Domestic Abuse Refuge Worker; Children and Young
Listed on 2026-10-15
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Social Work
Family Advocacy & Support Services, Crisis Counselor, Community Support Services, Child Protection -
Non-Profit & Social Impact
This post is open to female applicants as being female is deemed to be a geniune occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Main purpose and scope of the jobStop Domestic Abuse is a trauma informed organisation, the work we do to support those affected by domestic abuse may be triggering for those with past trauma. Please only apply if you are living free from abuse. If you’d like to talk to us about this, please get in touch
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The focus of this role is on preventing domestic abuse by providing support, advice and assistance to adults in the community who have experienced or are at risk of domestic abuse.
- MAIN PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE JOB
- To provide safety planning, support, advice and assistance to children who have experienced domestic violence and abuse and are staying in the refuge.
- The work will focus on preventing domestic abuse by providing support and facilitating safe space for children and young people and peer support networks in the refuge and supporting children and young people to keep safe in/maintain their refuge accommodation
- The post-holder will work to empower and support children to make positive choices.
- To establish resettlement services to support women and children to move on from refuge accommodation.
- The post-holder work as part of the refuge team, with clients who live in the refuge after being referred via the Front Door Service.
- To participate in the delivery of the on-call out of hours service on a rota basis.
Basingstoke:
Reference Number: STOPDA
954
Contract Type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37 (Working within Monday - Thursday : 9:30am - 5:30pm, Friday 9:30am - 5pm)
There is no closing date for this post, we will keep the vacancy open until we have successfully appointed to the role. Once your application has been reviewed we will contact you to let you know if you have been shortlisted for an interview.
We particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities that are currently under-represented in our organisation.
Appointment will be on merit alone.
An enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure will be required for this role.
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