IDVA – Refuge
Salary: £24,.68 per annum plus £2, per annum Outer London Location allowance
Hours: 35 per week
Location: Sutton
Contract: Permanent
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The Cranstoun Group is a charity empowering people to live healthy, safe and happy lives. Our skilled and compassionate teams work with service users, families and communities, helping them to make positive changes.
Sutton DASS domestic abuse service that champions a partnership of local organisations, each with unique skills and experience in domestic abuse. Our partnership allows us to deliver the highest level of support possible for the Sutton community and its families affected by domestic abuse.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Refuge/Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) role within the Sutton domestic abuse services.
The role of the Refuge/IDVA is to work with victims and survivors of domestic abuse to review risk, develop safety plans and improve outcomes ensuring the victim’s voice is considered through advocacy.
You will work alongside existing agencies to design a co-ordinated, intervention plan, addressing identified needs and risks, and promoting understanding of the impact of abusive behaviours.
You will be passionate and committed to working within a multi-disciplinary team and will have a demonstrable track record of working with victims of domestic abuse. IDVA training is not an essential requirement, we will consider each applicants experience and provide training dependant on this.