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Specialist Domestic Abuse Support Worker

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Posting date: 12 April 2024
Salary: £24,952 per year, pro rata
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 10 May 2024
Location: NG3 2DG
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Nottingham Central Women's Aid
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: DASW

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Summary

Nottingham Central Women’s Aid is a registered charity and company working to keep women and children safe from domestic abuse. We are now seeking to recruit for the following post: Specialist Domestic Abuse Support Worker - Case worker.
Hours: 21 per week (This will be on a rota to include 2 Sundays per month, the rest of the hours will be Monday- Weds)
Salary: £24, 952 FTE pro rata (Actual £14,162) Plus £21 per on call session. The post is permanent subject to funding.

Responsible to: Service Manager/Management Committee
Location: Nottingham
Nottingham Central Women’s Aid is working to put an end to violence against women and girls by providing safe accommodation, intervention programmes and support to recovery following the trauma of being subjected to abuse. We specialise in working with women and families who face multiple disadvantages and complexity of needs.
The role of Support Worker will be responsible for providing advocacy and support for women and children who have been subject to domestic abuse. You will be part of a team providing a great supported living environment within our communal and dispersed accommodation and in the community settings. You will provide personal welfare support and ensure that families are provided with a safe, supportive and welcoming environment along with practical, emotional and safety planning.
A full Enhanced Disclosing and Barring Service check will be required for this post.
You will thrive on achieving positive outcomes for all beneficiaries who make contact face to face or seeking support on the phone or by email. You will be flexible to meet the needs of a wide variety of women and individuals in a fast paced environment and capable of working with minimum supervision.

You must be prepared to manage a wide range of duties and able to work within a confidential and safeguarding environment. You should have the willingness to take part in a rota to cover the on call duty which will be additional to the basic salary. Availability to attend the Refuge located in Nottingham in an emergency situation is essential and this post will be subject to a full DBS check.
It is an Occupational Requirement that applications are open to women only, as permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1, Paragraph 1, of the Equality Act 2010.
An application form and job description are available from our website www.centralwomensaid.org. Applications are preferred and CV’s will only be accepted if they cover all aspects on the Job description and person specification. No agencies please. To discuss the post or for any queries please call 0115 9607943. Please return the completed application: Admin@centralwomensaid.org

By midday on Friday the 10th of May 2024

Interviews will take place on Monday the 13th of May

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