Job Description:

Military IDVA

Contract: Fixed term for 12 months

Grade/Salary: £25,964 - £27,554 depending on experience and qualifications

Working hours: 25 – 37 hours (negotiable) per week – Monday – Friday

Work location: North Devon Outreach office/Chivenor

Benefits: 24 days annual leave a year, plus day for birthday, rising by 1 day a year until 5 years service – maximum 30 days plus bank holidays.

North Devon Against Domestic Abuse is committed to equity and diversity and strongly encourages applicants with a disability, from ethnically diverse backgrounds and the LGBT community, as these groups are currently under-represented in our organisation.

Job Summary:

Our IDVA’s will work within the DDAA (Devon Domestic Abuse Alliance), ensuring effective access to services for victims of domestic abuse across Devon County. This role involves multi-agency working and service flexibility to encourage engagement with the service.

The role of an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) involves providing a proactive service and advice to victims of domestic violence to keep them and their children safe. The IDVA assesses the risk a client is in and delivers a service appropriate to the level of risk. They will work with a multi-agency approach to ensure all agencies do their part and coordinate their work to keep people safe.

This role is funded by The Armed Forced Covenant Fund to help support families/people residing in the Chivenor base. A key part of the role will be supporting the delivery of training and developing relationships with partners on the base.

Main duties:

• Building relationships with stakeholders supporting people/families at the Chivenor base to increase awareness of DA and improve the community response.
• To develop a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with Chivenor staff to ensure we can effectively work within the base.
• To build a case load of clients who need support, improving links with the DDAA service.
• Risk assessing and regularly reviewing the risk assessment, delivering service in keeping with the result.
• Explaining housing, financial, civil, and criminal legal options to clients and empowering them to make their own choices.
• Attending and presenting reports at multi-agency risk assessment conferences (MARAC) meetings.
• Undertaking safety planning with clients (both crisis and long-term) and developing individual care plans to meet their identified risks and needs.
• Supporting clients through the criminal and civil justice systems, explaining procedures and their role and rights within that system.
• Supporting those who wish to stay in their homes with security advice and where appropriate, devices.
• Creating a team around the person approach, linking in support from other elements within DDAA and the wider system, with the clients voice at the centre.
• Managing a caseload and maintaining up-to-date records on an electronic case management system.
• Engaging with supervision; clinical and line management, in order to help process vicarious trauma, reflect on practice and identify any support or training needs.
• Working harmoniously with other team members, member organisations within DDAA and the wider system.
• Help support recovery by co-facilitating the Empowerment Course and Grow Together for 1-2 courses per year.

This job description outlines the duties of the post and will be periodically reviewed. Duties may change over time without altering their general nature or responsibility level. Such changes don't warrant a re-evaluation of the post's grading.

Please note that any offer of employment will be made subject to references and confirmation of the right to work in the UK and satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for North Devon Against Domestic Abuse, please do not hesitate to apply.