Job Opportunity: Solace Women’s Aid Caseworker [Southwark]

Solace Women’s Aid - Caseworker [Southwark]

[Job Reference No: SWA 2574]

Job Description:

Solace Women’s Aid exists 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.

Caseworker involves working with standard and medium risk cases of domestic and sexual abuse. This role includes risk assessment, safety planning, and assessment of needs, individual support planning and advocacy with external agencies. The role will involve attending external meetings within Children’s Services, safeguarding and attending housing appointments with service users.

Successful applicants will have in-depth knowledge of domestic abuse and its impact on service users and their children, experience of working with women who have experienced domestic and /or sexual abuse including strong casework management skills

Please take a look at the job description and person specification for more details about the role. This will be available on their website.

Salary: Starting at £22,000 – £23,000 dependant on relevant qualifications and experience

Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 6th July 2017
Interview Date: 17th July 2017

Please have a look at our Job Description/Person Specification

To apply please complete and send the Application Form AND Equality Monitoring form to recruitment@solacewomensaid.org 

Closing date of 6th July 2017. 

If for any reason you are having trouble downloading the documents, please email us and we will send the documents to you.

Unfortunately we do not accept CVs.

Please ensure you send the correct documents by the closing date, as late applications will not be accepted.

Solace Women’s Aid values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applicants from black minority and ethnic communities.

This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to women applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1. Section 7(2)e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

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

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