Early IDVA

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!

Salary: £28,000 - £35,000

We advertise the full salary banding for our roles to provide transparency about what you can achieve in this position with us. The actual salary offered will be within that band, and dependent on skills and experience and whether you are a qualified IDVA.

Location: Brent Civic Centre and other locations in Brent. Please note that you will need to work from the Civic Centre on Mondays, and in other office locations for another 2 days per week. You will be able to work remotely up to 2 days per week.

Hours: 35 hours per week

Contract: 12 month fixed term contract

If you are an internal applicant you may be able to apply for this role as a secondment opportunity with the option to return to your previous role at the end of the contract. In order to explore this please speak with your existing manager before you apply and contact Talent if you have any questions.

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.

We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women's centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.

Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.

We are seeking an experienced Early Help Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) to join our Brent CYP Specialist Services. The successful candidate will provide specialist support to victims and survivors of domestic abuse and their children, helping them to increase their safety, wellbeing and access to appropriate services.

The ideal candidate will have a recognised Domestic Abuse/IDVA qualification, or be working towards an accredited qualification, alongside relevant experience of supporting survivors of domestic abuse.

• Experience of working directly with victims and survivors of domestic abuse, preferably within an Early Help, children and families, or community-based setting.
• Experience of completing domestic abuse risk assessments
  , including DASH assessments where appropriate.
• Strong knowledge and experience of safety planning and developing personalised risk management plans.
• An understanding of the impact of domestic abuse on children and young people and the wider family.
• Experience of multi-agency and collaborative working
  , including working effectively with social care, health, education, police and other specialist services.
• Experience of co-location
  , working alongside professionals within a multidisciplinary service to provide timely and coordinated support.
• The ability to identify escalating risk and respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns.
• Excellent communication, advocacy and case-management skills.
• The ability to build trusting and professional relationships with survivors while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
• A commitment to trauma-informed, survivor-centred and culturally sensitive practice.

You will play an important role in ensuring that victims and survivors of domestic abuse, and their children, receive timely, specialist and…