Domestic Abuse Refuge Project Worker, Women *Female STOPDA 507
*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 - East Hampshire
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 women who have experienced domestic violence and are staying in the refuge.
The post-holder will work to empower and support women to make positive choices.
To provide support, advice and assistance to women who have experienced domestic abuse and are staying in the refuge.
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.
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 507 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.
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 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.