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Day to day duties:

• Provide one-to-one support to women experiencing domestic abuse.
• Although some hybrid working allowed, you must be reactive to emergency cases
• Deliver professional advocacy and advice.
• Contribute to creating safe and empowering environments for survivors.
• In conjunction with the service user/family complete the Oasis needs assessment and draw up a support plan together with the survivor.
• Ensure your work with service users is recovery focused, and strengths based, supporting survivors in a creative, consistent and assertive way to ensure positive outcomes are achieved.
• Review the support plan regularly and record changes agreed.
• Ensure that survivors currently living in abusive situations are aware of their rights and options.
• Give safety-planning advice and explain the effectiveness of criminal and civil sanctions available to them.
• 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.
• Assist clients in gaining access to solicitors, benefits agencies, housing departments, education, medical treatment, counselling etc.

Preferred Requirements:
  

• Demonstrable experience working with survivors of domestic abuse.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding and risk assessment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Empathetic and non-judgmental approach to supporting individuals.

 
Preferred Qualifications:

• Recognized qualification in Domestic Violence advocacy/support
• Any relevant Social Work, Psychology, or Counselling qualifications
• Valid driving license and access to own transport

  
For more info, please call Ryan Sims on 0117 923 9100. 

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