*FEMALE Domestic Abuse Mental Health Support Worker
*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 (FTE). Pro rata: £9,729.73 per annum. The normal starting salary for this role is £24,000. A higher starting salary may be offered to candidates who have significant and demonstrable skills and experience required for this post.
Location: Portsmouth
Working Hours: 15 per week. The Portsmouth Service is staffed 9am-9pm Monday to Friday and 10am-6pm Saturdays, Sundays. Staff will work evenings and weekends on a rota basis and provide on call services to deal with emergencies and refuge referrals.
Contract: Permanent
MAIN PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE JOB
To provide support, advice and assistance to women, men and their families who have experienced domestic abuse or are at risk of domestic abuse and have mental health issues/support needs
This specialist support will enable refuges to accept people with higher mental health support needs than they can currently and support more people in the community to reduce the demand for refuge accommodation through offering direct support sessions to victims and upskilling DVA workers.
The post holder will work directly with all agencies and will increase expertise across Stop Domestic Abuse around mental health needs, raising standards, creating pathways of support and strengthening support networks for those with multiple and complex needs, ensuring there is a long term legacy for this project .
To participate in Stop Domestic Abuse’s “Front Door Service” providing initial advice/information/guidance to victims/perpetrators/professionals/family members.
To participate in the delivery of the on-call out of hours service on a rota basis.
**It is essential that the post holder has a driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.
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 PUT THE REFERENCE NUMBER STOPDA 469 ON THE APPLICATION FORM.
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.