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Young Ladies Club

Domestic Abuse Officer

24 hours ago

Woodford Green

Salary: £30,000 per annumFull Time1-year fixed term contractYoung Ladies Club aims to raise aspirations in disadvantaged young women to achieve their education and career potential by providing mentoring, confidence building activities and career workshops from positive role models. We envision a world where young women’s socio-economic background does not impact educational and career outcomes.We are now looking for an experience Domestic Abuse Officer to provide an effective, efficient, and supportive service to women who are victims of domestic abuse providing emotional, practical and welfare support. As our Domestic Abuse Officer, you will provide a high-quality pro-active service to victims of domestic abuse and other forms of VAWG in either 1:1 or group settings delivering a service to those at medium and low risk.As a Domestic Abuse Officer, your responsibilities will be: • To work within a multi-agency framework consisting of the MARAC and local partnership responses to domestic abuse., • To ensure that women are enabled to access their rights and are informed about their options., • To reach out to survivors of domestic abuse and raise awareness of domestic abuse and local services offered., • To support and implement the aims and objectives of Young Ladies Club ensuring that all work is undertaken in accordance with Young Ladies Club policies and procedures., • To facilitate or co-facilitate the support groups, • To facilitate the provision of culturally sensitive therapeutic interventions and counselling services. Required Skills and Experience:, • Demonstrable qualifications and/or experience in the field of domestic violence accommodation and support., • An excellent working knowledge of key issues faced by black and minoritised women who have experienced Domestic Abuse and VAWG. Able to apply this knowledge at a practical level., • Experience of identifying and responding to the risks to and needs of survivors of domestic violence, • Experience of working with vulnerable women at least some of which are women or girls affected by domestic abuse and other forms of gender-based violence., • A sound working knowledge of the practical, emotional, social and economic issues facing black and minoritised women and girls affected by domestic, and intimate relationship abuse, • Experience of multi-agency partnership working, • Knowledge of relevant legislation relating to Immigration, Honour Based Violence, Forced Marriage and FGM., • Experience in running support groups in the community, • Ability to work with interpreters and volunteers., • Ability to work with voluntary organisations, local authorities and government agencies on behalf of women., • Effective communication skills., • Experience of managing basic administrative systems., • Training and qualifications in the provision of advice and advocacy on issues such as housing, welfare benefits and domestic violence., • Good working knowledge of IT system and databases., • Ability to run groups virtually on Zoom/Teams etc Due to the nature of the role and the needs of our service users, this post is restricted to female applicants. This is a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010. YLC is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.Due to the nature of the role and the needs of our service users, this post is restricted to Black and minoritised women. This is a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.This post is subject to Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. A criminal record will not necessarily exclude you from this post but under the Act, we must have details. An Enhanced Disclosure will be sought in the event of a successful application for this post and therefore you will be required to give details of spent and unspent convictions disclosed above. YLC operates under the Revised Code of Practice for Disclosure and Barring Service.

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