Domestic Abuse Housing Advocate – Fareham*

Stop Domestic Abuse; Fareham; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Stop Domestic Abuse is seeking a Housing and Support Worker in Fareham to provide crisis intervention, information, advocacy and proactive support to victims accessing the Housing and Homelessness Service.

You will work with colleagues to develop responses to victims through training and colocation within the council, and provide resettlement support as they move on from safe accommodation. An enhanced DBS is required; permanent contract, 37 hours/week, Mon-Thu 9:30-17:30 and Fri 9:30-17:00.

Qualifications

• DBS check required.
• Experience in housing/homelessness or domestic abuse support is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Working within domestic abuse dispersed accommodation provided by the local authority providing support to the victim/survivor
• Providing high-quality crisis intervention, information, advocacy, and proactive support to victims / survivors who access the Housing and Homelessness Service
• Working with colleagues to increase knowledge and develop responses to victims and survivors of domestic abuse through formal and informal training sessions, this includes colocation within the council.
• Providing resettlement support to victims of domestic abuse moving on from Stop Domestic Abuse safe acccommodation
• Supporting victims to understand their housing options to aid in the prevention/relief of homelessness and access or maintain suitable, safe accommodation.

Job description

This post is open to female applicants as being female is deemed to be a genuince 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 affected 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.

Main purpose and scope of the job

• Working within domestic abuse dispersed accommodation provided by the local authority providing support to the victim/survivor
• Providing high-quality crisis intervention, information, advocacy, and proactive support to victims / survivors who access the Housing and Homelessness Service
• Working with colleagues to increase knowledge and develop responses to victims and survivors of domestic abuse through formal and informal training sessions, this includes colocation within the council.
• Providing resettlement support to victims of domestic abuse moving on from Stop Domestic Abuse safe acccommodation
• Supporting victims to understand their housing options to aid in the prevention/relief of homelessness and access or maintain suitable, safe accommodation.

Fareham:
Reference Number: STOPDA952
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37 (Working within Monday - Thursday: 9:30am - 5:30pm & Friday: 9:30am - 5pm)

An enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure will be required for this role.