Domestic Violence IDVA - Middlesex

Full Job Description

Your new company
Hays are recruiting for a leading national charity who specialise and specialises in supporting survivors of domestic abuse.


Please note there is some working from home with this client, and we have other roles based in NW London and Central London.


Your new role

• Implement effective ways of working with victims and those supporting them to increase safety and reduce harm.
• Providing a high-quality, front-line service for victims of domestic abuse, delivering a premium service prioritised according to risk, primarily focusing on victims/survivors aged 16+
• 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.

You will need:

• Have knowledge of help-seeking barriers and support needs of victims of domestic abuse (in heterosexual or same-sex relationships).
• Have a good understanding of domestic abuse, including the impact of domestic abuse on victims and their children.
• Understand the principles of risk assessment, safety planning and risk management for victims of domestic abuse and their children Understand safeguarding issues, and the legal responsibilities surrounding these issues.
• Direct service delivery to victims of domestic abuse or other vulnerable people.
• Have excellent communication, negotiation and advocacy skills, both written and verbal, when interacting with a range of agencies and individuals.
• Understand and be committed to equal opportunities and diversity issues in policy and practice.
• Have strong crisis management skills and the ability to deal with stressful and difficult situations.

What you'll need to succeed

• Must have worked as a domestic violence worker before, ideally as an IDVA.
• Ideally, you will hold a safer lives certificate

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary plus benefits
• They will also put you forward for your Safer lives certificate which will then qualify you for the higher salary scale if you do not have one.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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