Refuge Project Worker - Pennington, United Kingdom - Southern Domestic Abuse Service

Southern Domestic Abuse Service
Southern Domestic Abuse Service
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Pennington, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.


Workers should be "violence free in their own lives." Applicants are asked not to put themselves forward for selection if this is not the case.


Salary:
£24,000 - £24,619 pro-rata


Location:
Pennington


Hours:22 hours per week


Contract:
Permanent


Vacancy Reference: 540


Main purpose and scope of the job:

To provide safety planning, support, advice and assistance to women and their children who have experienced domestic violence and abuse and are staying in the refuge.


The work will focus on preventing domestic abuse by providing support and facilitating safe space for children and young people and peer support networks in the refuge and supporting children and young people to keep safe in/maintain their refuge accommodation.

The post-holder will work to empower and support children to make positive choices

To establish resettlement services to support women and children to move on from refuge accommodation.


The post-holder work as part of the refuge team, with clients who live in the refuge after being referred via the Front Door Service.

To participate in the delivery of the on-call out of hours service on a rota basis.

**It is essential that the post holder has a driving licence and access to a car for work purposes as this role covers multiple sites.

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