Women's Aid Leicestershire Ltd

Who we are

Women’s Aid Leicestershire Limited was established in 1974 when we opened the first refuge in Leicester to support women and children fleeing domestic abuse.

Since then we have continued to provide vital assistance to all victims of domestic abuse. Our work continues to be as important now as it was when we first began.

We run safe, temporary refuges in Leicester and Leicestershire, plus a number of dispersed refuge properties across Leicestershire and Rutland. Alongside these, we offer several community support services, a service dedicated to supporting male victims, a children, young people’s and family service, a housing link service with two district councils and a resettlement support service for clients who move on from refuge.

Our culture and values

The following values guide the way in which WALL works:

• WALL gives priority to women’s and children’s safety and recognises that anybody can be a victim of domestic abuse.
• WALL is committed to a teamwork environment where clients, employees, workers, volunteers and Trustees of the Board are treated with respect and encouraged to contribute towards shaping services.
• WALL strives to create a workplace where opportunity, openness, enthusiasm, diversity, accountability and a sense of purpose combine to provide a rewarding professional experience.
• WALL is committed to the highest level of integrity which is demonstrated by honesty and fairness in every action we take.
• WALL will communicate openly, honestly and accurately with stakeholders.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a service and following practices which are free from unfair and unlawful discrimination. Our equality, diversity and inclusion policy is designed to ensure that no person receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be relevant to performance. It seeks also to ensure that no person is victimised or subjected to any form of bullying or harassment.