IDVA

Leeds GATE; Leeds; Híbrido; GBP 30.000 - 36.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Work life balance

Flexibility

Comprehensive leave policy

Training opportunities

Free confidential counselling

Free on-street parking

Length of service awards

Team days

Central Leeds location, West Yorkshire

Descripción de la vacante

Leeds Gypsy and Traveller Exchange (Leeds GATE) is seeking an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor to provide specialist, culturally informed and trauma‑informed support to Gypsy and Traveller community members experiencing domestic abuse across West Yorkshire.

You will independently manage a caseload, assess risk, support safety and recovery, coordinate wider support, and advocate within services and multi‑agency processes.

Formación

• Experience and understanding of safeguarding and safeguarding procedures.
• Experience in trauma-informed and culturally sensitive support is desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Provide specialist, culturally informed and trauma‑informed support to Gypsy and Traveller community members experiencing domestic abuse across West Yorkshire.
• Independently manages a caseload, assesses and responds to risk, supports safety and recovery, and coordinates wider support.
• Advocates for members within relevant services and multi‑agency processes, contributing specialist knowledge to Leeds GATE teams.

Descripción del empleo

5% employer contribution pension, with an additional 5% employee contribution. Leave; 28 days plus 14 Bank Holidays (pro rata)

Leeds Gypsy and Traveller Exchange (Leeds GATE) is here for Gypsies and Travellers across West Yorkshire; a brave and creative, membership organisation led by and for its members. We work to improve quality of life, challenge racism and inequality, and create lasting change. We deliver advocacy, family support work, youth work, education support and community development, working in partnership to improve the systems and services that shape outcomes around homes, health, education and inclusion.

Our members are at the heart of our organisation. We build trusted relationships, support people to build confidence and help themselves, and create opportunities for members to shape our work and the decisions that affect them. We believe people should be safe, have their privacy respected, their culture valued and that everyone should be treated equally and included.

Join us as our Independent Domestic Violence Advisor

As our IDVA, you will provide specialist, culturally informed and trauma-informed support to Gypsy and Traveller community members experiencing domestic abuse across West Yorkshire. The role independently manages a caseload, assesses and responds to risk, supports safety and recovery, coordinates wider support and advocates for members within relevant services and multi-agency processes. The role also contributes specialist domestic abuse knowledge to Leeds GATE teams and helps strengthen culturally appropriate responses with partner services.

The role will be underpinned by our values including:

• Leeds GATE believes that everyone is equal and can be included
• Leeds GATE is brave and creative

Job description and person specification

Interviews will be held week beginning 23rd November.

Vacancy statements

All GATE staff are required to work within and are supervised on Leeds GATE’s values. Leeds GATE is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment practices to protect children and adults at risk. Therefore, all appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks and relevant roles will need to complete an enhanced DBS check.

Leeds GATE is an equal opportunities employer.

• Work life balance
• Flexibility
• Comprehensive and supportive leave policies
• Training
• Free counselling
• Free on street parking
• Length of service awards
• Team days
• Central location in Leeds and working locations across West Yorkshire

Our story

Leeds GATE has over 20 years of history in the community, that directs our choices and strategy to this day. Learn more about where we come from and where we’re going next.

Find out more about Leeds GATE’s mission, vision and values that guide every aspect of our work.