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Job Title: Housing & Sanctuary IGVA
Location: Southwark
Salary: £28,104 per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week
Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services, and we are proud to be a leader in our field and an employer of choice, with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. For more information on our work, please visit www.refuge.org.uk.
We are recruiting for a Sanctuary & Housing Independent Gender Violence Advocate (IGVA) who is passionate about supporting women and children who are impacted by domestic violence. This is a new and exciting role in Refuge, and the post holder will be embedded within borough housing teams to facilitate the dual working that will ensure that survivors’ safety and housing needs are met.
The post holder will be based within housing teams for three days a week, to help facilitate.
- Close working relationships with Housing colleagues.
- Provision of specialist knowledge relating to DA for Housing Officers and Homelessness Teams to draw on.
- Specialist support for survivors at the moment of crisis.
- Provision of advocacy; supporting survivors to access safe accommodation.
please refer to the applicant information pack for more details
For us it is important that you are passionate, committed and care about the work Refuge undertakes. Not all roles require previous experience in the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) sector. You may be able to bring relevant experience from another industry or transferable skills from a different type of role or volunteering/community experience.
Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.
Closing Date: Monday 3rd July 2023
Interview Date: Monday 10th July 2023
An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.
Refuge is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. However, this is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
