Ref: STOPDA479 Mental Health Support Worker *Female

*This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Workers should be “violence free in their own lives.”

Applicants are asked not to put themselves forward for selection if this is not the case.

Salary: £24,000 to £24,619

Location - West of Hampshire

Hours: 37 hours per week .

Contract : Permanent

MAIN PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE JOB

To provide support, advice and assistance to women, men and their families who have experienced domestic abuse or are at risk of domestic abuse and have mental health issues/support needs

This specialist support will enable refuges to accept people with higher mental health support needs than they can currently and support more people in the community to reduce the demand for refuge accommodation through offering direct support sessions to victims and upskilling DVA workers.

The post holder will work directly with all agencies and will increase expertise across Stop Domestic Abuse around mental health needs, raising standards, creating pathways of support and strengthening support networks for those with multiple and complex needs, ensuring there is a long term legacy for this project .

To participate in Stop Domestic Abuse’s “Front Door Service” providing initial advice/information/guidance to victims/perpetrators/professionals/family members.

To participate in the delivery of the on-call out of hours service on a rota basis.

Please click on links below to download an application pack and email your completed application and equal opportunity forms to humanresources@stopdomesticabuse.uk. PLEASE PUT THE REFERENCE NUMBER ‘STOPDA 479’ ON THE APPLICATION FORM.

We particularly welcome applicants from BAMER communities that are currently under-represented in our organisation. Appointment will be on merit alone.

Please note there is no closing date for this post, we will keep the vacancy open until we have successfully appointed to the role. Once your application has been reviewed we will contact you to let you know if you have been shortlisted for an interview.

If you have not heard from us within two weeks, please assume on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

We will recruit the first suitable applicants, so apply early as we may close applications earlier.

An enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure will be required for this role.