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Role: IDVA
Based: City of London – Talbot Court / Remote
Rate: £19 - £20ph umb
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Temp for 3 months
Hours: 35 hours per week – 3 days home, 1 day office, 1 day in the community
**This post is only available to applicants from the LGBTQ+ community as permitted under the Equality Act 2010 as a Genuine Occupational Requirement.
Our client, a specialist LGBT+ anti-abuse charity is looking for an IDVA to provide specialist, independent support to LGBT+ survivors of domestic abuse, working with clients at high and medium risk of harm.
Synopsis of duties:
- Hold a caseload of LGBT+ survivors, providing trauma-informed, person-centred advocacy and support.
- Complete risk/needs assessments, safety planning, and ongoing case management.
- Advocate on behalf of clients within safeguarding, MARAC, housing, health, criminal justice and other multi-agency settings.
- Maintain high-quality case recording, data monitoring and reporting using our CRM Salesforce.
Essential Requirements
- Experience supporting survivors of domestic abuse, ideally as an IDVA or equivalent.
- Knowledge of safeguarding, risk management and multi-agency working.
- Strong advocacy skills and familiarity with housing, legal and welfare systems.
- Commitment to inclusive, by and for services and understanding of LGBT+ survivors needs and barriers they may face.
- SafeLives IDVA qualification desirable but not essential.
- Enhanced Child and Adult DBS dated within the last 12 months or on the update service
**This post is only available to applicants from the LGBTQ+ community as permitted under the Equality Act 2010 as a Genuine Occupational Requirement.
Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency
