Domestic Abuse Outreach Worker (Adults) Opportunities

utreach 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.

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: £24,696.60 - £25,614.24

Vacancy Reference: STOPDA 652

Location: East Hampshire

Hours: Full time - 37 (Mon - Thu 09.30 - 17.30 and Fri 09.30 - 17.00)

Contract: Permanent

Vacancy Reference: STOPDA 687

Location: Southampton

Hours: Full time - 37.5 (Mon - Fri 09.00 - 17.00)

Contract: Permanent

Main purpose and scope of the job:

The focus of this role is on preventing domestic abuse by providing support, advice and assistance to adults in the community who have experienced or are at risk of domestic abuse.

To provide safety planning, support, advice, and assistance to adults in the community supporting them to keep safe in and maintain their current or new accommodation.

The post-holder will work to empower and support all victims and survivors of domestic abuse to make positive choices.

To work in partnership with Southampton IDVA service to deliver Pippa (Prevention, Intervention and Public Protection Alliance) providing initial advice, information and guidance to victims, professionals, and family members.

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

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.