Female* Intern Safe House Support Worker

We have been successful in getting new funding from Bristol City Council to provide the domestic abuse services in Bristol, and have a number of rewarding and exciting opportunities available for the right candidates to join our team.

We have a new rewarding opportunity available for a Female
* Intern Safe House Support Worker to join our team based in Bristol
. You will join us on a full-time, fixed term basis working 37.5 hours per week, which includes participation on an out‑of‑hours telephone rota and some evening and Saturday work on a rota basis. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of Point 7 £ 26,403 per annum and benefits
. We will offer you training and opportunities to progress to other roles across Next Link.

Established in 1999, Next Link is the leading provider of domestic abuse services to women and children in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. At Next Link we are committed to providing holistic, empowering and personalised support and advocacy to women and children experiencing domestic abuse. With a focus on survivors' safety and recovery, we believe flexible support tailored to survivors' needs can be transforming, helping to maximise independence and self‑determination so survivors can make informed choices.

• Up to 30 days annual leave (depending on length of service)
• 3 extra holidays including International Women’s Day
• Excellent development and training opportunities
• Employer pension contribution (minimum 5% of your gross salary)
• Mindful Employer Plus Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Wellness Awards
• Facility to work from home once fully trained

We are looking for highly motivated women to work as an Intern Safe House Support Worker within a dynamic, fast‑paced team. You will be supported to develop the skills, knowledge and competencies to contribute to and assist in providing high‑quality safe house accommodation and support to women who have experienced domestic abuse, with a victim‑centred approach focusing on safety and recovery.

• Assist with the assessment of women / families referred to the service.
• Work alongside colleagues to carry out risk assessments including DASH, co‑produce safety plans with clients, regularly review the plans, enabling women to assess and manage risk to their own and their children’s safety.
• Work alongside colleagues to carry out needs assessments that effectively establish the support needs of families and enable support to be offered as quickly as possible.
• In conjunction with the service user complete the Empowerment Star and draw up a support plan.
• Advise women on personal safety and safety procedures regarding the safe house.
• Enable and encourage families to take advantage of all services relevant to their safety such as legal advice, housing and benefits rights, education, medical treatment, counselling, etc.
• Work in partnership with other agencies – e.g. the police, local authority and drug/alcohol advice agencies, health, social services, education, youth services and the voluntary sector – to ensure efficient mechanisms for referrals and to advocate for survivors to ensure their needs are met.
• Safeguard the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk; working within Next Link’s safeguarding policies, South West Child Protection Procedures and local procedures for safeguarding adults at risk.
• Advise and support service users with the range of move‑on options available, draw up and deliver move‑on plans.

This is not an exhaustive list of your duties and outlines the general ways in which it is expected you will meet the overall requirements of this post.

• Numeracy and literacy to NVQ 2 or equivalent
• Empathy with the needs of victims of domestic abuse and vulnerable women with complex needs and the barriers they face
• Ability to maintain accurate and up‑to‑date records of contact with service users, other related information and to communicate with colleagues and stakeholders using common Microsoft Office packages, e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook and other IT software
• Ability to adhere to and set professional boundaries and recognise the need…