It is an occupational requirement that applications are open to WOMEN ONLY, as permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1, of the Equality Act 2010.
As a Domestic Violence and Abuse specialist, you will work pro-actively with women, offering risk assessed, strength based, and needs led support. You will work alongside each woman, throughout her journey, agreeing individual safety support plans as well as advocating on her behalf to achieve safe and independent lives.
Working closely with survivors, you will conduct risk and needs assessments and agree on individual safety support plans, as well as delivering high-quality case work assistance to survivors of domestic violence, managing and prioritising your case load based on needs and/or safety concerns.
The pay grade for this post is Juno Scale Point 17-20 (£25,668 - £27,239) Full-Time Equivalent. You will receive a pro-rata payment in line with your contracted hours of work, which are 24 hours per week.
Full UK driving licence with access to your own vehicle, which is insured for business use and available for use within your role, is essential.
When completing an application for one of our vacancies, please use clear examples of how your experience, ability, skills/transferable skills, meet the requirements detailed in the Person Specification.
Please include examples from paid or voluntary work/activities or other 'life' experiences. This information will be used as a basis for shortlisting.
Where you don’t meet the requirements of the post currently, please explain how you intend on doing so, for instance via training and commitment to personal development.
About us
Juno Women's Aid is the largest domestic abuse organisation in Nottingham and one of the largest in the UK. We work with women, children, and teens who have been affected by domestic abuse in Ashfield, Broxtowe, Gedling, Nottingham City, and Rushcliffe.
We run a wide range of services including the 24-hour Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Freephone Domestic and Sexual Violence Helpline. This is where you can speak to one of our specialist trained female support workers 365 days a year.
In 2021-2022, we worked with 2095 women, 360 children and young people, fostered 49 pets, and received over 17,320 calls on our Helpline.
At any one time, we're supporting 500-600 women and children in Nottingham and South Nottinghamshire.
We’ve been helping women, children, and teens in Nottingham for over 40 years and we’re passionate about helping anyone affected by domestic abuse to stay as safe as possible and to recover from the harm of domestic abuse.
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