Health & Social Care IDVA
Health & Social Care IDVA
Location: Westminster Social Care & Hammersmith
Contract: 3 Months min.
Hours: 35 hours per week (Hybrid)
The primary focus will be working with women whose families are involved with Family Children Services, ensuring survivor voices inform all decisions. You will offer high-quality advocacy and support, conducting risk and needs assessments while providing trauma-informed guidance to women experiencing domestic abuse.
A key aspect of the role involves close collaboration with Social Care professionals, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to adopt a trauma-informed approach in their work. You will serve as the domestic abuse subject matter expert on-site, training professionals and ensuring a holistic, survivor-centered response.
Key Responsibilities Deliver high-quality crisis intervention, advocacy, and proactive support to survivors regarding risk management, safety planning, legal options, housing, health, welfare rights, and child protection legislation. Conduct risk and needs assessments, create tailored safety plans, and facilitate access to relevant services, including MARAC. Work within Family Children Services to enhance professionals' understanding of domestic abuse and improve survivor support. Act as an advocate for women within a multi-agency setting, ensuring their rights and safety remain a priority. Provide consultation and training to Social Care professionals, embedding a trauma-informed approach to domestic abuse cases. Maintain detailed case records, write reports, and contribute to safeguarding conferences, team meetings, and external reviews. Participate in multi-agency working groups, ensuring survivor voices shape service improvements. Promote best practices in safeguarding, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures. Work with survivors to ensure their perspectives are included in service development and improvement. Provide emotional and practical support to women experiencing domestic abuse, ensuring a client-centered approach. Support the development and implementation of best practices for professionals in housing, health, and welfare services to improve their response to domestic abuse cases. Contribute to policy development, ensuring survivor experiences inform institutional changes. Deliver training workshops to external agencies, raising awareness about domestic abuse and its intersection with social care. About You A strong understanding of domestic abuse, including its effects on survivors and children, along with best practices in safeguarding and risk management. Experience supporting women with complex needs and child safeguarding concerns. Knowledge of relevant legislation, including criminal and civil legal remedies, housing, welfare rights, and children’s safeguarding. Advocacy skills, with the ability to influence decision-making and facilitate access to services. Experience of working in partnership with statutory agencies, particularly Social Care. The ability to deliver training and upskill professionals to improve domestic abuse responses. Strong crisis management skills and the ability to work effectively under pressure. Strong networking and relationship-building skills to work effectively with multi-agency partners. The ability to work independently while contributing to team initiatives. How to ApplySubmit your CV or contact Oliver Jefferson on oliver.jefferson@servicecare.org.uk