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The LWHSP Domestic Abuse Housing Advocate will work in a dynamic, fast-paced team to provide intervention, advocacy and support that empowers women and ensures that the voice of survivors is heard at every stage of their journey towards improved safety.

An Arabic-speaking caseworker is essential.

The successful candidate will work with service users across risk levels and will carry a caseload of service users who hold social tenancies with the local authority or housing associations.

They 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.

They must have an excellent understanding of domestic violence and its effects on survivors and their children, and of best practice within the domestic abuse and housing sectors.

The candidate should be skilled in risk management and safety planning, able to remain calm in a crisis and in handling sensitive information daily.

They will work within a well-established and supportive team to provide high quality advocacy and support based upon a service user led needs and risk assessment.