Domestic Abuse & Mental Health Worker Opportunities
*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.
Stop Domestic Abuse is a trauma informed organisation, the work we do to support those effected 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.
West Hampshire (Eastleigh, Winchester & New Forest)
Contract: Permanent/Full Time
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £25,750 - £26,383 (FTE) per annum
Reference Number: STOPDA571
The normal starting salary for this role is £25,750. A higher starting salary may be offered to candidates who have significant and demonstrable skills and experience required for this post.
East Hants (Hart & Rushmoor, basingstoke)
Contract: Permanent/Full Time
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £25,750 - £26,383 (FTE) per annum
Reference Number: STOPDA589
portsmouth
Contract: Permanent/Full Time
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £25,750 - £26,383 (FTE) per annum
Reference Number: STOPDA782
Main purpose and scope of the job:
Proving support, advice and assistance to women, men and their families who have experienced domestic abuse or are at risk of domestic abuse and have additional mental health issues/support needs.
Working alongside staff in refuge and the community and will be responsible for supporting and upskilling colleagues to be better placed to support clients with additional mental health support needs.
Providing one-to-one services to victims/survivors specifically relating to their mental health support needs, but also including safety and support planning and risk assessments.
Supporting victims/survivors in the development of emotional management skills, coping strategies, personal and life skills; with the aim of attaining greater independence and self esteem.
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.
**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.
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.
