Criminal Justice Independent Domestic Violence

2 weeks ago

Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom The Haven Wolverhampton Full time

Offering flexible working within a friendly team, we are looking for a Criminal Justice Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (CJ IDVA) to provide high-quality frontline service to victims of domestic abuse.

You will be sensitive to the gendered dynamics of VAWG, delivering a service to those identified at high risk using initiative at point of referral to ensure that support received is effective and timely.


To be a single point of contact to support clients through the Criminal Justice system, work with CJS partners to ensure that our clients get the best support through this very difficult time in their lives.


To work within a multi-agency framework, advocating within multi-agency settings including MARAC and local partnership responses to domestic abuse on behalf of VAWG support service users and their needs.


To work with the single point of contact to identify repeat referrals and work with victims and agencies to identify underlying issues/causes of why victims are referred back into services.


You will support victims to live safely in their homes, and support with implementation of safety measures, including court orders, security to the home and look at move on accommodation where required.


You will line manage a volunteer/placement or member of the community team, having regular 1-1 meetings and annual appraisals, supporting their development.


Scope of Job

Safety and Specialist support

  • To be a point of contact for clients going through the CJ system, liaising with partners to ensure that our clients are provided with updates and outcomes in a timely manner.
  • To build Individual safety and support plans for clients going through the Criminal Justice process, supporting with advocating for your clients needs with partner agencies, including ensuring access to special measures, and drafting protective orders
  • Provide a specialist proactive service that reflects women's' individual risks and needs, whilst respecting their autonomy and right to make decisions.
  • Work with women to identify needs of their dependent children and refer to services suitable, and where a child or young person is identified as highrisk, ensure that referrals are made to the relevant statutory agencies.
  • Challenge norms, raise awareness among professionals and challenge other professionals and services where required (institutional advocacy).
  • Work with victims to identify barriers to them overcoming abuse and empower them to them in recognise the features and dynamics of domestic abuse present in their situation and help them regain control of their lives, overcoming and addressing barriers, seeking to restore control to women and girls.
  • Ensure that meaningful support plans and objectives are created and monitored with victims, performing regular reviews to ensure that needs are met at the level of both the individual and the service.
  • Advocate for victims with agencies who can help to address the domestic abuse by:
  • Provide advocacy, emotional and practical support and information to victims including in relation to legal options, housing, health and finance.
  • Work directly with all key agency partners to address the safety of highrisk victims and ensuring that their safety plans are coordinated through professional meetings.
  • Work within a multiagency setting which will include participation at the MARAC, contributing to interventions and helping to design a plan to protect victims and children, while maintaining an independent role on behalf of your client, keeping their safety as central to any response.
  • Be proactive in carrying out case reviews based on a review of risk and abuse which:
  • Feeds back into action planning to further progress, signpost or close cases.
  • Provides feedback to your team/clients/agencies.
  • Ensures safe exit from the service.
  • Identify and monitor repeat referrals, and work with victims and other agencies to identify underlying issues/causes of why there has been a repeat incident/referral to improve practice and better serve victims.
  • Utilise wellbeing programmes to work with women and children and provide a wraparound service to support their emotional wellbeing and give ongoing support to help them become independent of the service.
  • Review cases with nonengagement and identify barriers and challenges that victims face, working to overcome them, whilst addressing challenges with other agencies.
  • Maintain accurate and confidential case management records and databases, contributing to monitoring of information for the service
  • Work with women and children to get honest evaluation and feedback regularly, to help develop and steer the design of the service.
  • If not qualified, be willing to work towards gaining a recognised qualification to support the role of IDVA.

Housing and Accommodation Safety

  • Working with agencies across the City to develop referral pathways and source referrals to service
  • Maintaining safety in the home, including obta

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