DRIVE – IDVA Independent Domestic Violence Advisor; IDVA

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DRIVE
- Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA)

Location: Fylde Coast Women’s Aid, 77 Montague Street, Blackpool, FY4 1AT
. These posts cover Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre.

Hours: 30 hours per week (Monday–Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm-Over 4 days)

Salary: £26,500 (unqualified) £21,200 based on 30 hours – £28,500 (qualified or upon completion of 2 years’ service) £22,800 based on 30 hours

Contract: 12 months- fixed term contract, continuation subject to funding.

FCWA is an innovative, exciting, and friendly organisation run by a staff team who are passionate about bringing an end to domestic and sexual violence. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.

The Independent Domestic Abuse Advocate (IDVA) plays a critical safeguarding role within the Drive Project, providing specialist, survivor-centred advocacy, safety planning and risk management for victims and survivors linked to Drive cases. The role ensures that survivors’ voices, safety, and well‑being remain central to system decision‑making throughout the Drive intervention.

The role is positioned to work with victims/survivors of domestic abuse; providing specialist support to victims of high‑risk, serial, or high‑harm domestic abuse perpetrators who are managed by the Drive Project.

DRIVE IDVA’s provide ongoing recovery support to clients for up to 12 months.

• Proactively engage with victim/survivors to build bespoke safety plans, including security measures to increase their immediate and long‑term safety.
• Act as the crucial link between the perpetrator’s case manager and the victim/survivor to provide current updates and inform disruptive interventions (e.g., police action, bail conditions).
• Conduct regular risk assessments to monitor changes in the perpetrator’s behaviour and reduce the risk of harm to the victim/survivor and any children.
• Represent the victim/survivors’ needs in multi‑agency meetings (such as MARAC and DAPP), ensuring a coordinated approach between police, social services, housing, and health.
• Serve as the main contact point for victim/survivors to provide consistent support, information and advocacy throughout the intervention process.
• Support victim/survivors through the legal, criminal or civil justice systems. This post will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and clearance.

Sarah Bargh –

Closing date: 22 nd June 2026

Interviews: TBC

Additional Information:

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure and clearance.

Please note that we reserve the right to withdraw or close this vacancy at any time