Job Details

The postholder will work across hospital, healthcare, and community settings, acting as a single point of access for survivors at all risk levels.

This role, open to female applicants only under Section 7(2) (b and e) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, involves delivering advocacy and intensive support services to all genders and non-binary survivors of domestic abuse, particularly those experiencing harmful practices .

• Adhere to all standards of the Floating Support Service Specification and including, service delivery, completing all monitoring and relevant reports, case files and following all policy and procedures.
• Provide relevant support in accordance to service users’ needs through support and safety planning, risk and needs assessments and through one to one sessions.
• Empower service users to make informed decisions about various aspects of their lives through discussions about options available to them as survivors of domestic abuse.
• Enabling service users to develop skills required for independent living and their broader needs by enabling access to other relevant services.
• Encourage and promote a Multi agency approach of working to ensure the needs of the service users are met to a high quality which will include partnership working within all aspects of service provision including when relevant, support planning.
• To establish close contacts with the various communities and statutory and voluntary organisations in the borough.

Hestia is proud to be a disability confident employer, dedicated to the employment and career development of individuals with disabilities. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role they have applied for. We also provide reasonable adjustments during the selection and interview process, and throughout your employment with us.

• Excellent knowledge domestic and other gender based violence issues.
• Excellent knowledge of domestic violence legislation, including civil and criminal law remedies available to the survivors.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of effects of domestic and other gender-based violence on survivors.
• Excellent knowledge of housing legislation and in particular aspects relating to survivors of domestic and other gender-based violence crimes.
• Great listening and advocating skills.
• Ability to empower service users.
• Ability to work effectively within multiagency settings.
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

We reserve the right to close this job advert early should we receive a high volume of applications or if the position is filled before the closing date. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure their application is considered.