We have a current opportunity for a Safer Accommodation Refuge Worker on a temporary basis. The position will be based in Nottingham. For further information about this position please apply.
Job Title: Refuge Worker
Location: Nottingham
Hours: Monday - Friday (8am - 8pm on a rota )
Hourly Rate: £15 per hour + holiday pay
Type: Temporary - Ongoing sickness cover
Key Responsibilities:
1. Work closely with survivors of abuse, carrying out risk and needs assessments and agreeing individual safety support plans, working flexibly to achieve agreed targets.
2. Advocate on behalf of women with external agencies including where appropriate MARAC, courts, housing, children and adult social care, health and other voluntary and community organisations.
3. Provide high quality case work support to survivors of domestic violence. You will carry a varied case load, working with each woman throughout her journey, managing and prioritising cases effectively.
4. Undertake housing management responsibilities such as collection of service charge/rents, maintaining the rent accounts, undertaking Health and Safety property checks, dealing with incidents of anti-social behaviour, signing licence agreements and admission paperwork, supporting with the claiming of housing rent-cost benefits, organising contractors or maintenance visits, logging maintenance on On-track and competing exit paperwork
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