Domestic Abuse & Mental Health Worker Opportunities
*FEMALE Domestic Abuse & Mental Health Worker x 2
*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.
Locations: West Hampshire (Eastleigh, Winchester & New Forest) (571), Hart & Rushmoor (East Hants, including Basingstoke) (589)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £25,750 - £26,383 (FTE) per annum
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.
(Ref 571, 589)
Salary: £25,750 - £26,383 (FTE) per annum
Working Hours: 37 hours per week. The Service is staffed 9:30am - 5:30pm (Monday to Thursday) 9.30am & 9:30am - 5:00pm (Friday) and will provide on call services on a rota basis to deal with emergencies and refuge referrals.
Locations:
Service West Hampshire: Eastleigh, New Forest, Winchester (571)
Service East Hants: Hart & Rushmoor and Basingstoke (589)
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.
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.
