561 -Refuge Project Worker (Children and Young People) Southampton Southampton, England
Job description
- 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 effected 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.
Salary: £24,000 - £24,619
Location: Southampton
Hours: 37.5hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Vacancy Reference: 561
Main purpose and scope of the job:
To provide safety planning, support, advice and assistance to women and their children who have experienced domestic violence and abuse and are staying in the refuge.
The work will focus on preventing domestic abuse by providing support and facilitating safe space for children and young people and peer support networks in the refuge and supporting children and young people to keep safe in/maintain their refuge accommodation.
The post-holder will work to empower and support children to make positive choices
To establish resettlement services to support women and children to move on from refuge accommodation.
The post-holder work as part of the refuge team, with clients who live in the refuge after being referred via the Front Door Service.
To participate in the delivery of the on-call out of hours service on a rota basis. **It is essential that the post holder has a driving licence and access to a car for work purposes as this role covers multiple sites.
