Domestic Abuse Navigator (Refuge) *

*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.

Salary:  £25,750 - £26,383

Location: Portsmouth

Hours: 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday 9.00am to Friday 5.00pm

Contract: Permanent

Vacancy Reference: STOPDA774

Main purpose and scope of the job:

The Domestic Abuse Navigator (Refuge) will provide support to those affected by domestic abuse by supporting women and children who are staying in refuge.

You will be working as a key member of the Stop Domestic Abuse team, Domestic Abuse Navigators (Refuge) act as an initial point of contact for women and children entering safe accommodation, working to manage risk, identify need, and assisting our clients to move toward living a violence free life. 

This is achieved through support planning, safety planning, individual empowerment initiatives, advocacy and resettlement.  

The Portsmouth Service operates as one team, and all staff are responsible for taking referrals for all aspects of the service, offering immediate support, advice and assessments to clients or people contacting the service, welcoming families into refuge and completing relevant paperwork, and ensuring the smooth running of the service.  This will include providing cover when required for absent colleagues to ensure that the core functions of the service are delivered and responding to changing demand in service provision. The Portsmouth Service is a team committed to whole family work, when safe to do so, creating a family journey through the service.

The Portsmouth Service is staffed 9am-9pm Monday to Friday and 10am-6pm Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays. Staff will work evenings and weekends on a rota basis and provide on call services to deal with emergencies and refuge referrals. 

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.