STOPDA 519 Female* Refuge Project Worker - Eastleigh

*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: Eastleigh

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

MAIN PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE JOB

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

The post-holder will work to empower and support women and 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 on a rota basis. **It is essential that the post holder has a driving licence and access to a car for work purposes as this role covers 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 519’ 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.