Female* Outreach Project Worker, Children and Young People STOPDA 332
Victim Service
*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 - 24619
Location - Winchester
Hours: 37 hours per week . The Hampshire Service is staffed 9.30am-5.30pm Monday to Thursday and 9.30am to 5.00pm on Friday.
Contract : Permanent
MAIN PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE JOB
· To provide support, advice and assistance to children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse living in the community and in refuge.
· The work will focus on preventing domestic abuse and breaking the cycle of abuse by providing support for children and young people in the refuge and in the community and supporting children and young people to keep safe.
Work to empower and support children/young people to make positive choices.
To provide holistic one to one support including exploring healthy relationships, expressing emotions, safety, wellbeing, education and family relationships
To provide parenting support to women living in the refuge and Stop Domestic Abuse clients/parents of clients living in the community
Providing group work for adults, families, children and young people.
The post-holder work as part of the refuge team, with families who live in the refuge, families who have moved out of the refuge and children and young people who are referred via the Front Door Service.
To work in partnership with voluntary and statutory sector organisations and the community; attend meetings and events including in the evenings and at weekends.
To participate in the delivery of the on-call out of hours service on a rota basis.
Please click on links below to download an application pack. Email your completed application and equal opportunity forms to humanresources@stopdomesticabuse.uk. PLEASE PUT THE REFERENCE NUMBER STOPDA 332 ON THE APPLICATION FORM.
We particularly welcome applicants from BAMER communities that are currently under-represented in our organisation. Appointment will be on merit alone.
Closing date: Until Filled
Interview date: TBC
Please note that if you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date please assume on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.
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.