Refuge Project Worker (Children and Young People) *Female - STOPDA529

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

Workers should be “violence free in their own lives.” Applicants are asked not to put themselves forward for selection if this is not the case.

Salary: £24,000 - £24,619

Location: New Forest

Hours: 22hours per week

Contract: Permanent

MAIN PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE JOB

·     ·       To provide safety planning, support, advice and assistance to children who have experienced domestic violence and abuse and are staying in the refuge.

·       The work will 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

·       The post-holder will work to empower and support children to make positive choices.

·       To establish resettlement services to support women and children to move on from refuge accommodation.

·       The post-holder work as part of the refuge team, with clients who live in the refuge after being referred via the Front Door Service.

·       To participate in the delivery of the on-call out of hours service on a rota basis.

·      It is essential that the postholder has a driving licence and access to a car for work purposes as these roles cover multiple sites.

Please click on links below to download an application pack and email your completed application form and equal opportunities form to humanresources@stopdomesticabuse.uk.  

We particularly welcome applicants from BAMER communities that are currently under-represented in our organisation. Appointment will be on merit alone.

Please note there is no closing date for this post, we will keep the vacancy open until we have successfully appointed to the role. Once your application has been reviewed we will contact you to let you know if you have been shortlisted for an interview. Please note that if you have not heard from us within two weeks, please assume on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.   

PLEASE PUT THE REFERENCE NUMBER ‘STOPDA 529’ ON THE APPLICATION FORM.

We will recruit the first suitable applicants, so apply early as we may close applications earlier.

An enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure will be required for this role.