Independent Domestic Violence Advocate
5 months ago
**Role**:DRIVE IDVA
**Based**:Greater London
**Rate**: £28,810 - £30,850 per annum
**Start Date**:ASAP
**Duration**:Permanent
**Hours**: 37.5 hours Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm Hybrid 1 day office 4 days home working
Our client, a specialist charity is looking for a DRIVE IDVA to join their team. The Drive model is based on an intensive case management approach and explicitly targets high risk perpetrators of domestic abuse associated with victims who have been referred to the MARAC. The focus of this role is in increasing safety for victims-survivors, children and families, whilst those who cause harm, the perpetrators, have measures in place to disrupt abuse and change behaviour.
**Synopsis of duties**:
- Address the safety of victims at high risk of harm from intimate partners, ex-partners or family members to secure their safety and the safety of their children.
- Serve as a victim’s primary point of contact by working with their clients from the point of crisis to assess the level of risk, discuss the range of suitable options and develop safety plans.
- Be pro-active in implementing the plans, including actions from MARAC, which address immediate safety and enable victims to protect themselves and their children, as well as longer term solutions, using sanctions and services via criminal and civil courts, housing options and other organisations.
**Essential Requirements**
- Have a knowledge of help-seeking barriers and support needs of victims of domestic abuse (in heterosexual or same-sex relationships).
- 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 to victims of domestic abuse or other vulnerable people.
- Have excellent communication, negotiation and advocacy 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.
Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency.
**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £28,810.00-£30,850.00 per year
**Benefits**:
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
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