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Senior Safe Accommodation Worker

SOUTHERN DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE
30,476.32 per year
West Hampshire
Full-time
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Category:Housing Safe Accommodation

Type:Full Time

Location:West Hampshire

Contract length:Permanent

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

Main purpose and scope of the job

You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of all aspects of Basingstoke refuge and Dispersed Safe Accommodation in Basingstoke service.

  • Managing services that provide support, advice and assistance to adults and their children affected by domestic abuse and are staying in refuge/dispersed safe accommodation, ensuring they are provided with secure, high-quality accommodation and support.
  • Recruiting, inducting, supervising, leading and developing staff within policy and quality standards and toprovide a range of high-quality services.
  • Initiating, developing, maintaining and monitoring multi-agency links through procedures and protocols to keep safety central to all services for victims of domestic abuse.
  • Developing effective relationships with relevant local organisations to raise the profile of domestic violence and its impact on families and to publicise the support networks. Working in partnership with Police, Social Services, Education and Health etc. to ensure that all victims and survivors using our services have the best possible support and opportunities.
  • Working with other local organisations and groups, through partnership, to establish a safe and accessible place for women and families to meet in the community and to provide and facilitate support to prevent domestic abuse.
  • Participating in the delivery of the on-call out of hours service on a rota basis.

Available Posts:

West Hampshire:
Reference Number: STOPDA820
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37 (Monday – Thursday: 9:30am – 5:30pm & Friday: 9:30am – 5pm)

Applying for this post

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

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.