Ask MARC - Male Abuse Advocate- Pathfinder Court
A new and exciting opportunity to become Pathfinder IDVA. This service is funded by West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, to provide Domestic Abuse (DA) support services within the Birmingham Family Court in relation to private law proceedings. The aim of the Pathfinder programme is to provide better support to children and families involved in private law proceedings, with enhanced support to victims/survivors of DA.
The IDVA service will offer support to DA Victims involved in Family Court Proceedings. This will involve emotional support, safety planning, assistance with legal proceedings and access to other support services, tailored to the individual needs of victims. Additionally, IDVAs will collaborate with and advise other agencies involved in the Pathfinder to ensure a coordinated response to better protect victims of DA.
The Pathfinder IDVA Service must be available to all male victims of DA involved in Family Court private law proceedings.
The post holder will provide targeted outreach and raise awareness of male violence and abuse for male victims going through Family court, they will support the victim through the process and ensure that the child's experience is paramount throughout.
This role requires an individual with compassion, empathy and excellent interpersonal skills.
All victims should get the help and support they need.
Job Title: Male Specialist Abuse Advocate Pathfinder Court
Position available: 1 full-time position (37.5 hours), available to male and female applicants
Location: West Bromwich base but will cover the Black Country area
Salary: £24,310.04 - £27,751.55 (dependent upon qualifications and experience)
Closing date: 13 June 2024
All interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams.
Is this you?
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Specialist Abuse Advocate to join our dynamic team. If you are creative and innovative and have experience of working within a needs-led service, this is for you. This position is suited to an individual who can help and support victims as well as work in collaboration and partnership with other services and professionals.
The Role:
The Male Specialist Abuse Advocate will work within the Respect Toolkit framework as well as assist with the development of a specialist service for males. The post holder will:
- Provide tailored support to male victims of domestic abuse and stalking including carrying out risk and needs assessments and managing a caseload.
- Offer reassurance and emotional support to male victims who may be reluctant to come forward, providing information about the service and creating a safe space to talk.
- Raise awareness of the particular dynamics of abuse against men within the community and with professionals and where necessary provide training and learning opportunities.
- Respond to identified barriers that stop men from accessing help.
- Promote the new service to external partners.
- Be able to work alongside other victim services within the court arena.
We are looking for a creative, ambitious and flexible candidate who can assist with the promotion and growth of this exciting and dynamic new service.
This service is a part of Black Country Women's Aid and will be exclusively for all male victims who are part of the family court process This position is funded by the Office of the Police Crime Commissioner and is part of developing a response to male violence and abuse.
If you are self-driven, compassionate and hardworking with lots of ambition we would love to hear from you.
Click "Apply" to be emailed information about how to complete your application.
CVs will not be accepted.
Important information for all positions
Black Country Women's Aid is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All posts are subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. It will be necessary for an enhanced disclosure to be made to the Criminal Records Bureau for details of any previous criminal convictions.
Employment checks
As a responsible employer we adhere to safer recruitment practice and all our employees are subject to the following recruitment checks:
Right to work in the UK
Under Section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act, we, as a responsible employer need to ensure that we do not employ anyone illegally. To avoid discrimination we treat all job applicants equally.
We, therefore, ask all candidates selected for interview to bring original documentation to show their Right to Work in the UK. A copy of these will be taken. Once the successful candidate has been appointed the unsuccessful candidate's documents will be destroyed confidentially. You may be refused an interview if you do not bring the correct documents with you.
References
Following your interview, two employment references will be sought. One of these should be your current or most recent employer.
If you have finished full-time education and you have no employer reference, we will accept a reference from:
- a professional from your centre of study, for instance, a teacher, lecturer or headteacher
- GP or health visitor
- a character reference from a person who knows you
- a civil servant from a government agency
- a bank manager
DBS
All positions are subject to DBS checks at the relevant level.