lead refuge worker – STOPDA725

*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: £27,720.54 - £28,829.28

Location: Basingstoke

Hours: Full time - 37

Contract: Permanent

Vacancy Reference: 725

Main purpose and scope of the job:

To manage services that provide support, advice and assistance to adults and their children affected by domestic abuse and are staying in refuge/safe space and ensure that they are provided with secure, high quality accommodation.  To be able to work therapeutically within a communal living dynamic.

To provide support, advice and assistance to women and their children who have experienced domestic violence and abuse and are staying in the refuge.  

The post-holder will work to empower and support women and children to make positive choices. 

To establish resettlement services to support women and children to move on from refuge accommodation.  

To line manage a multi-disciplinary refuge team.

To review, monitor data and outcomes, manage allocations and voids, addressing any discrepancies and ensuring that targets are met.

To provide housing management across the site

To work in partnership with voluntary and statutory sector organisations and the community, attending meetings and events including in the evenings and at weekends.

The post-holder will work to empower and support women, children, young people and men affected by domestic abuse.

To work closely with perpetrator services

 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.