Innovative specialist project for women experiencing domestic abuse in Westminster
Location LB Westminster
Salary £32,287.50 – £34,337.50 per annum, pro rata (please note, successful candidates are usually appointed at bottom of relevant band)
Hours 37.5 per week
Contract Fixed Term until 31st March 2025
Closing date This advert will be open on a rolling basis until a successful candidate is appointed
Interview dates 15th and 31st May 2023
Solace Women’s Aid is an innovative, exciting charity working across London. Our purpose is to bring an end to the harm done through domestic and sexual violence to all survivors, and in particular, women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.
You will be joining a team of committed and inspiring individuals whose dedication has saved the lives of thousands of women, men and children in the capital. We are looking for friendly and diligent individuals to join our service and help us make a difference.
About the service
Housing First supports the most entrenched, excluded and hard to reach service users. It focuses on finding permanent housing as quickly as possible and then addressing the issues that have contributed to an individual’s homelessness. This Westminster-based Project works with homeless women affected by domestic abuse and multiple disadvantage.
About the role
The role sits within our Housing First Team. The approach we use is assertive outreach and we work with a small caseload so we can offer intensive support.
About you
The ideal candidates will have experience of working intensively with service users and be adept at risk and needs assessment, and support planning.
You will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the intersection between domestic abuse and multiple disadvantage, have a developed understanding of how this can make it difficult for women to engage with support, and an ability to reflect on your own practice.
You will have strong crisis management and problem-solving skills, and be competent in supporting Project Workers ensuring they are provided with effective casework supervision.
To Apply: Please send your CV and Supporting Statement outlining your interest in working for Solace via the recruitment portal below and explain how you meet the criteria set out in the Job Description
Solace Women’s Aid values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applicants from black minority and ethnic communities.
Solace is a Disability Confident employer. Please email us at recruitment@solacewomensaid.org if you require any additional support to apply for this role.
This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to female applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
As part of safer recruitment, we require all successful candidates to complete a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure.
No agencies.
