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Domestic Abuse Survivor Advocate (Women’s Safety Worker)

Role:               Domestic Abuse Survivor Advocate (Women’s Safety Worker)

Based:            South London inc Lewisham, Lambeth, and Southwark

Rate:                £18umb

Start Date:      ASAP

Duration:        Temp until March 2025

Hours:             35 hours per week HYBRID (mostly remote – travel to see clients)

Our client, a specialist Domestic Violence charity, is looking to recruit a Domestic Abuse Survivor Advocate working with survivors of abuse whose perpetrator will be supported by a Domestic Violence Intervention Project

Synopsis of duties:

  • Providing a high-quality personal welfare support service to survivors of domestic abuse and other forms of violence and abuse including those at the point of crisis 
  • Working in partnership with other agencies Richmond Fellowship (RF) and MARAC to advocate for survivors to ensure survivors are safe, risk is reduced, and needs are met
  • Working within a multi-agency framework to develop referral, joint working and information sharing protocol.
  • Actively liaise with DVIP in case management meetings with progress of survivor work
  • To recognise, respect and address the needs of survivors who face particular barriers when seeking help to access the service, including those from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds, LGBT communities, disabled people, survivors with multiple disadvantages and other hard to reach groups
  • Providing one to one support to survivors from all backgrounds across South London in co-locations
  • Developing and delivering individual support and risk management plans with survivors
  • Ensuring that survivors are aware of their rights to legal protection for themselves and their children
  • Arranging provision of legal advice as required and accompanies survivors to appointments if appropriate
  • Assessing benefit requirements of survivors escaping domestic abuse and other forms of violence and abuse and to ensure prompt take up of housing and other benefits
  • Maintaining confidentiality and to ensure that professional boundaries are observed when working with survivors, staff and external bodies and to work within Code of Conduct
  • To assist or facilitate the delivery of group work to survivors of domestic abuse in co-locations 
  • To assist in the delivery of training and community engagement externally to improve responses to survivors of DA 

Essential Requirements:

  • Knowledge and understanding of the gendered nature of Domestic abuse
  • Knowledge and understanding of the issues facing survivors who have experienced domestic abuse and/or sexual violence. 
  • An understanding of the impact of multiple, intersecting oppressions (e.g., sexism, racism, homophobia, ableism, etc) and the consequent barriers for some survivors of domestic abuse to accessing services. 
  • Knowledge of options for and rights of survivors experiencing Domestic abuse 
  • DBS dated within the last 12 months or on the update service

Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency.

 


Location: London | Salary: 18 per hour | Job type: Contract | Posted: 04/09/2024

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