Health Independent Gender Violence Advocate - London, United Kingdom - Refuge

Refuge

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Location
Lewisham Athena, London

Role Overview

Job Title:
Health Independent Gender Violence Advocate (IGVA)

Location:
Athena, Lewisham

Salary:
£28,104 per annum, inclduing London weighting allowance

Contract type:
Permanent, Full Time

Hours: 37.5 hours

We are recruiting for a Health Independent Gender Violence Advocate (IGVA) who will provide high quality independent advocacy and support to survivors of gender-based violence at the highest risk and their children, with a focus on clients who have additional vulnerabilities due to health concerns.

In this role you will work within Lewisham GP Practices to provide high quality independent advocacy and support to survivors of gender-based violence at the highest risk and their children.

This role will be part of increasing the ability of partner agencies, including those in health to recognise, reject and respond appropriately and safely to all forms of gender-based violence (including domestic violence, sexual, financial, and emotional abuse, female genital mutilation, forced marriage and so called 'honour' based violence).

Responsibilities

Establishing the risks to and the needs of survivors of genderbased violence, identifying and prioritizing those at the highest risk.
Developing and delivering individual support and risk management plans to address the risk of harm to survivors of genderbased violence and their children, working directly with all key agency partners to ensure that their plans are coordinated through the MARAC.

Please refer to the job pack for more information.

Essential Skills or Experience
For us it is important that you are passionate, committed and care about the work Refuge undertakes. Not all roles require previous experience in the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) sector.

You may be able to bring relevant experience from another industry or transferable skills from a different type of role or volunteering/community experience.

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.

Other information

Closing Date:09:00 am 31st May 2023

Interview date:
W/c 5th June
An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.