £27,500-£30,000 (please note successful candidates are usually appointed at bottom of relevant band)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract:  fixed term contact until 31st March 2023 – with possible extension depends on the funding

Vacancy Reference: S118

Closing Date: 27.05.2022

Interview Date: 03.06.2022

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

About the Role: The role of an IRIS Advocate Educator is to organise and provide training to general medical practices, on-going support for health professionals and a proactive culturally sensitive and supportive service for women and girls who are experiencing domestic abuse.

The successful candidate will be responsible for risk and needs assessing and safety planning with survivors of domestic violence. They will hold a caseload of service users referred to the service via their GPs, providing advice, advocacy and onward referral where appropriate.

The successful candidate will also provide advice to the IRIS trained G.Ps and act like their domestic abuse lead.

About You: We're looking for highly organised and self-motivated applicants who are passionate about ending gender-based violence. You will have a “can-do‟ approach and demonstrable commitment to Solace’s feminist approach to supporting women and their children to be safer. You will receive training and support for this role as necessary.

Successful applicants will have in-depth knowledge of domestic abuse and its impact on service users and their children, experience of working with women who have experienced domestic and/or sexual abuse including strong casework management skills.

Please note: Applicants must hold a recognised VAWG qualification (IDVA, ISVA, DAPA or equivalent)  to be eligible for this role.

In return, we offer great employee benefits including three per cent employer pension contribution, generous holiday entitlement and a focus on learning and development.

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 feel free to email us  if you require any 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, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

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

Unfortunately we do not accept CVs and request no contact from recruitment agencies.

Senior IRIS Advocate Educator

Location: Tower Hamlets

Salary: £21,350-£22,750 pro-rated from 0.7 FTE £30,500 - £32,500 per anum dependent on experience

Hours: 26.25 hours per week (flexibility around 3.5 days or split across 5 days must be available to work on Tuesday and Friday)

Contract: 1 year Fixed Term Contract

Vacancy Reference: S080

Closing Date: 18/05/2022 at noon

Interview Date: TBC

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

About the Service

Tower Hamlets Solace Advocacy and Support Service (SASS) provides advice and support to people aged 16+ in Tower Hamlets who are currently experiencing domestic abuse. Tower Hamlets SASS is a team made up of core IDVAs, a Duty IDVA, Department for Work and Pensions IDVA, Housing IDVA, Housing Floating Support Worker, Mental Health Domestic Abuse Caseworkers and IRIS Advocate Educators.

Our IRIS (Identification and Referral to Improve Safety) project works in partnership with GP Surgeries in Tower Hamlets, providing training and support to practitioners, as well as support to victim/survivors of domestic abuse; to improve the health response to domestic abuse.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior IRIS Advocate/Educator to provide support and training for health professionals in General Practices, on understanding and responding to domestic abuse. You will manage a caseload of victim/survivors of domestic abuse, managing their risk and needs, as well as liaising with external agencies and advocating on victim/survivors’ behalf. You will also line manage an IRIS Advocate/Educator and lead on the service delivery of the IRIS service in Tower Hamlets.

About You

The Senior IRIS AE will need a passion for working with victim/survivors and a thorough understanding of domestic abuse and its impact, as well as the intersection with health’s response to domestic abuse. You will have the skills to provide effective crisis intervention, carry out risk assessments, safety planning, assessment of needs and individual support planning. You will be experienced in working in a multi-agency forum. You should have demonstrable experience of working in a similar position or with a similar client group.

Ideal candidates will: 

• Have a sound understanding of practical, emotional, social and economic issues affecting survivors of domestic and sexual abuse.

• Have a demonstrable experience of working with women affected by domestic and sexual abuse
• Have in depth knowledge and confidentially advising on a range of options including safe housing, criminal justice, civil remedies
• Have sound knowledge of adult and children safeguarding
• Have a sensitive and non-judgemental approach when working with vulnerable clients
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Be experienced in risk assessment, management and safety planning
• Have experience in delivering trainings, workshops and groups
• Ideally have undertaken IRISi training. 

In return, we offer great employee benefits including three per cent employer pension contribution, generous holiday entitlement and a focus on learning and development.

Solace Women’s Aid values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applicants from black minority and ethnic communities.

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

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

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

We request no contact from recruitment agencies.

Recruiting for 3 Enhanced Support Workers to join our mental health service in Islington!

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