Hybrid IDVA: Protect Victims & Craft Safety Plans

Victim Support; Lichfield; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Generous leave

Birthday leave

Pension plan

Enhanced sick pay

Exclusive discounts

Financial wellbeing

Wellbeing support

EDI networks

Cycle to work

Career development

Job summary

Victim Support in Staffordshire is seeking an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor to cover the Lichfield area. The role is 22.5 hours per week, three days from 9am to 5pm, with one Thursday.

It is a fixed-term maternity cover with hybrid working after probation and travel across Staffordshire, based from our Stafford office. The IDVA will assess risk, provide advocacy, and deliver practical and emotional support within a multi-agency framework to help victims maintain safety and access

Qualifications

• Experience providing support to those affected by domestic abuse.
• Ability to undertake need and risk assessments and create safety plans.
• Familiarity with MARAC and multi-agency partnership processes.
• Clear commitment to customer-centred care and safety.

Responsibilities

• Provide frontline service with risk assessment and safety planning for victims.
• Work within MARAC and local partnerships to keep safety central.
• Promote the service and improve access to support.

Skills

Risk assessment

Safety planning

Advocacy

Emotional support

Practical support

Multi-agency collaboration

Customer service

Resilience

Communication

Job description

Victim Support in Staffordshire is seeking an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor to cover the Lichfield area. The role is 22.5 hours per week, three days from 9am to 5pm, with one Thursday.

It is a fixed-term maternity cover with hybrid working after probation and travel across Staffordshire, based from our Stafford office. The IDVA will assess risk, provide advocacy, and deliver practical and emotional support within a multi-agency framework to help victims maintain safety and access