Independent Domestic Violence Advocate

3 weeks ago

Shoreham by Sea, United Kingdom Victim Support Full time

We have an exciting opportunity for an **Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA) **to join the team at our Shoreham Office.

The role is offered as full time - 37.5 hours a week with a working pattern of Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

Do you want to join a committed and inspiring team? Do you want to help make a real difference every day?

Do you want to contribute to change & improve the quality of lives of survivors of domestic abuse?

Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on safety, customer service and care?

If yes, then we’d love to hear from you.

**County/Borough**
- Sussex

**Office location**
- Victim Support, Unit 11 Riverside Business Centre, Brighton Road, Shoreham-By-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 6RE

**Full time/Part time**
- Full time

**Hours per week**
- 37.5 hours

**Work schedule**
- Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

**Basic Salary**
- £24,895.14 (unqualified) £26,935.14 (Qualified)

**Contract type**
- Fixed Term

**DBS required?**
- Yes

**End date (if fixed term)**
- 31/03/2025

**Police vetting required?**
- Yes

**Closing Date**
- 31/03/2023

**Ref No**
- 4799

**What we offer**:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 25 days annual leave (pro rata) plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your Birthday
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances & maternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Clinical Supervision
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression

**About the role**:
As an Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA) you will be:

- Providing pro-active, high quality, frontline services to victims of domestic violence and abuse through on-going risk assessment, individual safety planning and advocacy while providing emotional and practical support.
- Working within a multi-agency framework consisting of the MARAC and local partnership responses to domestic abuse to keep safety central to all services for victims of domestic abuse.
- Knowledge of safeguarding issues, legal responsibilities and GDPR & data protection regulations.

**You will need to**:

- Have a good understanding of domestic abuse including the impact of domestic abuse on victims and their children.
- Understand the principles of risk assessment, safety planning and risk management for victims of domestic abuse and their children.
- Understand Safeguarding issues, and the legal responsibilities surrounding these issues.
- Direct service delivery experience to victims of domestic abuse or other vulnerable people.
- Have excellent communication, negotiation and advisory skills, both written and verbal when interacting with a range of agencies and individuals.
- Understand and be committed to equal opportunities and diversity issues in policy and practice
- Have strong crisis management skills and the ability to deal with stressful and difficult situations.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

**About us**:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

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