Female\* Domestic Abuse Housing IDVA

• South Gloucestershire
• 21st September 2026

Website Next Link

Female* Domestic Abuse Housing IDVA South Gloucestershire Service

We have a rewarding opportunity available for a Female* Domestic Abuse Housing IDVA to join our team based in South Glos. You will join us on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract on a full-time basis working 37.5 hours per week. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of Point 15 (Qualified) £30,024 per annum and benefits.

Established in 1999, Next Link is the leading provider of domestic abuse services to women and children in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. At Next Link we are committed to providing holistic, empowering and personalised support and advocacy to women and children experiencing domestic abuse.

In return for joining us, we will offer you:

• Up to 30 days annual leave (depending on length of service)
• 3 extra holidays including International Women’s Day
• Excellent development and training opportunities
• Employer pension contribution (minimum 5% of your gross salary)
• Mindful Employer Plus Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Health & Wellbeing programme

About the role:

The roles will be based in the South Glos Council Housing team, and you will work alongside colleagues and other partners to support individuals and families who have a housing need and support around domestic abuse support. You will support and provide training to housing workers to develop a robust, trauma informed approach to service users faced with housing issues and domestic abuse, enhancing the response to DVA within South Glos Council housing teams and linking into and supporting strategic work across the county.

Key duties and responsibilities of our Female* Domestic Abuse Housing IDVA:

• To train and support housing staff to identify and support victims of domestic/sexual abuse.
• To establish and maintain support to individuals and families and their children, with a victim centred approach, focussing on safety and recovery and ensure service users:
  • Are safer
  • Feel safer
  • Feel more empowered and confident
  • Have an increased understanding of DA and risk factors
  • Are more aware of safety measures
  • Have an increased understanding of the abuse they are experiencing
  • Understand the Impact of DV on their children
  • Using intelligence from a variety of sources, and support housing teams to identify these individuals and families in need who are at risk of domestic abuse, alongside partners form a clear action plan and lead on their housing whist addressing their domestic abuse.
  • To provide advice and guidance to Housing teams and other partners dealing with domestic abuse.
  • Be an active participant in multi-agency meetings and undertake regular consultations with housing and other partnership colleagues.
  • To liaise effectively and collaboratively with partner agencies to respond to individuals and families in crisis and at risk, maximising safety and achieve positive outcomes.
  • Champion service user empowerment and involvement by ensuring our services:
    • Are accessible to all potential service users
    • Value and respect service users as the experts of their experience
    • Work in strength-based and solution-focused ways with clients
    • Facilitate agreed actions into practice
    • Use service user feedback and involvement to improve our service
    • Have a Think Family approach
• Providing support to enable survivors to safely maintain their current accommodation, access welfare benefits, legal advice, alternative housing, and support services.
• Maintain an effective support service with the aim of enabling the survivor to develop the skills and resources necessary to move on and maintain independence and self-reliance.
• To liaise effectively and collaboratively with all appropriate agencies and community groups to ensure the best access to services and meaningful community engagement for service users.

This is not an exhaustive list of your duties and outlines the general ways in which it is expected you will meet the overall requirements of this post.

What we are looking for in our ideal Female* Domestic Abuse Housing IDVA:

• An understanding of the impact of domestic abuse on women, men and children.
• Knowledge of criminal and civil legal remedies and housing law relating to domestic abuse. § Able to deliver training.
• Knowledge of the safety options available to women and men experiencing domestic abuse
• Experience of support planning and risk assessment.
• Experience of assessing the risks and needs of vulnerable people who have experienced domestic abuse and/or complex needs.
• Demonstrable understanding of the diverse needs of individuals and families experiencing domestic violence and the discrimination issues as they relate to survivors escaping domestic violence.
• Knowledge of Domestic Abuse risk assessment tools including DASH and extensive understanding of the MARAC process.
• An understanding of cultural diversity.

Person Specification: Domestic Abuse Housing IDVA

If you are passionate about supporting vulnerable women and families with housing needs, please apply now to join us as our Female* Domestic Abuse Housing IDVA and contribute to the valuable work Next Link and its wider services, delivering hope and support to survivors of domestic violence and abuse.

How to apply:

Please download the application pack from our website and complete the application form.

Please submit your application by 9am Monday 21st September 2026. Interviews will be held weeks commencing 21st and 28th September 2026.

To apply for this job please visit nextlinkhousing.co.uk.