Children & Young People's Idva

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Victim Support Full time

We have an exciting opportunity for 2 x Children & Young people’s (CYP) Independent Domestic Violence Advisor to join our London CYP Service, working 37.5 hours a week until 31st March 2025.

Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improve the quality of lives of children and young people?

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

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

**County/Borough**
- Greater London

**Office location**
- Whitecross Studios, Banner Street, London, EC1Y 3ST

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

**Hours per week**
- 37.5

**Work schedule**
- Monday
- Friday, 9-5pm, with occasional evenings and weekends.

**Basic Salary**
- Qualified £25,527.92 per annum plus £2,800 per annum London Weighting Allowance & £1,400 per annum Recruitment & Retention Allowance
- Total £29,727.92 per annum Unqualified £23,331.56 per annum plus £2,800 per annum London Weighting Allowance
- Total £26,131.56 per annum

**Allowances**
- London Weighting, Travel expenses

**Contract type**
- Fixed Term

**DBS required?**
- Yes

**Police vetting required?**
- No

**Closing Date**
- 20/04/2023

**Ref No**
- 4841

**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 plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days plus Bank Holidays
- £500 bonus paid on successful completion of probationary period
- 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 - Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression

**About the role**:
This role is based in our Old Street office with flexibility of hybrid working.

As a Children & Young people’s Independent Domestic Violence Advisor you will be required to:

- Effectively manage a caseload of different risk level cases of young people and provide specialist support to reduce the risk and increase safety.
- Provide one to one support to children and young people living in families affected by domestic abuse.
- Work collaboratively with LVWS IDVAs and other relevant support services to achieve the best outcomes for the family unit.

As a CYP IDVA:

- You will have a thorough understanding of the current issues for children and young people experiencing domestic abuse
- Experience of carrying out comprehensive needs and risk assessments; to ensure CYP's receive an individually tailored support package that fully meets their identified needs, including safety planning, advocacy, emotional and practical support.

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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