Independent Domestic Violence Advisor IDVA

Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA)
Manchester, Greater Manchester (with travel across Greater Manchester)

About The Organisation

Nationally significant and focused on a fair and equal society, our client is a charity supporting the needs of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans.

Serving tens of thousands of people each and every year, they also provide information to individuals online and help all LGBT people to achieve their full potential.

Their domestic abuse programme currently offers a high level of support to victims and survivors of domestic abuse across Greater Manchester. The support on offer is not only for those currently experiencing domestic abuse but also for those who have previously experienced this. The current support offer includes the provision of a holistic assessment, safety and support planning, 1:1 casework sessions, group work sessions, housing advice, and housing support.

As the needs of the LGBT community continue to grow, so do our client's services. They are now looking for an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor to join their team in Manchester for a fixed term contract until the 31st March 2022 (with the possibility of extension).

The Benefits

- Salary of GBP25,592 per annum
- Generous leave allowance (25 days' annual leave)
- Sector leading 10% employers' contributory pension
- Your birthday as a day of 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 flexitime)
- Relaxed dress code
- Remote working options

This role represents a real chance to help victims of domestic abuse and make a positive impact on their lives. You'll be positively affecting the LGBT community in Manchester and supporting those who need help the most.

What's more, you'll discover a supportive, inclusive and compassionate environment of dedicated individuals who are working together to assist survivors and victims of domestic abuse.

The Role

As an IDVA, you will be tasked with delivering our client's support programme to high-risk victims and survivors of domestic abuse.

Specifically, you will provide high-quality assessments, offering safety and support planning as well as acting as an advocate for high, medium and standard risk victims. Managing a caseload of clients across Greater Manchester, you will work within a multi-agency partnership structure to ensure victim's needs are met.

Your role will also involve:

- Participating in MARACs
- Carrying out periodic case reviews
- Using and updating monitoring systems and informing reports
- Providing safeguarding support for those delivering front line services

About You

To be considered as an IDVA, you will need:

- Experience of delivering support to individuals who are experiencing domestic abuse, including delivering high-quality assessments and safety plans
- Experience of working with adults and/or children who are at risk
- Experience of managing a caseload within a fast-paced frontline delivery service
- Experience of working in multi-agency settings
- An understanding of LGBT communities and the issues they face
- A driving licence and access to a vehicle
- A Safe Lives/CAADA IDVA training certificate, a relevant degree or vocational qualification, OR demonstrable equivalent experience

Experience of supporting LGBT victims and survivors of domestic abuse would be beneficial to your application. Experience of using SharePoint would also be an advantage.

Other organisations may call this role Domestic Violence Support Worker, Domestic Abuse Support Worker, Support Worker, Social Worker, Social Care Worker, or Social Care Co-ordinator.

Our client is taking positive action to encourage applications from people of colour (PoC) and other racially minoritised communities, trans, non-binary and/or older people (aged 50+), to improve the representation of colleagues from these communities in their staff team.

* 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

The closing date for this role is the 27th June 2021.

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