Domestic Abuse (Teenage Exploitation and Abusive Relationships) TEAR Advocate *Female STOPDA 371

*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

Responsible to: Senior CYP Worker

Location: Basingstoke

Hours: 37 (Mon - Thurs 09.30-17.30, Fri 09.30 – 17.00)

Contract: Permanent

On call responsibility - Yes

MAIN PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE JOB

The focus of the role is to prevent young people entering abusive and/or exploitative relationships by providing group work and holistic one-to-one support.

The post holder will work to increase young people’s knowledge and understanding about healthy/unhealthy relationships, domestic abuse, type of exploitation, how to recognise abusive/exploitative tactics and where to seek support and advice.

To empower young people to make safe choices and to develop an individual safety and support plans.

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

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

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 371 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.