Early Help Idva X 2

**Location**

London

**Vacancy Type**

Fixed Term Contract/ Part Time

**Application Deadline**

Monday, September 9, 2024

**Interview Date**

16th September 2024

**Job Summary**

**Location**: Islington (Hybrid Working)

**Salary**:
Unqualified: £27,582.75 - £29,174.06 pro-rated to £20,595.12 - £21,783.30 based on working 28 hours per week.

Qualified: £29,174.06- £31,826.25 pro-rated to £21,783.30 - £23,763.60 based on working 28 hours per week.

**Hours**: 28 per week

**Contract**:Fixed term until end of March 2025

**Closing Date**:9th September 2024 at midday

**Virtual Interview Date**:16th September 2024

Are you looking for a rewarding role working for an intersectional feminist organisation? If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you to join our team as **Early Help IDVA **at Solace Women's Aid.

We exist to end the harm done through gender-based violence. Our aim is to work to prevent violence and abuse, as well as providing services to meet the individual needs of survivors, particularly women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives, free from abuse.

Our core values reflect our history and were developed in consultation with staff and service users. Feminism and intersectionality are key to our work and we are committed to the principles of being survivor-led, trauma-informed, empowering, diverse, anti-racist and anti-discriminatory.

**About the Service**

Solace Women’s Aid provides a wide range of services to victim/survivors of domestic and sexual abuse in Islington including a large advocacy and support service and specialist projects co-located in a number of services.

**About the Role**

A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen to work as an Early Help IDVA for Solace, co-located in Islington Early Help. As an Early Help IDVA you will provide immediate support for victim/survivors of abuse working with Early Help including carrying out risk and needs assessments, safety planning and providing short-term support and onward referral. In addition, you will act as an Early Help lead for Solace in Islington, providing advice and guidance to Solace staff and Islington Early Help professionals.

You will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team and collaborating with external agencies in your work.

**About You**

We're looking for highly organised and self-motivated applicants who are passionate about ending VAWG and a solid understanding of how domestic or sexual violence against a parent can affect a child in the home. You will have a “can-do‟ approach, experience of working with families and demonstrable commitment to Solace’s feminist approach to supporting women and their children to be safer. You will receive training and support for this role as necessary.

Successful applicants will have in-depth knowledge of domestic abuse and its impact on women and children, experience of providing emotional and practical support to victims of VAWG, and a strong understanding of housing options and legislation.

A relevant qualification in VAWG is desirable.

**What we can offer you**

We provide a comprehensive benefits package to all our employees, including:

- Flexible working
- Focus on learning and development (internal career progression and training)
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Employer pension contribution
- Family-friendly leave and enhanced maternity pay
- Access to Inclusion Networks
- Daily clinical debriefing
- Employee Assistance Programme providing free 24/7 support and advice
- Employee Benefits Platform offering staff discounts, benefits and savings
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Flow & Restore yoga classes
- Meditation sessions
- Cycle to Work Scheme

**How to apply**
- Values, Behaviours & Competencies
- Knowledge, Experience and Skills

As part of safer recruitment practices, we carry out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and right to work in the UK checks.

No agencies.