Military Idva

Ad Warrior Ltd; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 24 days + birthday

Leave progression to 30 days after 5+?

Bank holidays

Job summary

North Devon Against Domestic Abuse is seeking an experienced Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) to support victims across Devon County from the Chivenor base. The role involves multi-agency collaboration and risk assessment to keep clients and their families safe.

This fixed-term post (12 months) offers a negotiable 25–37 hour week at North Devon Outreach office/Chivenor, with 24 days leave plus birthday day and progression to 30 days with service, plus bank holidays.

Qualifications

• Experience working with domestic abuse survivors.
• Ability to assess risk and develop safety plans.
• Experience coordinating with multiple agencies.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with stakeholders to increase awareness and improve community response.
• Develop an SLA with base staff to ensure effective collaboration on the base.
• Build a caseload of clients needing support and strengthen links with DDAA services.
• Carry out risk assessments and regularly review risk to inform service delivery.
• Explain housing, financial, civil and criminal options to clients and support informed choices.
• Attend MARAC meetings and present risk-related reports.
• Create safety plans and long-term care plans to meet identified risks and needs.
• Support clients through criminal and civil justice processes and explain procedures and rights.
• Provide home security advice and, where appropriate, devices for staying safe.
• Coordinate with DDAA and wider system to keep client voice central.
• Maintain up-to-date records on an electronic case management system.
• Engage with supervision and management to manage vicarious trauma and training needs.
• Collaborate with team members and partner organizations to support recovery and empowerment courses.

Skills

Risk assessment

Multi-agency collaboration

Case management

Client empowerment

Tools

Electronic case management system

Job description

Military IDVA

Contract: Fixed term for 12 months

Grade/Salary: £25,964 - £27,554 depending on experience and qualifications

Working hours: 25 – 37 hours (negotiable) per week – Monday – Friday

Work location: North Devon Outreach office/Chivenor

Benefits: 24 days annual leave a year, plus day for birthday, rising by 1 day a year until 5 years service – maximum 30 days plus bank holidays.

North Devon Against Domestic Abuse is committed to equity and diversity and strongly encourages applicants with a disability, from ethnically diverse backgrounds and the LGBT community, as these groups are currently under-represented in our organisation.

Job Summary:

Our IDVA’s will work within the DDAA (Devon Domestic Abuse Alliance), ensuring effective access to services for victims of domestic abuse across Devon County. This role involves multi-agency working and service flexibility to encourage engagement with the service.

The role of an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) involves providing a proactive service and advice to victims of domestic violence to keep them and their children safe. The IDVA assesses the risk a client is in and delivers a service appropriate to the level of risk. They will work with a multi-agency approach to ensure all agencies do their part and coordinate their work to keep people safe.

This role is funded by The Armed Forced Covenant Fund to help support families/people residing in the Chivenor base. A key part of the role will be supporting the delivery of training and developing relationships with partners on the base.

Main duties:

• Building relationships with stakeholders supporting people/families at the Chivenor base to increase awareness of DA and improve the community response.
• To develop a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with Chivenor staff to ensure we can effectively work within the base.
• To build a case load of clients who need support, improving links with the DDAA service.
• Risk assessing and regularly reviewing the risk assessment, delivering service in keeping with the result.
• Explaining housing, financial, civil, and criminal legal options to clients and empowering them to make their own choices.
• Attending and presenting reports at multi-agency risk assessment conferences (MARAC) meetings.
• Undertaking safety planning with clients (both crisis and long-term) and developing individual care plans to meet their identified risks and needs.
• Supporting clients through the criminal and civil justice systems, explaining procedures and their role and rights within that system.
• Supporting those who wish to stay in their homes with security advice and where appropriate, devices.
• Creating a team around the person approach, linking in support from other elements within DDAA and the wider system, with the clients voice at the centre.
• Managing a caseload and maintaining up-to-date records on an electronic case management system.
• Engaging with supervision; clinical and line management, in order to help process vicarious trauma, reflect on practice and identify any support or training needs.
• Working harmoniously with other team members, member organisations within DDAA and the wider system.
• Help support recovery by co-facilitating the Empowerment Course and Grow Together for 1-2 courses per year.

This job description outlines the duties of the post and will be periodically reviewed. Duties may change over time without altering their general nature or responsibility level. Such changes don't warrant a re-evaluation of the post's grading.

Please note that any offer of employment will be made subject to references and confirmation of the right to work in the UK and satisfactory enhanced DBS check.