Young Women and Girls Domestic and Sexual Abuse

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Her Centre Ltd Full time

**Role Title**:Young Women’s IndependentDomestic and Sexual Violence Advocate (IDSVA) in New Leaf Project

**Responsible to**: Her Centre IDSVA Manager

**Hours**: 35 hours a week

**Based**:Woolwich Based SE18

**Salary** £32,076

**Summary**:
Her Centre delivers information, advice and guidance to vulnerable young women in the community, through advice, safety planning, workshops and support groups, training, and outreach services. Our aim is to improve the quality of life for women living, working or studying in the Borough of Greenwich by providing advice and support, empowering them to move forward with their lives.

**Principle Function**:
To provide individual support to young women between 13 and 19 years old, experiencing or at risk of domestic or sexual abuse, through individual advice sessions, advocacy in court and with other statutory services, and group work.

**Duties**:

- To provide advice for young women experiencing domestic or sexual abuse by offering crisis intervention, information and support to all survivors where the police, health workers, or any other agency have made a referral to the project, or where a woman refers herself.
- To provide emergency safety plans to young survivors and liaise with social services, emergency housing, and refuge to provide emergency housing if needed.
- To refer to appropriate support services if the victim is male or the survivor requires a specialist service.
- To carry out risk assessments of young women for possible referrals to MARAC.
- To work with the courts and police and support women through the court process, explaining the effectiveness of criminal and civil sanctions available to her.
- To develop links with youth support services and work jointly to meet more long-term needs.
- To run specific group and training events for young women at risk as part of the New Leaf training program
- To assist with rehousing issues in relation to domestic violence, by raising at MARAC and through joint work with the council and other housing bodies.
- To comply with safeguarding requirements relating either to the young women or to any children and vulnerable adults and explain the safeguarding requirements to the survivor.
- Maintain and update accurate written and computer records on a data base of all cases and share a summary of this information with the Director, ensuring that data protection regulations are followed.
- To contact the survivor at regular intervals to ensure her safety
- To respond within the bounds of confidentiality, to requests from other agencies for consultations or facilitate direct contact between agencies and service users.
- To participate in multi-agency working parties and focus groups, when requested to do so by the IDSVA Manager.
- To provide advice through outreach sessions at a range of locations including the police station, hospital and the One Stop Shop for advice on domestic abuse.
- To keep up to date on research, policy development and other literature relevant to the project. Attend relevant conferences and seminars on behalf of the project.
- To attend team meetings, relevant meetings with trustees and to be part of Her Centre outreach marketing plan
- To attend training as identified with the IDSVA Manager
- To take on other tasks as appropriate as requested by the IDSVA Manager or Director
- To confirm one’s right to work in the UK.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £32,075.00-£32,076.00 per year

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- "This post will require at least two years’ experience working with women escaping domestic abuse, knowledge and experience of legal options for women, and person-centred support, and preferably Safe Lives qualification in domestic abuse.

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 30/06/2024
Reference ID: HerCentre/YoungPersonsIDVA/FullTime-Jun2024

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