Solace Women's Aid

About Solace Women's Aid

Interview date 20th March 2020 Solace Women’s Aid is an innovative, exciting, grassroots charity working across London. Our purpose is to bring to an end the harm done through domestic and sexual violence to all survivors, and in particular women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse. You will be joining a team of committed and inspiring individuals whose dedication has saved the lives of thousands of women, men and children in the capital. We are looking for friendly and diligent individuals to join our services and help us make a difference. About the Service The advice team provides services to London residents via the Solace Advice Hub which provides services across London. About the Role Providing an effective and efficient advice and casework service to women affected by VAWG. The responsibilities will include working on the advice line on a rota basis and providing accurate advice, support, advocacy and casework to women and girls affected by all forms of VAWG, carrying out effective and in-depth casework, implementing the empowerment model and strength based approach, providing efficient advice and support to professionals calling the line, promote the services to reach as many women in need of the service as possible. The role also includes supporting and supervising our volunteers on the line. Ensuring the duty inbox is checked and the referrals are processed. About You The post-holder must have the ability to work as part of a team, in a fast-paced environment, the ability to learn new skills and the desire, passion, resilience and empathy to support women and girls who are affected by VAWG and might be in crisis situations. This post requires proactive working, strong advocacy skills, ability to prioritise the workload, manage a busy workload and good communication and empathy skills. This role requires a good understanding of the options available to women who experience VAWG including up to date knowledge of housing, legal protection, protection for children, financial information including benefits and domestic violence/sexual violence and immigration status The post holder must have core skills to work under without compromising from the quality of the service delivery and needs to recognise the importance of self-care and be willing to implement into the daily practice. For more details about the role please take a look at the job description available on the Solace Women’s Aid website. In return, we offer great employee benefits including three per cent employer pension contribution, generous holiday entitlement and a focus on learning and development. How to apply Please read the full Job Description & Person Specification. To apply, please send your CV and Supporting Statement outlining your interest in working for Solace and explaining how you meet the criteria set out in the Job Description & Person Specification. Along with this, please complete the Equality Monitoring form and send all three documents to [email protected] by the closing date. We will only accept CV’s and Supporting Statements with a maximum of 2 pages and Font size 12. Please ensure you send the correct documents by the closing date, as late CV’s and Supporting Statements will not be accepted. Due to the number of CV’s and Supporting Statements we receive, Solace Women’s Aid cannot communicate further with candidates who are not shortlisted for interview. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion. Solace Women’s Aid values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applicants from black minority and ethnic communities. Solace is a Disability Confident employer. Please email us at [email protected] if you require any additional support to apply for this role. This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to female applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. As part of safer recruitment we require all successful candidates will be required to complete a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure.

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