Safe Accommodation Manager

We currently have an opportunity for a Safe Accommodation Manager to join Peterborough Women’s Aid.

You will manage all our accommodation including refuge, move on and dispersed accommodation. You will manage a team of staff and have overall responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of the families we support.

You will work closely within a team in a fast-paced environment making quick informed decisions to ensure the safety of victims of domestic abuse.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• To ensure that all work by refuge staff is carried out in line with Peterborough Women’s Aid polices
• To act as the designated Safeguarding Lead in the absence of the Senior Management Team and make safeguarding decisions.
• To have awareness of budgets and monitor expenditure for Safe Accommodation projects.
• To line manage refuge staff. This includes monthly supervision, daily welfare checks, approving expenses and identifying development needs.
• To ensure that service delivery is in line with contractual obligations. For example, number of referrals received and demographics
• To facilitate training and awareness events to professionals and community members
• To attend fundraising events possibly at weekends
• To ensure that all staff are working within PWA policies including lone

working procedures.

• To cover for refuge staff, work directly with clients when needed and contribute to out of hours on call.
• To ensure health and safety checks are being completed and any issues are reported or escalated.
• To ensure that clients in dispersed accommodation are managed according to PWA policies
• To cover any other reasonable duties at the request of the CEO or Trustees

We are an Equal Opportunities organisation. This role is exempt under the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1. As such we can only consider applications from women.

Peterborough Women’s Aid CIO, Registered Charity Number 1180370