Female* Mental Health IDVA

Contract: Fixed-Term Contract until 31st March 2018
Salary: £28,000 per annum Inc. Inner London Weighting
Working hours: 35 hours per week according to contract terms
Pension: Workplace Pension
Work Location: Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham

The Mental Health IDVA 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 specialising in working with clients for whom mental health is a factor. They 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 from age 13, focusing on working with those aged 18 and over who access the domestic abuse service. They 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. Part of the role will to be to establish positive, proactive and innovative working relationships with services providing mental health intervention and partner agencies within Angelou Partnership this will include the creation and delivery of training in partnership with other agencies. The post holder will work across the three boroughs under the guidance of the team leaders and project manager.
The post holder will be 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, of supporting women involved with Children’s Social Services, substance misuse agencies, housing and mental health agencies, 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.
Advance is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and is open to women only (*Exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1).
Benefits include 30 days holiday and a non-contributory pension scheme.

Closing date: 12pm on Monday, 13th November Interview date: Friday, 17st November & Monday, 20th November

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:

Althea King
ADVANCE (BSU Recruitment)
Unit 6 The Lanchesters
162-164 Fulham Palace Road
London W6 9ER

Registered Charity Number 1086873

Advance delivers nationally accredited, quality marked services in Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, and are starting a new exciting advocacy service in Brent. We work within a coordinated partnership response to domestic violence to provide independent domestic violence advocacy and support for women, children and young people and women’s community services for women who are involved in the criminal justice system, in anti-social behaviour or are at risk of breaking the law.’

Female* Domestic Abuse Duty Assessment worker- Brent

Contract: Fixed-Term Contract until 31st March 2020
Salary: from £24,000 per annum inc. London Weighting
Working hours: 35 hours per week according to contract terms with some out of hours on call cover
Pension: Workplace Pension
Work Location: Brent
Domestic Abuse Duty Assessment worker- Brent

The Brent IDVA and MARAC Coordination service is an exciting new project that will take Advance’s quality marked services to the borough of Brent. The service focuses on supporting survivors at high and medium risk of domestic abuse and providing them with high quality advocacy, support and advice to help them to know their options and lower the risk. The service is spread across two main locations in Brent: in a police station and in children’s social care offices. The post holder will work closely with statutory and voluntary sector agencies to support service users and improve partnership responses.

The post holder will have an excellent understanding of domestic abuse and its effects on women and children. The post holder will also have an understanding of the criminal justice system, MARAC and safeguarding procedures and safety planning options available to survivors of domestic abuse.
The post holder will be 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 advice or helplines 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.

Advance is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, police vetting, and is open to women only (*Exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1).
Benefits include 30 days holiday per annum and a workplace pension.~

Closing date: 12pm on 8th November 2017 Interview date: week commencing 13th November 2017

To apply please 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 :

Althea King, ADVANCE (BSU Recruitment)
1st Floor Rear, 150 King Street, London W6 0QU

Registered Charity Number 1086873

Carers Service Manager
£31,000 per annum (37.5 hours per week)
7% pension, interest free travel loan available

We are proud to announce that we have recently secured new funding to expand our services for carers across Central London.  We are now seeking an exceptional candidate to oversee and develop services to support carers in diverse boroughs in Central London.
Three out of five people become an unpaid carer at some point in their lives, looking after a family member or friend who couldn’t manage without them because of an illness, disability, mental illness or an addiction. Most do so without help or recognition.
The successful candidate will support this hidden army by overseeing the daily work of the Carers Hub teams, as well as taking a lead on developing relationships with local organisations to identify carers and raise awareness. Based in our Westminster office, with significant work remotely in the community, primarily in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Proactive and flexible, the ideal candidate will have a successful track record in overseeing services in a similar field, and in building effective, high-performing teams.
Carers Network is an independent charity. We are an equal opportunity employer and service provider that recognises and celebrates diversity. We hold quality marks from PQASSO and Carers Trust, we are also a London Living Wage employer.

Download the job description and person specification here.

To apply for this role please complete the application form that can be downloaded here and return along with the equal opportunities monitoring form which can be downloaded here to info@carers-network.org.uk.

Closing date for all applications is 9am on Monday 13^th November.

We plan to fill this post as soon as possible and will not necessarily wait until the closing date to select candidates for interview.  Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

We are now planning to open Freston Road Hub in mid November and urgently need to recruit another Receptionist/Administrator primarily work from there. Ideally, we are looking for a local person with some relevant experience.

For Job Description and Person Specification, please click here.

Application is by covering letter and CV to carita.magnani@sobus.org.uk.  

We will look at each application as they come in, as we are looking to appoint as soon as possible.