Independent Domestic Violence Advocate

Victim Support; Stafford; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working

Annual Leave

Birthday Leave

Pension Plan

Enhanced Allowances

Exclusive Discounts

Wellbeing Support

Career Development

Job summary

Victim Support is seeking an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) to cover the Lichfield area, with travel across Staffordshire. The role is 22.5 hours per week over three days (one day must be Thursday) and is a fixed-term maternity cover.

Hybrid working is possible after the initial probation period. The IDVA will assess risk, provide advocacy, and offer emotional and practical support to those affected by domestic abuse, coordinating with MARAC and partner agencies to improve access

Qualifications

• Experience of providing support those affected by domestic abuse.
• Experience of undertaking need and risk assessments and creating safety plans.
• Experience of the MARAC and other partnership processes.
• Experience of multi agency working.

Responsibilities

• Provide a pro-active, high quality, frontline service to victims of domestic abuse through on-going risk assessment, individual safety planning, advocacy, emotional and practical support.
• 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
• Promoting the service and raising awareness of issues arising, minimising barriers and improving access to support

Skills

Risk assessment

Advocacy

Safety planning

Multi-agency

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor covering the Lichfield Areato join the New Era team working 22.5 hours per week. This would be three days working 9am until 5pm and one of these days must be a Thursday. This is a fixed term role covering Maternity leave.

The role will focus on the identifying risk and meeting the needs of those affected by domestic abuse.The role will be covering the Lichfield area but travel pan Staffordshire will be required.

Hybrid working is considered following our mandatory three month probationary period. Travel across the whole of Staffordshire will be required.

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.
• Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
• Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
• Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
• Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
• Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
• Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
• Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
• Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
• Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
• Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression

About the role

This role will work across Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent, but will be based in our Stafford office.

As an IDVA you will be asked to:

• Provide a pro-active, high quality, frontline service to victims of domestic abuse through on-going risk assessment, individual safety planning, advocacy, emotional and practical support.
• 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
• Promoting the service and raising awareness of issues arising, minimising barriers and improving access to support

You will need

• Experience of providing support those affected by domestic abuse
• Experience of undertaking need and risk assessments and creating safety plans
• Experience of the MARAC and other partnership processes
• Experience of multi agency working

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

About Us

Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.

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.

At Victim Support, we’re proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We’re committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.

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. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.