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Cumbria (Hybrid)
£26830.20 - £28611.00 per annum
Full-time
Job description

Victim Support are looking to recruit Children and Young Person's Independent Domestic Violence Advocates (CHIDVA) to join our Children and Young Persons team in Cumberland and Westmorland & Furness.

We have multiple positions available based in Cumberland covering the North, West and Westmorland & Furness, Barrow.

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 are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent. Our competitive rewards and benefits package includes:

    • Flexible Working Options: Including hybrid working.
    • Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
    • Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
    • Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
    • Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
    • Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
    • Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
    • Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
    • Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
    • Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
    • Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression


About the Role

These roles are based in Cumberland North (Carlisle), Cumberland West (Workington) and Westmorland & Furness (Barrow). There is a requirements to travel to meet clients & work across areas as required, with a combination of home and office working.

As a Children and Young People IDVA (CHIDVA), you will play a vital role in providing high quality, end-to-end support to children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse across Cumberland. You will act as the single point of contact for young victims throughout their recovery process, delivering support and interventions in a group setting or one-to-one basis.

You will need: -

You will have a thorough understanding of domestic abuse and its impact on child victim/survivors.

You will understand safety and risk and how it relates to children and have strong communication skills and the confidence and ability to present and educate service users and agency partners on the realities and impacts of domestic abuse in a variety of settings. An ability to work independently and prioritise a busy workload is essential.

You will have the skills to provide effective crisis intervention, carry out risk assessments, safety planning, assessment of needs and individual support planning. You should have demonstrable experience of working in a similar setting or position.

To be successful in this role you should have good IT skills & thorough safe guarding awareness.

This role involves regular travel and due to the location, a driving license and access to a vehicle is considered an essential requirement. If you are unable to drive because of a disability, please indicate this in your application in your personal statement so we can explore the feasibility of alternative arrangements.

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


About Us:

Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.

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.

At Victim Support, we're proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We're committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.


As a Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.

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 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. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.

Organisation
Victim Support View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size More than 1000
Posted on: 18 March 2026
Closing date: 15 April 2026 at 15:30
Job ref: 6622
Tags: Social / Support Work