Domestic Abuse Navigator (Children and Young People)
Domestic Abuse Navigator (Children and Young People)
*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: 801
Main purpose and scope of the job:
The Domestic Abuse Navigator (Children and Young People) is a key member of the team, working to support children and young people to recover from trauma and build confidence.
The work will focus on preventing and breaking the cycle of domestic abuse by providing support for children and young people in the community and supporting children and young people to keep safe.
Providing targeted group work and workshops to children and young people, increasing their knowledge of healthy and unhealthy behaviours, awareness of where to access support and break the cycle of domestic abuse.
Identifying behaviours that may put the child/young person at increased risk of victimisation or offending and delivering interventions to target these.
Working with schools to increase attendance and reduce exclusion and supporting children and young people to access and maintain education.
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.
