Duty Independent Gender Violence Advocate

5 days ago

London, United Kingdom Refuge Full time

**Location**

Lambeth, London

**Service/location/team**

Lambeth, London

**Salary**

£28,857.12 per annum Inclusive of London Weighting, which may not be applicable depending on your home location and any agreed permanent homeworking arrangement

**Role Overview**

We are recruiting for a Duty Independent Gender Violence Advocate (Duty IGVA) to join our team Lambeth, London.

**Job Title: Duty Independent Gender Violence Advocate (Duty IGVA)**

**Location**: Lambeth, London
**Salary**: £28,857.12 per annum. Inclusive of London Weighting, which may not be applicable depending on your home location and any agreed permanent homeworking arrangement.

**Contract type**: Full Time, Permanent

**Hours**: 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday). Please note that the the operating hours of the service are 8AM- 6PM Monday
- Friday with the expectation to work on some days 8- 4pm or 10- 6pm to cover.

This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Duty Independent Domestic Violence Advocate to be the first point of contact for women who are impacted by domestic violence. You will work closely with victims of domestic abuse from the point of crisis and other gender-based abuse to provide high quality independent support to survivors all risk levels and their children..

In this role you will be part of a busy team. You will be the first point of contact for survivors who have been referred to the Gaia Centre. The duty IGVA will be responding to daily enquiries (specify from whom

The duty IGVA will be responsible for carrying out and implementing safety plans and needs and will ensure an effective handover to the over to the relevant GAIA team for ongoing support. The post holder will also empower survivors by providing them with emotional, practical and personal welfare support. You will ensure that survivors are provided with a safe, supportive and welcoming environment, enabling them to access their rights, make decisions and increase their life options. The job involves working within a multi-agency framework consisting of the MARAC and local partnership protocols and procedures that prioritise the safety of survivors.

As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on call rota.

Please note that this post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Closing Date: 09:00am 3rd September 2025

Interview Date: 11 and 12 September 2025

**Benefits**

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

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