Refuge Support Worker – Domestic Abuse & Child Safety

Stop Domestic Abuse; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Stop Domestic Abuse is a trauma informed organisation focused on preventing domestic abuse by supporting adults and safeguarding children in refuges. The post in Basingstoke involves providing safety planning, support and advice to families staying in the refuge and working as part of the refuge team.

The role emphasises empowering children and establishing resettlement services to help women and children move on from refuge accommodation, with duties including contributing to out-of-hours

Qualifications

• This post is open to female applicants as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Responsibilities

• Provide safety planning, support, advice and assistance to children who have experienced domestic violence and abuse and are staying in the refuge.
• Focus on preventing domestic abuse by providing support and facilitating safe space for children and young people and peer support networks in the refuge and supporting children and young people to keep safe in/maintain their refuge accommodation.
• Empower and support children to make positive choices and establish resettlement services to support women and children to move on from refuge accommodation.
• Work as part of the refuge team, with clients who live in the refuge after being referred via the Front Door Service.
• Participate in the delivery of the on-call out of hours service on a rota basis.

Job description

Stop Domestic Abuse is a trauma informed organisation focused on preventing domestic abuse by supporting adults and safeguarding children in refuges. The post in Basingstoke involves providing safety planning, support and advice to families staying in the refuge and working as part of the refuge team.

The role emphasises empowering children and establishing resettlement services to help women and children move on from refuge accommodation, with duties including contributing to out-of-hours