Children's Idva

Children’s IDVA, Survive and Thrive Service, Family Action Bradford
37 hours per week - Full Time (Part-time/job share considered)

Permanent Contract

Are you a self-motivated, innovative team player, who is solution focused and passionate about making a difference? Do you have an excellent track record of retaining and delivering excellent operational services? If so, we want to hear from you.

At Family Action we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to the most vulnerable members of our society - those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community-based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programs and grants.
- Bradford Survive and Thrive is an exciting and innovative multi-agency partnership bringing together 3 organisations, Family Action, Staying Put and Women’s Centre Limited who are working together to develop a ‘one system approach’ for families affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence._

We are looking for a Children’s IDVA to provide a range of targeted interventions with young people (13 -17yrs) across the Bradford district, where they are significantly affected by, or at risk of, teen relationship/ family based domestic abuse. You will be part of a service that works with young people to promote their safety and resilience, reduce symptoms of trauma, and empowers them to make positive life choices.

This post is currently funded until March 2025 with the hope that funding will be extended beyond this point.

Your skills and experience

If you have experience of working with young people using evidenced based, trauma informed approaches, an understanding of the impact of domestic abuse and safeguarding, can communicate and engage effectively and have experience of working collaboratively with other agencies, we would love to hear from you.

What will we offer you?

You will join a positive team passionate about delivering high quality innovative services with a strong commitment to continuous learning and development. We will provide you with training to further develop your skills in trauma informed practice and support you to further develop your knowledge and skills around the IDVA role. You will have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core. You will be offered regular individual supervision and regular trauma informed group consultation together with your team. Family Action offers a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements.

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills then we look forward to hearing from you.

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Closing date: Friday 28th July 2023 at 5pm

Interview date: Thursday 10th August 2023

**ID: 895**

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

Job title: Children’s IDVA (Independent Domestic Violence Advisor)

Service: Survive and Thrive Service

Hours: 37 hours per week - full time (part-time/job share considered)

Location: Bradford

**Responsible to: Service Manager**

Bradford Survive and Thrive is an exciting and innovative multi-agency partnership bringing together 3 organisations, Family Action, Staying Put and Women’s Centre Limited who are working together to develop a ‘one system approach’ to support families affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence.

Summary of job:
As a Children’s IDVA you will be providing a range of targeted interventions to young people 13 to 17, where they are significantly affected by, or are at risk of domestic abuse. You will be part of a trauma informed service that promotes safety and resilience, aims to reduce trauma symptoms and empowers young people to make positive life choices.

This post is funded until March 2025 with the hope that funding will be extended beyond this point.

Key tasks and responsibilities:
Provide evidenced based, bespoke interventions for individual young people in a range of settings that are, trauma informed and strengths-based.

Undertake assessments of need with children/young people and devise young person focused support plans.

Work closely with schools, Survive and Thrive partners and other local services to provide an integrated service for young people, including those from marginalised communities.

Work and communicate effectively with the wider family network and referring agencies throughout the journey of support, where appropriate.

Assist parents/carers in their understanding of the impact of domestic violence in order that they might respond appropriately to the emotional needs of children and young people.

Attend and initiate multi agency meetings