IRIS Advocate Educator Women's Aid women fleeing from domestic abuse

IRIS Advocate Educator

Job Title:

IRIS Advocate Educator

Hours:

Full-time (35 hours per week)
Contract Type:
Fixed Term Contract to31stMarch 2028
Salary: £32,050per annum

Location:

GP practices and healthcare locations across the borough of Croydon.
Deadline: 29thJuly
2026at 11.00pm–however interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. We will end recruitment early and hire straight away if we find the right candidate.
Interviews:
In person in London SE20

About the role:

We are recruiting an Advocate Educator to work closely with GP practices in Croydon borough. IRIS is a domestic abuse training, support and referral programme developed specifically for general practice. You will promote the IRIS programme and offer DVA training to GP practice staff, as well as providing one-to-one emotional and practical support to a caseload of clients experiencing domestic abuse.

For more information on the IRIS programme please visit:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

The successful applicant will have:

• Experience of working with victims and survivors of domestic abuseand an understanding of the barriers to accessing support services
• Experience of promoting services and building strong working relationships with external organisations
• Experience of delivering training to a range of professionals
• Ideally afull driving licence and access to a vehiclein order totravel to GP practices acrossCroydon

Employee benefits we offer:

• A friendly, flexible and values-led organisation
• Competitive salary
• 25 days of annual holiday, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time)
• Contributory pension scheme (5%)
• Training to help you perform your role and support your professional development
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support
• Two Wellbeing Days and day off on birthday

Who we are:

Bromley & Croydon Women’s Aid is a well‑established,innovative and forward‑thinking local domestic abuse service. We areseekinga self‑motivated,flexible and experienced individual to join our dynamic team to help us deliver excellent services to vulnerable women who have experienced domestic abuse and be committed to working in a non‑discriminatory manner.

Location:

All staff have access to hot‑desking at our office as needed.

Flexible working iswelcomedat BCWA, with a mix of home and location‑based working across our friendly and supportive team. We are all women withbusylivesand families,and we understand that flexibility can be crucial in supporting women in the workplace.

Howeverthis role requires you to deliver training in GP surgeries and healthcare locations across the borough of Croydon.

Wellbeing:
As a trauma‑informedcharitywe take mental health and wellbeing seriously. We offer clinical supervision to our frontline team, regular staff wellbeing sessions, use of our Employee Assistance Programmeand anadditionalwellbeing platform which offers a range of advice and support.

Notifying candidates:
We apologise in advance that we will not be able to notify candidates who are not shortlisted. If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks from Final date to receive applications, please assume your application has been unsuccessful. We reserve the right to terminate the recruitment process early once the right applicant has been found or if we receive a large number of applications.

Female applicants only:

In light ofthe nature of work, the candidate’s genderis considered to bean occupational requirement in accordance with Schedule 9 (part
1) of the Equality Act 2010.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:

BCWA is committed to supporting and promoting equality & diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. To achieve this, weseekto employ a diverse range of staff from many different backgroundsto betterrepresentthe communities we serve.

BCWAisan Equal Opportunities Employer.
Reg. Charity No.1068007.