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IRIS Advocate Educator

Black Country Women's Aid
Posted 11 hours ago, valid for 24 days
Location

West Bromwich, West Midlands B71 1ET, England

Salary

£22,000 - £26,400 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Black Country Women's Aid (BCWA) is seeking a full-time IRIS Advocate Educator to support victims of domestic violence and abuse across Sandwell, Walsall, Dudley, and Wolverhampton.
  • The role involves delivering domestic abuse training, providing emotional and practical support, and conducting risk assessments for clients referred by GP practices.
  • Candidates should possess strong organizational skills, compassion, and a commitment to safeguarding vulnerable individuals.
  • The salary for this position ranges from £25,590.00 to £27,671, and applicants are expected to have relevant experience in a similar role.
  • The closing date for applications is December 4, 2024, and all interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams.

Black Country Women's AidLet us introduce ourselves…Black Country Women's Aid (BCWA) is an established charity working across the Black Country and wider West Midlands providing accommodation and community support services to victims of domestic abuse, sexual abuse and human trafficking. Services range from advocacy, civil remedies, support in court, individual and group support and access to a range of therapeutic interventions. All services are client and needs-led.

Community Services Directorate

Within this directorate, the following vital services are delivered;Black Country Women's Aid Community Services include; * Community Domestic Abuse Support Services (Sandwell, Walsall and Dudley) * Black Country IRIS (primary care) educator and advocacy service * Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Services (Black Country)* Black Country Sexual Abuse Forum* Black Country Counselling Service * Domestic and sexual abuse Children and Young person's service (Black Country)* West Midlands Stalking Service* Ask Marc (Male abuse referral centre)

This position is located within the Community Domestic Violence and Abuse Support Service The BCWA Community Domestic Violence and Abuse Support Service supports victims of domestic violence and abuse in Sandwell, Dudley, Wolverhampton and Walsall through a range of contracted/commissioning arrangements. The service works in partnership with other services within BCWA and key agencies to assess risk and provide tailored support plans for service users. Our integrated approach provides effective holistic support for survivors of abuse using a trauma-informed approach.

The team: Our specialist Community Domestic Abuse Support Service supports male and female victims of domestic violence and abuse living in Sandwell, Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton through a range of contracted/ commissioning arrangements. The service works in partnership with other services within BCWA and key agencies to assess risk and provide tailored support plans for service users. Our integrated approach provides effective holistic support for survivors of abuse using a trauma-informed approach. We have a team of supportive, dedicated, self-driven individuals who empower clients to make informed choices, helping them to live a life free from abuse. Job RoleJob Title: IRIS Advocate EducatorPosition available: 1 full-time position (37.5 hours)Location: Role will involve working in Sandwell, Walsall, Dudley and Wolverhampton communities; when not working in the community, the role holder will be expected to work from the Head Office in Sandwell.Salary: £25,590.00 - £27,671Closing date: 04 December 2024BCWA reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive sufficient suitable applications.All interviews will be held via Microsoft TeamsIs this you?

We are looking for a confident, organised and compassionate individual be part of our IRIS service. The post holder will deliver domestic abuse training, work in partnership with health and other agency professionals and provide emotional and practical support, risk assessment and safety planning to standard and medium-risk clients.

The Role:IRIS is a specialist domestic violence and abuse (DVA) training, support and referral programme for general practices. The IRIS Advocate Educator provides in-house domestic abuse training and ongoing consultancy for general practice teams and is an advocate to whom patients can be referred for support. As an Advocate Educator, you will provide tailored practical and emotional support to clients referred by trained GP practices.You will be part of a national network of IRIS Advocate Educators who deliver training to local GP practices to raise awareness of domestic abuse and improve early identification.

If you are self-driven, conscientious, hardworking with lots of ambition we would love to hear from you.Click "Apply" to be emailed information about how to complete your application.

CVs will not be accepted.Important information for all positions

Black Country Women's Aid is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All posts are subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. It will be necessary for an enhanced disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service for details of any previous criminal convictions.Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies. The post holder must be female.

Employment checks

As a responsible employer we adhere to safer recruitment practice and all our employees are subject to the following recruitment checks:

Right to work in the UKUnder Section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act, we, as a responsible employer need to ensure that we do not employ anyone illegally. To avoid discrimination we treat all job applicants equally.

We, therefore, ask all candidates selected for interview to bring original documentation to show their Right to Work in the UK. A copy of these will be taken. Once the successful candidate has been appointed the unsuccessful candidate's documents will be destroyed confidentially. You may be refused an interview if you do not bring the correct documents with you.

DBS

All positions are subject to DBS checks at the relevant level.

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