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*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.
Stop Domestic Abuse is a trauma informed organisation; the work we do to support those effected by domestic abuse may be triggering for those with past trauma. Please only apply if you are living free from abuse. If you’d like to talk to us about this, please get in touch.
Location: Southampton
Salary: £25,750 - £26,383
Hours per week: 37.5
Contract Type: Permanent
Reference Number: STOPDA841 & STOPDA842
Main Purpose and Scope of the Job:
The focus of this role is on reduction of risk and minimising impact of domestic abuse by providing support, advice and assistance to adults and any children living within Stop Domestic Abuse’s dispersed accommodation who have experienced or are at risk of domestic abuse.
Dispersed accommodation is safe, self-contained accommodation with a similar level of specialist domestic abuse support as provided within our refuges but which may be more suitable for victims-survivors who are unable to stay in a refuge with communal spaces, and/or where peer support from other residents may not be appropriate. This may include: women with male children over 16, male victims-survivors, including men with children, LGBTQ+ victims-survivors, older adults, victims-survivors with disabilities, victims-survivors facing multiple disadvantages and victims-survivors with pets
To provide safety planning, support, advice, and assistance all adults, children those living within dispersed accommodation.
The post-holder will work to empower and support all victims and survivors of domestic abuse to make positive choices.
To participate in the delivery of the on-call out of hours on a rota basis.
What We Offer:
Time off and Flexibility:
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (Increasing with service)
- Birthday day off
- Child’s first day of school off
- Option to purchase up to 10 additional days’ leave per year
- Flexible and hybrid working
- Protected time of up to one hour each month
Family-Friendly Benefits:
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental and Adoption leave
- IVF Leave
Health and Wellbeing:
- Westfield Health Healthcare Cashback Plan (after probation)
- Westfield Health Personal Health Insurance (after 2 years’ service)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Eye care vouchers
- Cycle to Work Scheme
About Stop Domestic Abuse:
Stop Domestic Abuse is a proud women-led organisation supporting victims and survivors of domestic violence and abuse across Portsmouth and Hampshire. Our vision is a world without domestic abuse, and we work to ensure that it’s ‘everyone’s business.’
We provide refuge and community-based support, delivering in a trauma-informed way for adults, children and young people, tailored to individual needs. Our 19 refuges offer safe, welcoming homes, and across our services we provide one-to-one support and group activities to help improve their safety and to meet others with similar experiences. We support children process their experiences and help regain a sense of safety.
Our UP2U programmes support those seeking to change abusive behaviours, and we also offer specialist support for victims of stalking. We also deliver training to professionals, including the hair and beauty industry, to recognise domestic abuse and connect people to specialist support services.
Our Values:
Equality, Openness, Honesty, Respect for individual dignity and diversity, Empowering women and children, and Care and Compassion – are at the heart of everything we do. By committing to these values, we aim to significantly improve the lives of those we support and work towards our vision of a world without domestic abuse.
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About the role
This role sits within Women and Girls Network’s CJS Team and provides rapid, short-term advocacy and support to survivors, in London, who have experienced sexual violence and are engaging with, or considering engaging with, the criminal justice system.
You will deliver brief, trauma-informed and survivor-centred support to people who are unable to access an ISVA locally or who are waiting for support through the London Survivors Gateway. Working across the Gateway partnership - including Rape Crisis Centres, Galop, Survivors UK, Respond, and the Havens - you will help ensure survivors receive timely, independent information and advocacy at a critical point.
As this is a pilot role, you will also play a key part in shaping and developing this specialist brief intervention ISVA provision in response to survivor need.
Job description
As the Brief Intervention Independent Sexual Violence Advocate (ISVA), you will:
- Provide rapid, short-term independent advocacy, information and support to survivors navigating or considering the criminal justice system, enabling informed choice and access to rights.
- Deliver empowering, trauma-informed and intersectional support, including risk and needs assessments, safety planning and tailored action planning.
- Offer clear, impartial information about reporting options, the criminal justice process, survivors’ rights under the Victims’ Code, and available legal and compensation routes.
- Advocate on survivors’ behalf with police and criminal justice agencies, and support attendance at police stations or court where required.
- Work within strict safeguarding, confidentiality and professional boundaries, ensuring survivor safety and wellbeing remain central at all times.
- Develop and pilot a brief intervention ISVA model, contributing to service design, case management systems and best practice alongside the CJS Team Manager and Gateway partners.
- Build strong working relationships across the London Survivors Gateway partnership to strengthen pathways and improve access to timely support.
- Maintain accurate case records, monitoring and evaluation data, and engage in supervision, reflective practice and continuous professional development.
- Model WGN’s feminist, trauma-informed and anti-oppressive approach, contributing to a collaborative team culture and high-quality service delivery.
Closing date and interviews
This vacancy closes at 9am on Friday 10 April 2026, with interviews expected to take place in the week commencing Monday 20 April 2026.
About us
Women and Girls Network (WGN) is a pan-London organisation that supports women and girls affected by all forms of gendered-based violence. Our overall aim is to promote, preserve and restore the mental health and well-being of women and girls who have experienced, or are at risk of, gendered-based violence, whilst working towards a society free of gendered-based violence.
We do this by:
- Providing women-only holistic and seamless therapeutic services, which meet women and girls’ needs and contribute to total and sustainable recovery from the experiences of violence.
- Evidencing the impact of gendered-based violence and presenting this information in appropriate forums to affect social change in attitudes towards, and responses to, gendered-based violence.
- Developing good practice in the sector by providing training and guidance on specialist service provision and the development of culturally appropriate service delivery.
WGN is proud to be an accredited Living Wage Employer and a member of The London VAWG Consortium, Halo Code, and Helplines Partnership.
Join us and be part of a team that values your well-being, growth, and contribution.
We are deeply committed to creating a workforce that reflects the diversity and strength of the women and girls we serve, and we strongly encourage candidates from Black and Global Majority backgrounds with Lived Experience who may not meet all criteria to apply.
WGN is an equal opportunities employer.
The above post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1.
Registered Charity
51 - 100
We promote social change that transforms societal attitudes, practices, and policies to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Our client is the leading provider of mental health services in Birmingham and the West Midlands. Their Vision is “Better Mental Health for All” and their values of We Celebrate People, We are Better Together, We Inspire Hope, We Champion Change, and We Bridge the Gap, are at the heart of what they deliver. Our client has a well-earned reputation for excelling in quality delivery and plays a key role in supporting and influencing the wider mental health system across the city.
They have been able to diversify their services over recent years resulting in their offer to the citizens of Birmingham being expanded to include prevention and community-based asset services, crisis intervention, a Birmingham and Solihull wide Mental health Helpline as well as workplace wellbeing support.
You will be working as part of a new, clinically led Rehabilitation Pathway Team and a well-established Intensive Community Rehabilitation Team within the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (BSMHFT). Although employed and managed by Our client, you will be working as part of an integrated clinical team. You will be working with a range of individuals who are currently admitted in independent out-of-area rehabilitation placements or BSMHFT placements, who require suitable accommodation upon their discharge. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team, made up of medical and psychology professionals and local authority. This role is not limited to the Birmingham area, and you may be expected to travel outside of this area.
Ideally you will be QCF/NVQ level 3 qualified or have a willingness to work towards this qualification. It is essential that you have experience of working with accommodation providers within Birmingham and Solihull, an empathy for people experiencing mental health issues and are committed to service user involvement and empowerment. You will have a good understanding of equal opportunities, confidentiality, safeguarding and health & safety.
Shift pattern is 9.00am - 5.00pm, with the flexibility to work outside of these hours if necessary.
Benefits include an attractive defined contribution pension scheme, PayCare which offers employees affordable cover for a range of healthcare treatments, an Employee Assistance Programme which includes free counselling and a comprehensive training programme.
Our client is extremely proud to have a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities that they work with. They strongly encourage applications from individuals with lived experience of mental health challenges as their perspectives enrich their teams. They are also committed to changing the ethnic diversity of their management team and particularly encourage applicants from minority communities to apply for this role.
Their people are key to the success of the organisation, and they are recognised as both a Mindful Employer as well as achieving Gold standard success in Investors in People. They welcome applications from people who have experienced mental health difficulties.
Candidates must have the right to work in the UK for a minimum of 12 months. They are not a registered sponsor and therefore are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.
Closing date for applications is Monday 23rd March 2026
Interviews to take place on Tuesday 31st March and Wednesday 1st April 2026
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Age UK Merton is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences-diversity enriches the care we provide to older adults, and it strengthens us as colleagues. Embracing varied perspectives encourages us to think critically, grow continuously, innovate, and adapt together.
Living Well Health and Wellbeing Coordinator Role:
Referrals and assessment
- Triage and co-ordinate client referrals from a range of sources, primarily health and care, in conjunction with the Living Well Manager. These can be for the Living Well service alone, or for “Living Well Plus” where additional support is given to those clients who may require hoarding or de-cluttering support
- Communicate with referral partners to understand the trigger for referral and liaise with clients to build trust and encourage initial assessment
- Work closely with Adult Social Care, regularly hot desking at Merton Civic centre and joining GP surgery Multi-disciplinary meetings to accumulate more referrals and build professional relationships
- Actively engage in taking part in community events and meetings to promote the Living Well service and increase referrals/referral pathways
- Hold ‘guided conversations’ to assess clients’ needs and home risk, these will be conducted on telephone and through home visits
Action planning and support provision
- Create person-centred action plans to enable clients to set realistic goals to improve their overall health and wellbeing.
- Connect individuals to support services catered to their needs at both Age UK Merton and external partners
- Provide ongoing support and co-ordination for clients to ensure that action plans are progressing, including regular liaison with partners across health, care and voluntary sector to achieve successful client outcomes
- Work with partners across health, care and voluntary sectors to build strong understanding of the service offer for older adults in the London Borough of Merton.
- Receive and respond to enquiries related to the programme by phone, in person and by e-mail
- Work closely within Community Support Service, carrying out joint home visits with appropriate staff to ensure better outcomes for clients as well as ensure streamlined/triaged support.
General
- Record information on the CRM database, Charity Log, including service monitoring data and provide accurate and timely monitoring reports as required for funders
- Engage in exporting personal monthly KPIs as required by the Living Well Manager
- Cover the Community Navigator Role when needed with the Community Support service team on a rota basis
- Create two Case Studies quarterly, reflecting on successful outcomes for clients
- Carry out reviews with clients to capture the client’s journey from assessment to closing the case; showcasing how the client has improved their health and wellbeing outcomes
- Understand the process for raising safeguarding concerns and the route of accountability
- Comply at all times with the policies and procedures of Age UK Merton
- Ensure that Age UK Merton’s Equal Opportunities policies, principles and practices are observed and implemented throughout service delivery
- Attend staff meetings, personal supervision and appraisal meetings
- Be aware of own training needs and participate in training/education to improve performance considered relevant to the post and to achieve agreed targets
- Act as a representative of the values, beliefs and principles of AUKM at all times
- Undertake any other duties that are requested and commensurate with the grade and remit of the post
