Independent Sexual Violence Advisor

3 weeks ago

Ashford, United Kingdom Family Matters Full time

Family Matters (FM) is looking for a full time Independent Sexual Violence Advisor to work with survivors who are based in Kent. This is a maternity cover position for 9 months.

You will need to build trust with the children and YP in order to explore and help address risky behaviours, relationships and situations they find themselves in. Whilst balancing this with your duty for protection, following agency guidelines and the rights of the children and YP. Helping them to make new choices about their future lives.

**Desired skills**
- Strong communication and observational skills the ability to make and maintain good connections with other agencies. You will also need the following attributes.
- Along with these qualities you will need a strong understanding of safeguarding principles, issues, FM ‘s policies & procedures.
- Using safeguarding practices, we are looking to empower our clients to help them make independent decisions.

We are seeking to employ professionals who have a worked in the industry for a considerable period of time, who have knowledge of the practices and programmes that are available to support and enable the CYP to make other choices. They would have proven connections within this field already and be able to work in a multi-agency way with Early Help, social care, offender management, health and education, probation, police, schools who would be instrumental in helping us to identify CYP at risk of exclusion. Training would be provided on an ongoing basis.

You would be required to work from our Gravesend HQ as a base. However a considerable amount of your time would be using outreach work, to spread the news of the new service and what FM can offer, by promoting events within the various communities. The persons we employ need to be skilled in social media as a means of contacting and keeping the CYP’s involved in their future.

Your role would involve risk assessment, which may be the family as well as the child/Y/P, helping them access their rights, along with health and other services they require, monitoring and keeping victims informed of case progress and providing support through the criminal justice system.

You must have extensive experience of planning and delivering caseloads, with strong crisis management skills and an understanding of the needs of victims experiencing sexual violence, particularly adults. You will have an approved and accredited ISVA qualification or a willingness to undertake the ISVA qualification.

You will be required to attend relevant meetings and will provide regular reports to your line manager and also undertake talks and presentations to local groups and agencies on the work of Family Matters, developing networks and partnerships and increasing the role of the service in the community.

Good IT skills, knowledge of criminal justice issues and an understanding of the effects a court appearance can have on victims and witnesses of crime are also essential. You will be able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with people from all areas of the community and be able to assist with the monitoring, evaluation and administration of written statistical reports on the project management for our external funders.

**Full time position**

**Pro rata Salary**: Between £25,000-£26,500 pro rata depending on qualification/experience.

Family Matters is committed to the safeguarding of children and adults at risk and adopts strict measures to ensure the safety of its clients. Family Matters expects all staff to work within its safeguarding policies and procedures. All staff undertake enhanced DBS checks
- You will be working in line with the Department of Education’s ‘Working together to safeguard children’ (DfE, 2018b)

**Desirable**:ISVA accreditation

**Required**: A clean UK Driving licence and own vehicle

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 9 months

**Salary**: £23,000.00-£25,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Ashford: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- supporting survivors: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Ashford

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