Survivor Advocacy Support Worker Older Women Nottingham, England
Job description
As a Domestic Violence 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 safety and autonomy.
You will provide a proactive service to older women who have been assessed at being at risk of domestic violence and abuse (intimate partner and/or familial) to improve safety and reduce re-victimisation.
You will provide a service that is sensitive to the needs of women who face additional barriers and obstacles to reporting/accessing services as a result of their age, including women from Black, Asian, minority ethnic and refugee communities, LGBT women, women who are disabled, learning disabilities, chronically ill and/or otherwise vulnerable and/or intimidated, and women with mental health issues.
For further information about the role, please download the Job Description which can be found at the bottom of this page. 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.
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.
