Core IDVA

Advance is a well-respected and well-established charity established in 1998 working to support women to cope and recover from experiences of domestic abuse and supporting women who are at risk of offending or with short term sentences to reduce offending. We specialise in a range of services which support women at risk through services based at our Hammersmith offices and at co-located offices across West London boroughs. Some years later we diversified our services to start our successful Minerva project, which offers support to women offenders, many of whom are also experiencing domestic abuse. In 2017 Advance began a domestic abuse advocacy service in Brent & and in 2019 we will initiate a domestic abuse advocacy service in Ealing. We have expanded our services significantly over the past 2 years, with annual income to over £3.5m and further growth will take our staff team to over 90 by March 2019, reaching over 3000 women and their children.  It’s an exciting time to join us.

You will be joining an exciting new team as our work expands to Ealing.  As an IDVA you will work within a dynamic, fast paced, crisis intervention, advocacy and support service to ensure the voice of survivors informs every stage of the process. You will work within the team to make proactive contact and provide high quality advocacy and support based upon a client led needs and risk assessment to women accessing the domestic abuse service. You will advise women on criminal justice and civil remedies and related matters, support women to attend court where necessary, and coordinate the provision of multi-agency support and establishing strong working relationships with partner agencies across the statutory and voluntary sectors.  

You will have an excellent understanding of domestic violence and its effects on women and children and of best practice within the domestic abuse and statutory sectors.  As an experienced domestic violence advocate who has worked with complex and multiple needs, skilled in risk management and safety planning, remaining calm in a crisis and in handling sensitive information on a daily basis. Experience of direct work with female survivors of domestic violence and of working within safeguarding procedures is essential for this post, as is the need to adopt and promote a strong partnership approach to service provision.

Benefits include 30 days holidays per year and a workplace pension.

Closing date: 20th March 2019

To apply: Download the application form and Job Description from our website at http://advancecharity.org.uk/work-for-us/    Completed applications should be emailed to recruitment@advancecharity.org.uk or posted marked ‘Private and Confidential’ to Advance, BSU Recruitment, PO Box 74643, London W6 6JU. OR Submit a full CV and supporting statement that addresses the person specification.

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. 
Advance is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from women with disabilities, BME backgrounds, the LBT community, and with personal experience of the criminal justice system, as these groups are currently under-represented in our organisation.