Senior Idva - Slough, United Kingdom - Hestia

Hestia

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Slough, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Title:
Senior IDVA - Female Applicants Only

Reporting to:
Service Manager

Contract:
Permanent, Full-time

Interview Date:

TBC

About the Service/Department
Hestia Domestic Abuse Services delivers an Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy service and Safety Planning across Slough.

A welcoming team constructed of a Police IDVA, Community IDVA, Safety Planner within Social Service and Floating Support Worker provide highly efficient support to High and Medium Risk Service Users who have been affected by Domestic Abuse.

About the role
To be co
- working within Adult Services with the aim of supporting adults experiencing domestic abuse with additional complex needs. Jointly with Adult Social Care professionals develop and strengthen pathways to best support Service Users.

Some other main responsibilities of the role include:

To ensure that all safeguarding requirements are met in line with organisational, local and legal procedures
To be an ambassador for Hestia, working in partnership with other agencies to ensure an effective, coordinated community response to survivors of domestic abuse and their children
To be a link to other domestic abusefocused services in the community and work across Council's departments that may be working with survivors, including working with various statutory and voluntary sector agencies

About you

Experience of risk assessing, safety and support planning for the survivors of domestic and other genderbased violence.
Experience of providing emotional and practical support, including legal remedies available to the survivors of domestic abuse and other gender based violence.
Understanding of safeguarding responsibilities and ability to address them appropriately
Ability to build positive relationships with survivors to support their achievement of their best outcomes
Experience of promoting and developing survivors' involvement by utilising opportunities for coproduction.
Knowledge and experience of participating in the MARAC process
Knowledge of trauma informed practices.
Knowledge and understanding of intersectionality, in terms of diversity and equality.
Experience of leading and motivating teams and individuals with a proven ability to provide effective supervision and staff development
Experience of working within a multiagency setting
Ability to develop and cultivate strong multiagency links to achieve a coordinated community response
Excellent knowledge of the impact of domestic abuse and other genderbased violence on survivors and their children

Schedule 9 (1a) of the Equality Act 2010 applies to this position - (Only Female applicants please)

Please see the attached documents for the full job description and more information about Hestia.

What Hestia offers
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Holiday allowance of 25days/195hours per annum plus 8days/62.4hours public holidays (pro rata)

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Company Pension:

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Learning and Development Opportunities (including career progression opportunities across our services and departments, a full 9 month induction providing an understanding of The Hestia Approach and all Hestia's practices and policies to support your career in Hestia and if applicable, a foundation knowledge to attain a Skills for Care Certificate)
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Hestia Rewards exclusive membership (Hestia Rewards is our staff wellbeing and benefits scheme which provides access to fantastic retail discounts, gym membership discounts, recognise a colleague eCards etc.)
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Access to a range of health and wellbeing support tools including our Employee Assistance Programme, Flexible working (including holiday trading and TOIL) and some roles include Clinical Supervision
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Other benefits such as Eye care vouchers, Travel/Season Ticket Loans and Cycle to work scheme (with up to 40% savings on a new bike).

If applicable to the role, Hestia will also support you on joining our existing ASYE (Assisted and Supported Year in Employment) programme if you are interested and fit the criteria.

About Hestia
Hestia supports adults and children in crisis across London and the surrounding regions. We campaign and advocate nationally on the issues that affect them.

This includes victims of modern slavery, women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, young care leavers and older people.

Hestia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people who are potentially at risk, and we therefore expect all staff and volunteers to do the same.

We require all staff to undertake internal and external safeguarding training throughout their employment with Hestia.

Please note

If offered a role with Hestia, you will be issued a conditional offer based on satisfactory references and an Enhanced disclosure/DBS check.

Disability confident
Hestia is a disability confident employer, committed to the employment and career development of individual with disabilities