Specialist Advocate

3 weeks ago


Sandwell West Midlands, United Kingdom Black Country Women's Aid Full time

Ask MARC - Male Abuse Advocate- Pathfinder Court A new and exciting opportunity to become Pathfinder IDVA. This service is funded by West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, to provide Domestic Abuse (DA) support services within the Birmingham Family Court in relation to private law proceedings. The aim of the Pathfinder programme is to provide better support to children and families involved in private law proceedings, with enhanced support to victims/survivors of DA.
The IDVA service will offer support to DA Victims involved in Family Court Proceedings. This will involve emotional support, safety planning, assistance with legal proceedings and access to other support services, tailored to the individual needs of victims. The Pathfinder IDVA Service must be available to all male victims of DA involved in Family Court private law proceedings.
The post holder will provide targeted outreach and raise awareness of male violence and abuse for male victims going through Family court, they will support the victim through the process and ensure that the child's experience is paramount throughout.
All victims should get the help and support they need.
Job Title: Male Specialist Abuse Advocate Pathfinder Court
1 full-time position (37.5 hours), available to male and female applicants
All interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams.


If you are creative and innovative and have experience of working within a needs-led service, this is for you. This position is suited to an individual who can help and support victims as well as work in collaboration and partnership with other services and professionals.


The Male Specialist Abuse Advocate will work within the Respect Toolkit framework as well as assist with the development of a specialist service for males. Provide tailored support to male victims of domestic abuse and stalking including carrying out risk and needs assessments and managing a caseload.
* Offer reassurance and emotional support to male victims who may be reluctant to come forward, providing information about the service and creating a safe space to talk.
* Raise awareness of the particular dynamics of abuse against men within the community and with professionals and where necessary provide training and learning opportunities.
* Respond to identified barriers that stop men from accessing help.
* We are looking for a creative, ambitious and flexible candidate who can assist with the promotion and growth of this exciting and dynamic new service.
This service is a part of Black Country Women's Aid and will be exclusively for all male victims who are part of the family court process This position is funded by the Office of the Police Crime Commissioner and is part of developing a response to male violence and abuse.
Black Country Women's Aid is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
It will be necessary for an enhanced disclosure to be made to the Criminal Records Bureau for details of any previous criminal convictions.
Under Section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act, we, as a responsible employer need to ensure that we do not employ anyone illegally. If you have finished full-time education and you have no employer reference, we will accept a reference from:
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