Independent Gender Violence Advocate

7 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Refuge Full time

We are recruiting for Independent Gender Violence Advocate to join our Southwark Domestic Abuse Service team; the scope on this job involves....

Job Title: IGVA

Location: Southwark

Salary: £28,104 per annum

Contract type: Permanent, Full-time

Hours: 37.5

We want kind and empathic people to work at Refuge, who believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, are experts in their area of knowledge, want to make a positive difference and improve the lives of the women and children we support.

This is an opportunity to join Refuge as an Independent Gender Violence Advocate who will be working closely with victims of gender-based violence from the point of crisis, to provide high quality independent advocacy and support to survivors of gender-based violence at the highest risk and their children.

In the role the key responsibilities will include establishing and prioritising the risks to and the needs of survivors of gender-based violence and developing and delivering individual support and risk management plans in partnership with other agencies who attend the MARAC. You will advocate both verbally and in writing in a range of settings including civil and criminal proceedings and with criminal justice professionals.

This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Closing date: 9am on 1 July 2024

Interview date: 9 July 2024

Benefits

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.



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