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Domestic Abuse Outreach Worker (Children and Young People(

26,805.75 per year (pro rata)
Fareham & Gosport
Full-time
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Category:Children and Young Persons Worker Community Outreach

Type:Full Time

Location:Fareham & Gosport

Contract length:Permanent

*This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Stop Domestic Abuse is a trauma informed organisation, the work we do to support those affected by domestic abuse may be triggering for those with past trauma. Please only apply if you are living free from abuse. If you’d like to talk to us about this, please get in touch.

Main purpose and scope of the job

The work will focus on preventing domestic abuse and breaking the cycle of abuse by providing support for children and young people in the refuge and in the community and supporting children and young people to keep safe.

  • Providing support, advice and assistance to children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse living in the community and in refuge.
  • Working to empower and support children/young people to make positive choices.
  • Providing holistic one to one support including exploring healthy relationships, expressing emotions, safety, wellbeing, education and family relationships
  • Providing parenting support to women living in the refuge and Stop Domestic Abuse clients/parents of clients living in the community.
  • Providing group work for adults, families, children and young people
  • The post-holder work as part of the refuge team, with families who live in the refuge, families who have moved out of the refuge and children and young people who are referred via the Front Door Service.
  • Working in partnership with voluntary and statutory sector organisations and the community; attend meetings and events including in the evenings and at weekends.

Available Posts:

Fareham & Gosport:
Reference Number: STOPDA891
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37 (Monday – Thursday: 9:30am – 5:30pm & Friday: 9:30am – 5pm)

Applying for this post

Please download and complete the job pack, equalities monitoring form and job application form listed at the top of this page.

You can apply by:

  • Submitting your application and equal opportunities forms via the online form below
  • Emailing your completed application and equal opportunities forms to: humanresources@stopdomesticabuse.uk
  • Posting your application and equal opportunities forms to: FAO: Human Resources, Stop Domestic Abuse, PO Box 53, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 1UA

There is no closing date for this post, we will keep the vacancy open until we have successfully appointed to the role. Once your application has been reviewed we will contact you to let you know if you have been shortlisted for an interview.

We particularly welcome applicants from BAMER communities that are currently under-represented in our organisation.

Appointment will be on merit alone.

We will recruit the first suitable applicants, so apply early as we may close applications earlier.

An enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure will be required for this role.