Domestic Abuse Support Worker - Fixed Term Contract Amber Valley
£22,669 - £23,428 per annum
This post is exempt under Sch 9 Pt 1 of the Equality Act 2010 and is only open to female applicants.
Fixed Term expecting to end 1st April 2025
Do you want to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable people and their families?
Have you got experience of working with individuals and families who have experienced Domestic Abuse?
We are seeking enthusiastic and driven individuals to join our well-established Domestic Abuse Support Services teams located in Amber Valley - Derbyshire. If you are interested in supporting families, whilst developing your skills and experience within an expanding Domestic Abuse Support Service, please apply today!
THE SERVICE
Derbyshire WISH provides refuge and community based (outreach) support to adults and children who are experiencing domestic abuse. We're part of the wider NCHA family and we offer our services to both women and men (dispersed only) with or without children, who are fleeing domestic abuse and need a safe place to stay, and to those out in the community who are living with the impact of domestic abuse.
THE ROLE
As our new Support Worker at WISH, you'll play a pivotal role in providing practical and emotional support to women and men who are experiencing or have experienced domestic abuse (both in the refuge and throughout the local community. Some duties involve:
- Assessing referrals for both community and refuge based services
- Supporting the delivery of group work both in refuge and local community
- Attend multi-agency meetings and work in partnership with other agencies (where required)
- Ensuring records are maintained -
You will work Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm, however there will be some evenings (up to 8pm) and bank holidays too.
For full details, check out the Role Profile on the document tab allow!
ABOUT YOU
We are looking for someone who has experience working within a Domestic Abuse Service and truly wants to make a difference to people's lives. You will be:
- Friendly, approachable and have values that are aligned with those of NCHA
- Hard-working and a team player
- Committed to maintaining the dignity and rights of the individuals we work with, with top notch communication skills
- Experienced working with vulnerable people, experience of supporting survivors of Domestic Abuse preferred, but not essential.
- Basic IT skills and knowledge of IT systems are also advantageous!
All successful candidates will be required to take a basic numeracy and literacy exercise prior to the interview.
Closing Date: 10th June 2024
Interviews: 12th June 2024
Please note that we are not currently offering visa sponsorship.
As an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident Employer, NCHA welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) groups and disabled candidates. As part of our LGBT Allies Programme, we also welcome applications from members of the LGBT community and encourage inclusivity in the workplace.