Community Development Worker

*This post are 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.

Stop Domestic Abuse is a trauma informed organisation, the work we do to support those affected by domestic abuse may be triggering for those with past trauma. Please only apply if you are living free from abuse. If you’d like to talk to us about this, please get in touch.

Location: PAN Hampshire

Salary: £27,482 - £28,552

Hours: 37 hours - Monday - Thursday 9:30am - 5:30pm, Friday - 9:30am - 5pm

Contract Type: Permanent

Job Reference Number: STOPDA822

This role will help strengthen and grow organisations and community groups that through their work could engage with and/or support, directly or indirectly, victims and survivors of domestic abuse from minority and marginalised communities.

Main purpose and scope of the job:

Working to scope, understand and map the community groups that serve Hampshire, build relationships with existing groups, identify gaps in the community network.

Supporting the development of new community services where there are gaps and make sure all work follows national guidance, safeguarding rules and local needs.

Creating and delivering a long-term plan to grow and develop “by and for” services response to victim-survivors of domestic abuse in Hampshire.

Supporting to ensure groups meet requirements such as safeguarding and good governance.

Working in communities to increase the number and strength of “by and for” services. This includes:

· Identifying community strengths and gaps in domestic abuse support.

· Helping local communities start new services where needed.

· Supporting existing organisations to expand into new areas or offer new types of support that meet the needs of the communities they serve (example: group work).

How to Apply

Please click on links below to download an application pack.

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.

We particularly welcome applicants from BAMER communities that are currently under-represented in our organisation.

Appointment will be on merit alone.

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.