Location: Barnet, Bexley, Camden, Enfield, Haringey, Islington and Lambeth Refuge Services (workers would be expected to work across 1 or 2 boroughs)

Salary Band: 2.3

£ 29k – 31k Per annum (successful applicants are usually appointed at bottom of band)

Qualified applicants (with an accredited VAWG /domestic abuse qualification) dependent on experience

Hours: 37.5 per week

Contract: 12 Month Fixed Term

Vacancy Reference: S100

Closing Date: 17/05/2022 noon

Interview Date: 27th June 2022

Solace Women’s Aid is an innovative, exciting, grassroots charity working across London. Our purpose is to bring to 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.

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

About the Service 

 The Multiple Disadvantage role is aimed at providing specialist support services to women living in refuge with multiple needs, who have experienced domestic, or sexual violence and who have mental illness or use substances problematically. You will liaise with partner agencies ensuring services delivered are of the highest standard in line with the organisation aims and objectives.

About the Role 

 You will work with women living in refuge within 7 Pan London  boroughs, to devise a support plan that meets their immediate practical and emotional needs and start the process of recovery, linking women into more specialist support services   where required. The Multiple Disadvantage Worker will undertake risk assessments, safety plans and identify support needs of women such as accessing benefits, budgeting, and explore re settlement pathways from the refuge. You will promote social inclusion, encourage independence and development of personal resilience.  You will build up support network for women, promoting and enabling engagement with other services. 

About You 

Relevant experience and direct work within specialist support services to women/families with multiple needs. Case work experience, providing proactive and emotional support to women who have experienced domestic abuse and provide the support to enable them to recover and rebuild their lives. Relevant experience around working multi agency and being proactive in relation to multi agency working, with a professional manner.

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.

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.

About the organisation
nia has been delivering services to women, girls and children who have been subjected to sexual and domestic violence and abuse, including prostitution, since 1975. The organisation has three main aims: to provide services for women, girls and children who have experienced men’s violence; contributing to ending male violence against women and girls, and to inform and influence policy and public awareness.
nia’s Specialist Refuge service holds the Women’s Aid Quality Standard mark. The refuges team provides specialist accommodation and support services to women who experience multiple disadvantage including involvement in prostitution and other forms of sexual violence and exploitation, domestic violence, and problematic substance use.

About the post
These posts are currently funded until March 2023.

About you
We’re looking for highly organised and self-motivated women who are passionate about ending violence against women. You’ll have a ‘can-do’ approach and demonstrable commitment to nia’s feminist approach to supporting women and girls.

CV’s will not be accepted.

Closing date: 10am, 31st May 2022

Interview date: Wednesday 8th June 2022

The post is subject to an enhanced vetting and barring check and open to women only. Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR), Schedule 9 (Work; Exceptions), Part 1 (Occupational Requirements), of the Equality Act (2010) applies.

Role Overview

Job Title: Refuge Worker

Location: Lambeth, London

Salary: £12,977.5 per annum (full time equivalent is £25,955 per annum)

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Part time, 18.75 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 excellent individuals who are passionate about supporting women and children who have been affected by domestic violence, as a Refuge Worker you will be responsible for providing high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence and their children living in our refuges.

The main purpose of the role is to support victims of domestic violence and their children by collaborating with them to provide safe accommodation, ensuring that they have access to all options and services while also ensuing that they understand their rights.

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: Tuesday 07 June 2022 at 09.00 am

Virtual Date: Tuesday 14 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 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.

Role Overview

Job Title: Refuge Worker

Location: Cambridgeshire

Salary: £22,643 per annum

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 per week

Recruitment and Retention Allowance

For this role we pay a Recruitment and Retention Allowance to external candidates of £1500 (pro rata for part time roles). This is paid in two payments – half on commencement in the role and the other half following the successful completion of probation. The allowance is subject to deduction for tax and NI.

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 excellent individual who is passionate about supporting women and children who have been affected by domestic violence, as a Refuge Worker you will be responsible for providing high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence and their children living in our refuges.

The main purpose of the role is to support victims of domestic violence and their children by collaborating with them to provide safe accommodation, ensuring that they have access to all options and services while also ensuing that they understand their rights.

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: Friday 03 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.

Job Purpose:

· To provide refuge cover overnight and ensure the safety and security of the residents and refuge building, including admitting and settling in new residents.

Duties and Responsibilities

Administration:

· To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems.

· To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users.

· To keep accurate records of financial transitions in line with BSWA’s procedures.

· To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date.

· To keep inventories of all refuge contents.

Communication:

· To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the refuge, staff, volunteers and service users by:

a) maintaining BSWA communication records

b) following safety procedures

c) carrying out risk assessments in conjunction with your line manager

d) attending appropriate team and project meetings

· To attend training relevant to the post in agreement with your line manager.

· To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager.

Premises and Equipment:

· To ensure that the appropriate agreements related to tenancies are completed.

· To ensure that house rules and fire safety procedures are read and understood by new tenants and that all residents comply with them.

· To carry out health and safety checks to ensure the building is secure at all times, maximising the safety of residents and staff.

· To prepare rooms for new residents, ensuring compliance with health and safety requirements.

· To ensure the refuge is clean and tidy overnight

· To ensure that the refuge revenue is collected by completing housing benefit forms and all personal contributions are collected on a weekly basis, in advance.

· To report to your line manager any difficulties in relation to the collection of rent and other charges.

Support Work:

· Devise and implement appropriate methods of communication with women and children living in refuge, in agreement with your line manager.

· To take out of hours referrals, including an initial risk assessment

· To welcome and settle women and children into the refuge, familiarising them with the building.

· To respond to emergency situations arising within the refuge out of hours, including during the sleep-in period.

General:

· To maintain the confidentiality of the women, young people and children using the service.

· To maintain confidentiality in all matters relating to the organisation.

· To offer an equal service to all women and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation, adhering to BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.

· To adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, and Adult Safeguarding procedures throughout.

· To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times.

· To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA.

· To participate in the development and annual appraisal of a personal individual development plan with the line manager.

· To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise incidentally, develop, or be assigned commensurate with the post.

As a ‘led by and for’ specialist domestic abuse and sexual violence service, London Black Women’s Project currently have the following immediate vacancy

Please note within the organisation the role is known as Manager of Refuge Accomodation and Move-on services. 

Black and ‘Minority Ethnic’ Women only need apply (Schedule 9, Part 1, 158 and 159 Equality Act 2010). All posts are subject to a DBS vetting and barring check.

1. Manager (Maternity Cover only, for up to 12-months)  Leading Safe Refuge Accommodation and Move-on (BME)
2. £40, 363 per annum), 35 hrs per week: 9-5pm

LBWP is advertising this role in line with the new domestic abuse bill and duties that came into force in 2021. The Mayor of London has created a draft strategy for safe refuge accommodation and move on and completed a needs assessment of domestic abuse survivors (adults, young people and children) who require support. This role will have a strong strategic emphasis, representing the needs of black minoritised communities, of women, girls and children accessing our service. The role will also have a strong emphasis for the inclusion of expert (survivor) involvement and participation, in local and national political and policy decision making platforms.

LBWP is keen to recruit a diverse staffing pool that reflects the service users we support, under the equality duty 2010 and subsequent protected characteristics. 

The role is ideal for anyone interested joining a dynamic team and who is committed to LBWP values.

We have vacancies in our Domestic AbuseRefuges and Complex Needs Refuge (supporting women who have additional support needs)

The posts involve working in refuge supporting  women and children,  in addition, you will cover  our helpline when required.  Providing innovative support both  one-to-one  and group activities.

The role requires you to provide support in a creative, sensitive, flexible, non-discriminatory, and non- judgmental way. You will be part of an experienced team providing high quality trauma informed support to women accessing our services.

The roles are varied and  require a resilient flexible can-do attitude

You will thrive as part of an inclusive team in addition to being confident to lone work.

We are looking for women who are experienced in Domestic Abuse/working with vulnerable women and children/including mental health and substance use, with a minimum two years experience and/or a relevant qualification in Health & Social Care Level 2 or similiar.

Senior Support Officer -35 hours per week

£28,226 - £30,095

Refuge Support Officer -  30 Hours per week

£23,023 - £24,920 per annum (pro rata)

30 hours per week -  in the Complex Needs Refuge - £25,927 - £27,514 per annum (pro rata)

15 hours per week - Refuge Support Officer with a focus on supporting ethnic minority women

£23,023 - £24,920 per annum (pro rata for part-time staff)

Assessement & Referral Officer - 15 hours per week

£23,023 - £24,920 per annum (pro rata)

Family, Children/Young Persons Support Officer

35 hours per week fixed term contract until March 2023

£23,023 - £24,920 per annum (pro rata)

Do you have the leadership skills, enthusiasm, drive and passion to join our senior management team? If yes, we are recruiting to the following post:

Maternity cover - Female Refuge Services Coordinator

35 hours per week (out of hours working will be required in the posts responsibilities)

£31,685 per annum, pro rata for part time

The successful candidate will cover the role whilst current Refuge services coordinator is on maternity leave.

Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd (NWAL) operate refuge provision in the north of the county that consist of eight 2-bedroom self-contained flats, a six-bedroom communal refuge and 3 satellite properties. It is the responsibility of the refuge services coordinator to oversee the running of the refuges and any satellite properties. You will be expected to work closely with two team leaders to ensure the smooth running of the day-to-day project, ensure the projects are adhering to any legal or contractual requirements and are working in line with the statement aims and principles of Women’s Aid Federation England (WAFE), which is attached and forms part of your contract. It is expected that women, children’s and young people accessing the refuge provision receive appropriate individual support packages whilst residing in refuge accommodation.

Closing date: 12 noon on 24th May 2022 Interviews:  1st June 2022

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. 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) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Application packs can be obtained by either email or via our website or in writing, enclosing an A4 £2.05 stamped self addressed envelope for each application pack requested, to:

Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd 

Recruitment, Maternity cover - Refuge Services Coordinator

The Farr Centre, Chapel Walk, Westgate, Worksop, S80 1LR

CV’s will not be accepted

We are looking for a highly organised, self-motivated Refugee Integration Manager with excellent communication skills and an experience of working with vulnerable people within the housing or welfare.

The Integration Manager will lead a team of 3 to 5 Integration Advisors as part of the North East RISE Programme. NERISE is an innovative new partnership between the Home Office, North East Migration Partnership (NEMP), Local Authorities, charities supporting refugees and Bridges Outcomes Partnership. The aim is to improve the initial financial inclusion, housing, employment and wider integration needs of newly granted refugees in the North East region.

World Jewish Relief is the leading international development and humanitarian agency for the UK Jewish community. Our mission is to assist those living in poverty, affected by disaster or who are displaced, to survive, earn a living, find employment and be better able to support themselves. We tackle Jewish poverty and reach beyond our community. We create opportunities for those out of work to become self-reliant; we bring dignity to the elderly and we respond to international disasters. Our support to refugees in the UK, assisting them to find employment, has become a flagship initiative of ours.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Employment Advisor to join our Specialist Training and Employment Programmes (STEP). STEP supports refugees to develop the skills and identify the opportunities they need to secure sustainable employment.

The Employment Advisor will be seconded to work at Open Door North East in Stockton-on-Tees for the fixed term contract and will support STEP clients in the Stockton and Hartlepool region. Some flexibility for home-based working is available.

Open Door North East is a growing charity whose ambition is to alleviate and eliminate the devastating and complex effects of destitution and homelessness experienced by asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants in the Tees Valley.

You will work directly with refugee clients, preparing them for competitive employment and helping them to achieve their chosen training and employment objectives. You will work to a variety of targets based on the progression outcomes of clients such as successful completion of training courses, voluntary and work placements and achieving and sustaining paid employment.

World Jewish Relief promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We invite and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. We encourage applications from candidates of different ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation and of faith or none that meet the criteria set out for this role.

You don’t need to be Jewish to work for us, but you must be committed to our faith-based values of Justice, Kindness, Repairing the World and Welcoming the Stranger. We are inspired by these values to work beyond our community, recognising the dignity and potential of all people.

As this role has contact with vulnerable groups, it is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and references.

Role Overview

Job Title: South Asian Community Outreach Worker

Location: Derby

Salary: £25,104 per annum

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 per week 

Recruitment and Retention Allowance

For this role we pay a Recruitment and Retention Allowance to external candidates of £1500 (pro rata for part time roles). This is paid in two payments – half on commencement in the role and the other half following the successful completion of probation. The allowance is subject to deduction for tax and NI.

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 Community Outreach Worker to provide high quality personal welfare support service to survivors of domestic violence and other forms of violence and abuse including those at the point of crisis. This role involves working within a multi-agency framework to develop referral, joint working and information sharing protocols

We are looking for candidate who is proficient in either of the following languages: Bengali, Urdu, and Punjabi. You must have experience of providing emotional, practical and welfare support, up to date knowledge of legislation relating to survivors of domestic violence and other forms of violence and abuse, Knowledge of the dynamics and impact of domestic violence and how best to support survivors and Commitment to work within and to maintain Refuge’s core values.

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: Tuesday 31 May 2022

Interview Date: Thursday 09 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.

Role Overview

Job Title: Children's Support Worker 

Location: Cambridgeshire

Salary: £18,816 per annum

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Recruitment and Retention Allowance

For this role we pay a Recruitment and Retention Allowance to external candidates of £1500 (pro rata for part time roles). This is paid in two payments – half on commencement in the role and the other half following the successful completion of probation. The allowance is subject to deduction for tax and NI.

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 Children’s Support Worker who will be working closely with children and their mothers who are living in our refuges escaping domestic violence and other forms of violence and abuse, to provide personal welfare support and ensure that our clients are provided with a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment.

Responsibilities

• Organising and providing play activities for children.
• Working closely with location workers to provide practical information and assistance to our clients about local services for children such as play schemes, nurseries and schools.
• Working closely with children and their mothers in our refuges.
• Undertaking administrative tasks of the service activities as require

Essential Skills or Experience

• Experience of working with children.
• Knowledge of the dynamics and impact of domestic violence and other forms of violence and abuse and how they affect children.
• Excellent interpersonal, listening skills and ability to communicate effectively with children.
• Good administration skills and an understanding of GDPR.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to use own initiative.
• Commitment to work within and maintain Refuge’s core values.

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 03 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.

Role Overview

Job Title: Community Outreach Worker

Location: Cambridgeshire

Salary: £20,798 per annum

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 per week (Duty rota between 08.00am – 20.00pm)

Recruitment and Retention Allowance

For this role we pay a Recruitment and Retention Allowance to external candidates of £1500 (pro rata for part time roles). This is paid in two payments – half on commencement in the role and the other half following the successful completion of probation. The allowance is subject to deduction for tax and NI.

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 Community Outreach Worker to provide high quality personal welfare support service to survivors of domestic violence and other forms of violence and abuse including those at the point of crisis. This role involves working within a multi-agency framework to develop referral, joint working and information sharing protocols.

Responsibilities

• Providing a high quality personal welfare support service to survivors of domestic violence and other forms of violence and abuse including those at the point of crisis.
• Working in partnership with other agencies to advocate for survivors to ensure their needs are met.
• Working within a multi-agency framework to develop referral, joint working and information sharing protocols.
• Conducting key work sessions and keeping casework records up to date.
• Developing and delivering individual support and risk management plans.
• Ensuring that clients are aware of their rights to legal protection for themselves and their children.
•  Arranging provision of legal advice as required and accompanies clients to appointments if appropriate.
• Assessing benefit requirements of women escaping domestic violence and other forms of violence and abuse and to ensure prompt take up of housing and other benefits.

Essential Skills or Experience

• Experience of providing emotional, practical and welfare support.
• Up to date knowledge of legislation relating to survivors of domestic violence and other forms of violence and abuse.
• Knowledge of the dynamics and impact of domestic violence and how best to support survivors.
• Demonstrable ability to use Microsoft Office.
• Ability to build and develop supportive relationships with clients and their children fleeing domestic violence.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to use own initiative.
• Commitment to work within and to maintain Refuge’s core values.

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: Friday 03 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.

Location:  Bexley

Salary:  Qualified applicants (with an accredited VAWG /domestic abuse qualification) dependent on experience: £27,500-£30,000 per annum.

Unqualified applicants, dependent on experience: £26,000-£27,500 per annum

Hours: Full Time - 37.5 hrs

Contract: Permanent

Vacancy Reference: S096

Closing Date:  6th June 2022

Interview Date:  13th June 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 Service

Bexley Refuge Service provide emergency accommodation to women and children fleeing domestic abuse and sexual violence. Refuge Case workers provide emotional and practical support this can include housing support, legal options, reporting to the police, help around child contact, benefits, financial advice and accessing therapeutic support services.

About the Role

You will provide advice and support to women who have experienced domestic abuse in a refuge setting working across two sites.  You will carry out risk and needs assessments, develop support plans and carry out key work with women survivors. You should have a minimum of two years’ experience of working with this or a similar client group. An in depth understanding of the needs of women and children from a diverse background is essential.

About You

The ideal candidate will have in-depth knowledge of domestic abuse and its impact on women and their children, as well as experience of providing emotional and practical support to victims of domestic and sexual violence.

You will have experience of managing risk and following case management procedures to meet the needs of the client group, and the ability to work with women to help them to understand their needs, risk assess, develop safety plan and support them in linking with other agencies.  

You will have a working knowledge of the available legal remedies, housing and welfare benefits, as well as experience of providing workshops.

In addition to case management you will be required to undertake housing management responsibilities including health and safety and maintenance of the refuges.  You will have excellent administrative and time management skills.

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.