Domestic Abuse Outreach and Resettlement Worker
Manchester (with hybrid working)
About Us
Nationally significant and focused on a fair and equal society, we are the LGBT Foundation, a charity supporting the needs of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans.
Serving over 40,000 people each and every year, we provide information to a further 200,000 individuals online, making us one of the most significant charities of our kind in the UK. We help all LGBT people to achieve their full potential and aim to be 'here if you need us', living by our hashtag #EqualityWins.
Our Domestic Abuse Team has offered support to victims and survivors of domestic abuse since 2017. Its offering includes the provision of a holistic assessment, safety and support planning, 1:1 casework sessions, housing advice, and housing support.
We are now looking for a Domestic Abuse Outreach and Resettlement Worker to deliver our first domestic abuse service in Liverpool on a part-time basis, working 22.2 hours per week, for a fixed-term contract until July 2025.
The Benefits
- Salary of £27,651 per annum (pro rata)
- Generous leave allowance (26 days' annual leave rising to 30 days after 5 years' service) (pro rata)
- Sector leading 10% employers' contributory pension
- Your birthday as a day's leave
- Staff counselling scheme
- Cycle to Work / Technology Scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Office 'buddy' scheme for all new starters
- Free annual flu jab
- Free VDU eye care test
- Staff social budget
- Dedicated training budget for each member of staff and support with personal development plans
- Flexible working to support a healthy work/life balance (including time off in lieu and flexi-time)
- Relaxed dress code
If you have experience in Domestic Abuse or Sexual Violence services and supporting individuals in crisis, you will be able to further your career and support those in need as part of our dedicated team.
By joining our award-winning charity, you will be enabled to directly impact and improve the safety, wellbeing, and futures of some of the most vulnerable members of the LGBTQ+ community.
What's more, you will have the chance to expand the reach of our domestic abuse programme to support even more people and forge strong partnerships that increase awareness and support for those in need.
The Role
As a Domestic Abuse Outreach and Resettlement Worker, you will deliver our domestic abuse support services to individuals across Liverpool.
Setting up the service, you will be involved in all aspects of delivery, from developing and implementing referral systems, to building partnerships, and delivering specialised training.
You will develop and manage new referral pathways for community members within the catchment area, ensuring all new referrals are monitored, responded to, and tracked effectively.
Identifying and cultivating relationships with new partners and commissioners, you will also devise a communication strategy to raise awareness of the service, increasing community engagement and knowledge about the programme.
Additionally, you will:
- Provide advice, support, and signposting to survivors of domestic abuse
- Evaluate and enhance existing services, identifying gaps and developing solutions
- Review, design, and deliver a new training package on LGBTQ+ domestic abuse awareness
- Facilitate communication and collaboration among stakeholders
About You
To be considered as a Domestic Abuse Outreach and Resettlement Worker, you will need:
- Experience of working in a Domestic Abuse and/or Sexual Violence service or a similar role
- Experience of working in partnership with a range of service providers
- Experience of delivering group work
- Experience of assessing needs and risks
- Experience of working with those in crisis
- Experience of communication with commissioners and writing reports
The closing date for this role is 28th August 2024.
Other organisations may call this role Domestic Abuse Support Specialist, Outreach and Housing Support Worker, LGBTQ+ Domestic Violence Advocate, Survivor Support Co-ordinator, or Community Outreach and Resettlement Officer.
We particularly welcome applicants who identify as a Person of Colour, trans and/or people aged 50+ as staff from these backgrounds are currently underrepresented in our organisation.
- Trans is an umbrella & inclusive term used to describe people whose gender identity differs in some way from that which they were assigned at birth; including non-binary people, cross dressers and those who partially or incompletely identify with their sex assigned at birth.
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