Independent Domestic Violence Advocate

Job Description

Salary range: Grade 10 £43,680 - £45,750 p.a. plus fantastic benefits
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Croydon

About the role

Croydon’s Domestic Abuse and sexual violence service (FJS) delivers a robust approach to tackling violence against women and girls. FJS has 1 permanent full time IDVA vacancy based at the FJS and working across the community.

This Role includes:

• Assessing victims of Domestic abuse and sexual violence and managing a MARAC case load.

• Working across partnerships to robustly manage risk

• Work with a wide range of services both internal and external

About you

This role will require you to work in a high- pressured service areas and work closely with FJS and the Violence Reduction Network

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:

• An ability to manage complex partnership working with a range of partners including VCS.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Able to use a number of different databases eg Word, Excel and to interpret data generated from these and other spreadsheets

• Able to plan and manage work under pressure and apply prioritization across different areas of work

• Represent the local Authority in VAWG sectors

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About us

Croydon Council’s priorities

The Council balances its books, listens to residents, and delivers good sustainable services

• Get a grip on the finances and make the council financially sustainable
• Become a council which listens to, respects and works in partnership with Croydon’s diverse communities and businesses
• Strengthen collaboration and joint working with partner organisations and the voluntary, community and faith sectors
• Ensure good governance is embedded and adopt best practice
• Develop our workforce to deliver in a manner that respects the diversity of our communities

Key business plan outcomes:

• Croydon is a place of opportunity for business, earning and learning
• Children and young people in Croydon have the chance to thrive, learn and fulfil their potential
• Croydon is a cleaner, safer and healthier place, a borough we’re proud to call home
• People can lead healthier and independent lives for longer
• Croydon Council’s new ways of working

Equal Opportunities Statement

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.