Job title: Female* Criminal Justice/Social Care IDVA

 Closing Date:  12pm on Monday, 26th September

Organisation:  Advance

Website:     http://advancecharity.org.uk/work-for-us/

Description:

 

Advance delivers nationally accredited, quality marked services in Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea. We work within a coordinated partnership response to domestic violence to provide independent domestic violence advocacy and support for women, children and young people and women’s community services for women who are involved in the criminal justice system, in anti-social behaviour or are at risk of breaking the law.

 

Criminal Justice IDVA

The Criminal Justice IDVA for the Impact Project will work within a dynamic, fast paced, crisis intervention, advocacy and support service to ensure the voice of survivors informs every stage of the criminal justice process. They will work within the team to make proactive contact and provide high quality advocacy and support to women aged 16 and over who access the IDVA service.

 

Social Care IDVA

The Social Care domestic violence project is a partnership project between Advance, DVIP, Standing Together and Hammersmith and Fulham Social Services which aims to embed early intervention and domestic violence homicide prevention bests practice into a multi agency whole family approach response to lead to better outcomes for those involved including children. The purpose of the Social Care IDVA role is to work closely with Social Services to support women who have had Social Services intervention due to domestic violence and to work closely with the project’s DVIP male practitioner who will work with the perpetrators of abuse to enable a whole family approach.

 

ADVANCE is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and is open to women only (*Exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1).

 

Benefits include 30 days holiday and a non-contributory pension scheme.
Type: Fixed term to 31st March 2017

Salary: NJC scale 29-31   £28,191 – 29,838 per annum inc. London Weighting

Working hours: 35 hours per week according to contract terms

Work Location:  Based in the Police Community Safety Unit,  Social care offices in Hammersmith & Fulham, and Advance office in Hammersmith
How to apply: To apply please download the application form and Job Description from our website at http://advancecharity.org.uk/work-for-us/

 

Completed applications should be emailed to or posted marked ‘Private and Confidential’ to :

Althea King,  ADVANCE (BSU Recruitment)

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