Domestic Abuse Worker - Manchester, United Kingdom - The Pankhurst Trust Inc Mcr Women's Aid

The Pankhurst Trust Inc Mcr Women's Aid

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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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_About us__:
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PTMWA is a women-led organisation whose vision is to ensure that people, suffering, or at risk of domestic abuse receive appropriate support.

We assist recovery by providing safe accommodation, specialist support services and by working in partnership with other agencies.

We also run the only museum dedicated to telling the story of women's fight for the right to vote at our Pankhurst Centre headquarters.

The Pankhurst Trust (Incorporating Manchester Women's Aid) is a diverse organisation with c27% of our staff coming from BAME and c23% from LGBT communities.

We span the generations with c29% of staff being aged 18-24 and c10% aged % of staff identify as having a disability.

Our staff, volunteers and service users have taken time to reflect on who we are and what we do when we are at our best.

This reflection showed that we can proudly claim to be:

Courageous by challenging inequality
, stepping forward and making change

Affirming by supporting and inspiring, paying attention to discover what matters

Generous by sharing our skills, creating energetic positive links, and thriving together

Rooted by being secure in our communities, participating and nurturing a sense of belonging

_ About You:
_
You will be a pro-active, reliable individual who reflects the values of PTMWA in all that you do.

Your experiences, whether in paid or voluntary work, will enable you to fulfil the role requirements but it is your attitude and character that will make you a successful team member.

You will enjoy a challenge and actively participate in delivering and developing services of the highest standard.

_ Domestic Abuse Worker - 2 roles available (1 Emerge and 1 Emerge Dispersed properties)_

The purpose of this role is the delivery of service user experience in refuge, ensuring that individuals' therapeutic, practical and emotional needs are met within a psychologically informed environment.

You will work towards positive outcomes for individuals and families including reduction in crisis situations related to domestic abuse or relationship issues, improved mental and physical wellbeing, reducing demand on statutory services, increasing economic independence through debt reduction, improved budgeting and accessing employment.

Amongst other duties, you will work on the organisation's referral line on a rota basis, assessing applicants for availability of bed space and checking eligibility criteria.

You will work with families towards positive outcomes including reduction of crisis situations related to domestic abuse.

This role has been assessed and confirmed as open to women only under the Equality Act 2010, schedule 9, part 1_

_ Hours of work:
_35 per week on a rota covering the hours of

_ Salary_:
£ per annum
_Pension: _3.5%

_ Duration:
_ Permanent
_Annual Leave_:25 days plus bank holidays

From 1st April 2023 we will be offering enhanced benefits including 5.1% employer contribution to the Peoples Pension scheme and additional annual leave after 2 years service