Solace Women's Aid
Location
Bexley
Benefits
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Company pension
Cycle to work scheme
Full job description
Location
Bexley
Vacancy Type
Fixed Term Contract/ Full Time
Application Deadline
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Interview Date
31/03/2025
Job Summary
Location: Bexley
Salary: £28,255 – £29,913 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Fixed Term Contract/Full Time
Closing Date: 25th March 2025
Interview Date: 31st March 2025
This job description may change to reflect changing requirements of the role.
About Us
Solace Women’s Aid is an innovative, exciting, grassroots charity working across London. Our purpose is to bring to an end the harm done through domestic and sexual violence to all survivors, and in particular women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.
You will be joining a team of committed and inspiring individuals whose dedication has saved the lives of thousands of women, men and children in. We are looking for friendly and diligent individuals to join our services and help us make a difference.
About the Role
We are seeking Global Majority Worker to provide support and advocacy to women aged 16 years and over from the global majority and have suffered domestic and/or sexual violence, racial inequality or oppression.
You will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team and collaborating with external agencies in your work and completing outreach with faith based groups and churches to ensure our service is accessible for this marginalised group of women. In this role you will work as part of the Bexley Solace Advocacy and Support Service (SASS), providing support to high-risk survivors of domestic abuse in the borough. In addition to this, you will work in partnership with local agencies in order to provide the best support for our service users.
About You
We’re looking for highly organised and self-motivated applicants who are passionate about ending VAWG and safeguarding. You will have a “can-do‟ approach and demonstrable commitment to Solace’s feminist approach to supporting women and their children to be safer. You will receive training and support for this role as necessary. Ideal candidates will have demonstrable experience of working with victims of domestic and/or sexual violence in a multi-agency setting and a working knowledge of the criminal and civil justice systems.
Successful applicants will have in-depth knowledge of domestic abuse and its impact on women and children, demonstrable substantial experience in providing emotional and practical support to victims of VAWG. A relevant qualification in VAWG or significant experience is desirable but not essential.
The Benefits
Flexible working
Focus on learning and development (internal career progression and training)
Generous holiday entitlement
Employer pension contribution
Family-friendly leave and enhanced maternity pay
Inclusion Networks
Daily clinical debriefing
Employee Assistance Programme
Flow & Restore yoga classes
Meditation sessions
Cycle to Work Scheme
Closing Date: 25th March 2025.
