IDVA / Domestic Abuse Caseworker

Wycombe Women's Aid is a well-established and well-respected charity which exists to provide independent, high-quality specialist services to women and children experiencing the effects of domestic violence. Our vision is of a world where women and children live their lives free from domestic and sexual violence. We are a women-only organisation, working from a feminist perspective and committed to empowerment and self-help. We listen to women and children and believe in women's power to take back control of their lives.

About the Service

The Community Service offers short term practical and emotional support to women living in the Wycombe, Chiltern and South Bucks districts of Buckinghamshire who are experiencing or who have experienced domestic violence. The service works closely with other agencies to ensure survivors of domestic violence receive an excellent level of support.

About the Role

We are seeking an IDVA/Domestic Abuse Caseworker to join the committed and passionate team. The successful applicant will support high and medium risk women on a short term basis, working closely with the Police and other agencies and advocating on the woman's behalf, before referring on to other agencies for ongoing support. The post holder will also provide support to standard risk women through delivering group work and answering enquiries through the Bucks Domestic Abuse Service helpline.

You will have a passion for working within the domestic violence sector and a commitment to working from a trauma informed, feminist perspective, which underpins all of our work. You will have the ability to build rapport and work effectively with others and the skills to listen to and support women and deliver group work. You will also be able to drive and have your own vehicle.

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: NJC SCP 15 - £27,803 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Leave: 26 days annual leave per annum, plus Bank Holidays, rising to 31 days plus Bank Holidays after 5 years continuous service

Pension: 5% contribution to pension by Wycombe Women's Aid

Requirements: This post will be subject to references and an enhanced DBS check (paid for by the organisation) and open to women only. Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR), Schedule 9 (Work; Exceptions), Part 1 (Occupational Requirements) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.