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We have a new & exciting role in the London Victim & Witness Service, which has created this fabulous opportunity for a Male Independent Domestic Violence Advisor- Housing Specialist to join our Ashraya Project - dedicated male victims team. The role will be home and office based, travel required across the whole of London, working 37.5 hours a week.

Do you want to join a committed and inspiring team? Do you want to help make a real difference every day?

Do you want to contribute to change & improve the quality of lives of male survivors of domestic abuse?

Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on safety and customer service and care?

If yes, then we'd love to hear from you.

What we offer:

At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

• Flexible working options including hybrid working
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Enhanced sick pay allowances & maternity payments
• High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
• Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
• Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
• Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression

About the role:

This role is home and office based, with travel throughout London. As a Male Independent Domestic Violence Advisor- Housing Specialist you will: -

• Ensure that male survivors' safety and housing needs are met.
• Provide specialist support for survivors at the moment of crisis.
• Provision of advocacy; supporting survivors to access safe accommodation.
• Ensure that the service prioritises the safety, security and dignity of service users and their children

You will need:

• A good understanding of domestic abuse including the impact of domestic abuse on victims and their children.
• Understand the principles of risk assessment, safety planning and risk management for victims of domestic abuse and their children
• Understand Safeguarding issues, and the legal responsibilities surrounding these issues.
• Have a good understanding of Housing Law to be able to provide up to date advice and information to victims of domestic abuse on housing related needs
• Experience of working with housing agencies or in a housing setting in the context of domestic abuse
• Have excellent communication, negotiation and advisory skills, both written and verbal when interacting with a range of agencies and individuals. Understand and be committed to equal opportunities and diversity issues in policy and practice.
• Have a strong crisis management skills and the ability to deal with stressful and difficult situations.
• The ability to speak a second language is desirable.

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

About Us:

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

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.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

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 looking forward to hearing from you.

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.

The Huntington's Disease Association is a UK registered charity that supports people affected by Huntington's disease across England and Wales. We provide information, advice and support to families, friends, and healthcare professionals.

We are looking for a Specialist Huntington's Disease Adviser to support people affected by Huntington’s. The role is 28 hours per week and is home-based, living in North Wales, but will involve extensive travel within the region and occasional travel across England and Wales. The Adviser must speak Welsh.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated person who is dedicated and committed to the welfare of families affected by Huntington’s disease, developing and improving the quality of care that they receive. They will need to have skills gained within a Health and Social Care profession. Their main responsibilities will be to offer help, information, advice, support and education to everyone affected by Huntington’s disease and professionals involved in supporting them.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to bring their knowledge, skills and experience to our organisation.

We offer great benefits including 25 days annual leave plus public holidays, a pension scheme with 3% employer contribution, a tax-free working from home allowance, a Medicash scheme, a flexible working approach, a supportive and positive working environment and fantastic learning and development opportunities.

We are committed to equal opportunities in our recruitment process and in order to find out how well we are doing, we collect monitoring data. This will not form part of the selection process in any way and will be used for monitoring purposes only. The completion of this form is voluntary.

The Huntington's Disease Association is looking for someone with the ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of adults at risk, children and young people. We follow safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the people we work with. We require the successful candidate to provide two employment references and undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for enhance disclosure before joining the charity.

Full details of how we securely handle the data you provide to us as part of the recruitment process can be found in our privacy notice for job applicants on our website.

To apply, please email a cover letter outlining your interest and suitability and detailing how you meet each of the requirements in the person specification along with a copy of your CV to [email protected] hda. org. uk. Applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered.

Closing date for applications is Wednesday 7 September 2022.

Interviews will be held in Liverpool on Wednesday 21 September 2022.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) to join the IDVA team in Preston, working 37.5 hours a week.

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 believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days plus Bank Holidays
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances & maternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression

About the role:

This role is based at Preston. After six months probation you will be eligible to apply for hybrid working. All travel costs to and from appointments from your office base will be reimbursed.

As a IDVA you will be:

• Focusing on victims at high risk of harm & will provide a pro-active, short to medium term crisis intervention service through individual safety planning, advocacy, emotional and practical support.
• Supporting victims face to face or by telephone to access services to keep themselves & family safe.
• Developing individual safety plans to meet client's needs as identified in the needs & risk assessment.
• Providing advocacy, emotional and practical support and information to victims including legal & civil options, housing, health & finance as well as support through the criminal justice system.
• Participating in multi agency meetings providing the voice of the client & ensuring actions are followed up.

You will need to:

• Have a good understanding of domestic abuse & the impact on victims and their children.
• Understand risk assessment, safety planning & risk management for victims and their children.
• Understand Safeguarding issues, and the legal responsibilities surrounding these issues
• Have theoretical, practical and procedural knowledge of civil and criminal justice remedies for victims and their children.
• Have experience of working within a multi-agency and legislative framework.
• Have experience of managing a complex caseload, able to prioritise to deal with competing demands.
• Have strong crisis management skills and the ability to deal with stressful and difficult situations.
• Have excellent communication, negotiation and advisory skills, both written and verbal.
• Demonstrate the ability to use IT applications competently including, Microsoft Word, Excel etc. and Case Management systems in order to keep accurate records and monitoring your performance.
• Full clean driving licence (and access to a car). * If you have a disability that prevents you from driving please specify so we can assess what reasonable adjustments can be made.

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

About Us:

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

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.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities

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 looking forward to hearing from you.

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.

Location - working across our sites at Bath as well as at Midsomer Norton & Keynsham as needed. In line with our current policy, applicants will be encouraged to work flexibly at home and in the office.

Hours: 30 per week (to be worked over 4 days)

Contract: One year, fixed term, with the possibility of extension

About Citizens Advice Bath and North East Somerset

Citizens Advice Bath and North East Somerset is an independent local charity providing information and advice to residents of the BANES council area. We aim to empower people to resolve their problems and change their lives for the better.

We provide free, independent and confidential advice. Whoever you are. We help people overcome their problems and campaign on big issues when their voices need to be heard. We value diversity, champion equality, and challenge discrimination and harassment.

We’re here for everyone in the Bath and NE Somerset area and we work in partnership with other local services to provide the best possible advice and information to meet the needs of local residents.

We offer information and generalist advice on any issue and specialist benefits and debt advice. We also offer specialist legal advice delivered by professionals acting on a pro bono basis.

About Citizens Advice B&NES Debt Advice Service

We provide quality assured advice and casework services across Bath and NE Somerset, which covers the city of Bath, several smaller towns and the surrounding rural area.

We have drop-in sessions across the area in One Stop Shops, working in partnership with the local authority and other voluntary agencies. Our telephone Adviceline is open from 9.30 until 2.30 every weekday. Our specialist projects provide casework in Debt and Welfare Benefits. We have a small team of paid staff and a large workforce of enthusiastic, dedicated volunteers. We have access to a wealth of resources as part of our membership with national Citizens Advice including an up to date information system, second tier consultancy.

We are constantly striving to improve our service and current priorities are to help more clients to resolve their problems at the first point of contact, to enable more people to use digital resources and to make it easier and quicker for people to access our help.

The role

We are looking for an experienced, well-organised Income Maximisation Adviser to support our core and contract services providing welfare benefit entitlement checks, making applications to trust funds, accessing social tariffs and budgeting options.  You will be working as part of our money advice team, preparing clients for debt advise and supporting clients to reach better outcomes. Further details can be found in the Job Description below. The successful applicant will be working across our sites at Bath as well as at Midsomer Norton & Keynsham as needed.  In line with our current policy, applicants will be encouraged to work flexibly at home and in the office.

What we offer our staff

• 6% employer pension contribution
• Flexible working arrangements
• 24-hour access to online wellbeing and mental health support

Closing date: Thursday 21 August 2022 at 5.00pm

LRMN is recruiting an experienced and motivated housing and welfare benefits advisor to work with asylum seekers, refugees and migrants. You will be an integral part of the team, offering specialist advice and managing a caseload of clients.

LRMN is a thriving organisation and one of the most established refugees and migrants’ organisations providing services in London but focusing in south and southeast London boroughs. Our services include provision of specialist legal advice and information on immigration, housing and welfare, therapeutic and practical support to women who survived gender based violence, helping our service users access employment, training and volunteering opportunities, prevention of mental health problems, and helping our clients integrate and engage in their community.

You will have an awareness of issues and barriers faced by refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in accessing appropriate services and experience of providing high quality advice. You will be highly motivated and able to work alone and as part of a team.

LRMN is an equal opportunity employer and committed to safeguarding and fulfilling its duty of care to people working and volunteering in the organisation and to those we come into contact with. The successful candidate will be required to complete a Basic DBS check.

Please find the job description and person specification on our website. To apply, please complete our online application form available on our website.

Deadline for applications: 9am 12th September 2022

Interviews: Week commencing 19th September

We are looking for a HR Advisor to deliver a high quality, flexible Human Resources service, responsive to the needs of the organisation, and in line with legislative requirements and good practice. Providing expert HR advice and support to line managers and staff on people matters, empowering managers to lead on people matters with support and guidance where required.

About us

Battersea is here for every dog and cat and has been since 1860. We are a leading animal welfare charity and over the last 160 years we’ve grown from one home in London to three rescuing and rehoming centres across the South East. With c500 staff and 1000 volunteers, we have cared for over three million vulnerable animals We also campaign tirelessly to make things better for dogs and cats; sharing our expertise and educating the public and policymakers about responsible pet ownership. Join us and make a difference for every dog and cat.

Our Human Resources Team

Battersea’s Human Resources department provides expert advice, guidance and support through partnership with managers, teams and people across the organisation. Battersea is way ahead of the sector when it comes to employee engagement – and our department works hard to keep us there. Our work involves everything from pay and benefits to providing learning and development solutions that support other departments achieve their strategic objectives. We do this to attract, retain and develop our people to be the best they can be, so we can be here for more dogs and cats.

Core HR team 

Within the Human Resources department sits the core HR team and the L&D Team. Providing strategic and operational advice on all HR topics and developing/operating good practice policies procedures and processes, we enable our people to help every dog and cat.

What we can offer you

Our dedicated people mean that we can be here for every dog and cat. Whether you are sharing an office with our dogs or directly caring for our cats, our animals show their appreciation every day. There is no better reward than seeing the difference you make to the lives of our dogs and cats first-hand; although we also provide a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
• Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
• Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental (£100), optical (£100), physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture (£325) every year
• Annual interest-free season ticket loans
• Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
• Life insurance

During the Coronavirus restrictions, our animal-facing staff continued to work on site and our office based staff worked from home. We are currently operating a hybrid working model with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. We believe this will support office-based staff to maintain the benefits of home working, while allowing for collaboration and interaction with our animal-facing staff and maintaining a connection to our cause.

As such, you’ll be expected to work in our Battersea office for at least 50% of your working week.

So, if you are passionate about dogs, cats and about our work, then we’d like to hear from you.

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all current and prospective staff, volunteers and Trustees. We aim to ensure that this commitment, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together. We would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic and disabled candidates, who are currently under-represented at Battersea.

Closing date: Sunday 14 August 2022

Interview date(s): Tuesday 23 August 2022

For full details, please download our recruitment pack. To apply, click the button below.  All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised; we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.

We are currently recruiting for an 1x IDVA (5 days a week) and an 1x WISER Specialist Advocate (3 days a week). 

The post-holder will be responsible for providing frontline services to women and those from Middle Eastern who are experiencing domestic violence, are at risk of honour killings and forced marriages female genital mutilation/other forms of gender abuse. This will entail provision of practical and emotional support to ensure that they and their children are able to access services to remain safe. The post-holder will offer information, advice, advocacy, casework, outreach and networking, and will liaise with all appropriate services to make sure that these women’s needs are appropriately met.

Salary: £17,653.50pa  (£29,422.50 pa FTE)

Hours: Part-time – 3 days per (21.6 hours)

This is a new and exciting role allowing Citizens Advice Barnet to increase their digital advice offering.

Reporting to the Head of Services, you will have:

Relevant and ongoing recent experience of initial assessment and advice work with sufficient knowledge of benefits, housing, employment, consumer, immigration, and family advice issues to be able to make appropriate signposting and/or referral decisions

• Ability to manage a caseload and prioritise work in the face of competing demands and to meet targets set by the line manager and funders
• An excellent working knowledge of IT, with the ability to record casework, prepare letters and reports and record stats electronically

Benefits:

• The opportunity to work for an independent charity specialising in confidential information and advice to assist people with legal, debt, consumer, housing and other problems
• Competitive salary
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous continual professional development allowance
• Generous 36 days annual leave (pro rata for part time staff) – this includes 25 days + bank holidays + 3 days between Christmas and New Year
• A challenging and varied role
• A supportive team

Closing Date: 5pm on Thursday 18 August (applications may close earlier)

.  Previous applicants need not apply.

We are seeking to recruit an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor to join our inclusive pan London IDVA team. This post involves some travel across East London, and a hybrid model of home and office working, working 37.5 hours a week.

Do you want to join a committed and inspiring team? Do you want to help make a real difference every day?

Do you want to contribute to change & improve the quality of lives of survivors of domestic abuse?

Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on safety and customer service and care?

If yes, then we'd love to hear from you.

What we offer:

At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

• Flexible working options including hybrid working
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Enhanced sick pay allowances & maternity payments
• High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
• Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
• Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
• Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression

About the role:

This role will be part of our IDVA team covering Waltham Forest, Newham, Barking & Dagenham, Havering and will have the flexible opportunity to work from home, our East London office (IG11 8HG) and various locations within these London boroughs. The role will focus on supporting the Witness Care Unit with domestic abuse referrals.

As an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor you will: -

• To provide pro-active, high quality, frontline service to victims of domestic violence and abuse through on-going risk assessment, individual safety planning, advocacy, emotional and practical support.
• To work within a multi-agency framework consisting of the MARAC and local partnership responses to domestic abuse to keep safety central to all services for victims of domestic abuse
• Work with survivors and other agencies to monitor the care pathway

You will need:

• Have a good understanding of domestic abuse including the impact of domestic abuse on victims and their children.
• Understand the principles of risk assessment, safety planning and risk management for victims of domestic abuse and their children
• Understand Safeguarding issues, and the legal responsibilities surrounding these issues.
• Direct service delivery to victims of domestic abuse or other vulnerable people.
• Have excellent communication, negotiation and advisory skills, both written and verbal when interacting with a range of agencies and individuals. Understand and be committed to equal opportunities and diversity issues in policy and practice.
• Have a strong crisis management skills and the ability to deal with stressful and difficult situations.

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

About Us:

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

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.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

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 looking forward to hearing from you.

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.

The East European Resource Centre (EERC) provides advice, independent advocacy, and support to Eastern European nationals in London. Our advice covers immigration, benefits, and housing matters. Independent Advocacy supports survivors of hate crime, domestic abuse and labour exploitation.

EERC is seeking a Polish-speaking Welfare Adviser to join our team. This role is full time for a fixed term of one year.

This role will provide important support to our clients. The main duties will be:

• Outreach and information to Eastern Europeans in the UK.
• Advice and casework around welfare benefits and housing applications.

The ideal candidate would have some experience in assessing and supporting users to apply for welfare benefits. Please state your experience in this and other advice areas.

EERC is open to appointing a Welfare Assistant, Welfare Adviser, or Senior Welfare Adviser depending on the level of experience and skills. The job description given is for a Welfare Adviser. A Welfare Assistant would have less responsibility and a Senior Adviser would have more responsibility including complex casework and supervision.

This job can be done entirely from our office or in a hybrid between office and work from home. EERC is well set up to facilitate safely seeing clients in the office as well as working remotely.

Please note: this post-holder will liaise with users who are unlikely to speak good or any English, might struggle with literacy, and have experienced disadvantage and trauma. Therefore, we request a fluent or very good Polish-speaker for this role.

How to apply - send completed application form via email by the deadline.

Deadline –10am on 15 August 2022

37 hours per week  x 2 posts (Job share considered, Trainee position considered)

We are looking for two Generalist Advisers to be on the front line of the response to the cost of living crisis in Swindon, including tackling fuel poverty, referrals to foodbank, identifying unclaimed benefits and supporting our clients to find solutions to the problems they present. In short you will be making a real difference to people’s lives every day.

You should have recent experience of giving advice in an advice setting such as a Citizens Advice office or Law Centre.

A trainee position may be considered for the right candidate.

Role Purpose

This role is part of the front line response to the cost of living crisis in Swindon, including tackling fuel poverty, referrals to foodbank, identifying unclaimed benefits and supporting our clients to find solutions to the problems they present. In short you will be making a real difference to people’s lives every day.

You’ll have the ability to interview clients using sensitive listening and questioning skills to get to the root of the issues and empower clients, whilst maintaining structure and control of meetings. 

Benefits

• 25 days paid holiday per year plus Bank Holidays pro rata, and a discretionary 3 additional days between Christmas and New Year
• 5% employers contribution to workplace pension scheme with 3% employees contribution
• A commitment to Continued Professional Development and payment of membership fees to professional bodies where this will enhance your work
• Access to Citizens Advice national training programme
• Opportunity to work as part of a national network of Citizens Advice offices
• Employee Assistance Programme including 24hr helpline support and legal advice
• Mental Health and Wellbeing Support from Togetherall
• Perks and savings via our partnership with Lifeworks these include savings on cinema tickets, giftcards and cashback on some purchases

Closing Date for applications: 2nd September 2022

Interview Date: 9th September 2022

We have an exciting opportunity to join us as a Debt Adviser working as part of our fantastic debt team. The Cost-of-Living Crisis means we are seeing increasing numbers of people who need our help.
You will work with clients to find manageable solutions to address their debt and look for options that would maximise their income. In short you will be making a huge difference to people's lives!

This post is funded by Thames Water Trust Fund and Swindon Borough Council initially for a one year fixed term.

If you have recent experience of giving debt or income maximisation advice we want to hear from you. We will consider a trainee post for the right candidate if you have previous experience of giving generalist advice in a paid or voluntary capacity.

Role Purpose

The role is funded by Thames Water Trust Fund and Swindon Borough Council to provide a debt counselling, money and benefits advice service as part of our in-house Debt Advice team. The aim is to help clients maximise their income, develop a sustainable budget and manage their debts. To encourage maximum engagement with the service, the project is delivered flexibly to include phone, face to face, video calls and email.

Benefits:

• 25 days paid holiday per year plus Bank Holidays pro rata, and a discretionary 3 additional days between Christmas and New Year
• 5% employers contribution to workplace pension scheme with 3% employees contribution
• A commitment to Continued Professional Development and payment of membership fees to professional bodies where this will enhance your work
• Funding to gain Certificate in Money Advice Practice
• Access to Citizens Advice national training programme
• Opportunity to work as part of a national network of Citizens Advice offices
• Employee Assistance Programme including 24hr helpline support and legal advice
• Mental Health and Wellbeing Support from Togetherall
• Perks and savings via our partnership with Lifeworks these include savings on cinema tickets, giftcards and cashback on some purchases

Closing Date for applications: 30th August 2022

Interview Date: 6th September 2022

We believe that sexual violence is a pandemic but is preventable. We challenge society to acknowledge its reality, and our individual and collective responsibility for it.

Trust House Reading is a dedicated support service for those who have experienced sexual violence. We provide specialist support to women, men and children affected by rape and sexual abuse either recently or in the past and for people who support them including family and friends.

We are looking for a Children’s Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ChISVA) to provide advocacy and support to children and young people (up to the age of 17) and their families who have been victims of sexual violence including child sexual abuse and child sexual exploitation.

The role:

Our ChISVA service was launched in 2018 to support children and young people (aged 4 to 17 years) and their families who have been affected by rape, sexual abuse and child sexual exploitation across Berkshire. The ChISVA will support young victims who have reported or are wishing to report this crime navigate the criminal justice system. They will work closely with the Police Service, Sexual Assault Referral Centre, CPS, and other relevant organisations. 

The role will involve extensive travel across the Thames Valley, working with clients in schools as well as other professional locations.

Supervision and ongoing support will be provided.

Trust House Reading is committed to safeguarding and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Employment checks:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. It will be necessary for an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to be conducted for details of any previous criminal convictions.

Following a job offer, two employment references will be sought. One of these should be your current or most recent employer.

These exciting new roles present a unique opportunity to help us deliver a person-centred approach to tackling and preventing the abuse of older people across the outlined areas.

You need to be in travelling distance of either Kent, Thames Valley, or South East London. 

This role will provide tailored and specialist support to older victims of domestic abuse, including specialist self and group advocacy, taking account of the unique nature and dynamics of domestic abuse in older age.

• Case work support for older people, or those supporting an older person, utilising our specialist expertise in support older victims of abuse
• One-to-one and group-based peer support (utilising trained local volunteers) to support victims of domestic/sexual abuse to recover from their experience, regain independence and build resilience.
• Community-based support, including pop-up advice and support clinics, seminars and events, and support groups.