Domestic Abuse Refuge Services Manager
Full Time: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £35,000
Contract: permanent
BWA works to enable people living with the devastating impact of domestic abuse to see and make choices about their future and to rebuild safe and strong lives, free from abuse. We are a registered charity and company limited by guarantee.
As the Domestic Abuse Refuge Services Manager you will oversee all BWA refuge services in line with our policies and procedures. In addition, you will provide line management and support to refuge staff. This will include supervision on complex casework issues such as child protection, management of any operational emergencies and ensuring high standards of housing management. You willl also be responsible for ensuring that contractual and other funding requirements are met fully and that BWA’s high quality standards are maintained. As a member of the management team, you will also be required to be part of the management team out of hours cover. As a member of our team your role is to empower our clients, keeping the safety of them and their children central to our services.
We are looking for an individual who is able to work in a fast-paced environment and is committed to providing refuge accommodation services focused on the needs of survivors.
An enhanced DBS check will be required for the successful candidate for this role.
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
BWA is an equal opportunities employer.
Application is by CV and covering letter. Please send to Info@bwaid.org.uk
A full job description and person specification for this role can be downloaded below.
BWA DA Refuge Services Manager job description 01112021
For further information please contact info@bwaid.org.uk or call 0118 9500182.
Closing date: Open
Suitable candidates will be invited to interview as their applications are received and the first suitable candidate will be recruited.
Refuge Worker Bracknell based
Full Time: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: FTE £19,854
Contract: 12 months
BWA works to enable people living with the devastating impact of domestic abuse to see and make choices about their future and to rebuild safe and strong lives, free from abuse.
We are looking to recruit a committed Refuge Worker, based in Bracknell to provide support, information and advocacy to service users in our refuges who have fled domestic abuse. Your role is to empower survivors, keeping the safety of them and their children central to our services and you will work as part of a team to ensure they have a safe and welcoming temporary home when they need it. We are looking for an individual who is able to work in a fast-paced environment and is committed to building strong relationships with a wide range of professional agencies. Although based in our Bracknell refuge, the role will work as part of the refuge team to cover services across Reading and Wokingham when needed.
For the above vacancy, the ideal candidate will have experience of working in a confidential and safeguarding environment, and have an understanding of domestic abuse and its impact on families.
An enhanced DBS check will be required for the successful candidate for this role.
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
BWA is an equal opportunities employer.
Please download an application form and job description/person specification below:
Equality diversity monitoring form
Refuge Worker Job description and person spec 09.08.21 TH
For further information please contact Helen info@bwaid.org.uk or call 0118 9500182. No CVs will be accepted and no agencies.
Closing date: Open
Suitable candidates will be invited to interview as their applications are received and the first suitable candidate will be recruited.