Independent Domestic Violence Advisor(HMP EWP & HMP Styal)female applicants

As an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor you will provide specialist gender specific support and advocacy to women in prison who have experienced domestic abuse or sexual violence. You will work with women to develop tailored safety plans for their return to Wales, to offer support and expertise, and to link in, where appropriate, with existing services and wider support networks for women in the Criminal Justice System.

The service elements for which the post-holder will be responsible are:

· Service Delivery

· Client Management

· Multi-Agency Partnership working

· Supporting Safer Wales with future development of our services

The role is being funded by Welsh Government to support delivery of the pan-Wales Female Offending Blueprint Project. The Blueprint project seeks to improve outcomes for women at each stage of the Criminal Justice System and is being delivered in collaboration with a range of partners including HMPPS and the four Police and Crime Commissioners, as well as a number of other statutory and third sector partners.

Working for Safer Wales

Safer Wales is committed to taking a restorative approach, providing a supportive and pleasant working environment through policies which acknowledge work/life balance, including:-

Payments and benefits

We are now recruiting for an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor to work with women in HMP Eastwood Park and HMP Styal, who have experienced or are at risk from Domestic and or sexual violence. Are you a dynamic, passionate professional keen to make a difference to women's lives? We'd love to hear from you.

We are looking for a passionate, forward-thinking self-starter who will drive innovation, delivery and improvement whilst developing effective ongoing practice.,

• Multi-Agency Partnership working: 1 year (preferred)


• Complex Case Management: 1 year (preferred)


• Service Delivery: 1 year (preferred)


• responding to violence, Domestic Abuse & Sexual violence: 1 year (preferred)
  
  Based: Working flexibly between HMP Eastwood Park, HMP Styal, Castle House Women's Centre and in the community, some other travel maybe expected.


Salary Scale: MS3 £24302.07-£25053.75-£25828.61 pro rata

Hours: 29hrsper week with opportunity to increase to fulltime, flexible working dependant on service delivery

Contract Length: Fixed term basis to 31st March 2025. Maybe extended subject to funding. Offer is subject to satisfactory references, Eligibility to Work in the UK check, prison vetting and enhanced DBS check.

Employee Benefits: Generous personal pension - Safer Wales pays up to 10%, Westfield Health Foresight Cash Plan, see below for more,
• A competitive salary


• Flexible working and part-time working hours (family-friendly) where possible


• Generous personal pension scheme - Safer Wales pays 10%, and the employee pays 5% of their salary.


• Life Assurance Scheme - death in service benefit of four times salary


• An annual leave entitlement of 22 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day every complete year of service at 1 Jan, up to a maximum of 27 days annual leave, plus 11 privilege/public and bank holidays


• Westfield Health Foresight Cash Plan


• Extended paid maternity and paternity leave


• Parental/Dependant's leave


• Free refreshments for all staff at their base


A commitment to continuing professional development and lifelong learning which includes:-

• Corporate induction programme


• Comprehensive in-house core skills training programme


• Mandatory training programme


• Regular supervision


• Annual Appraisal


• Payment of professional fees - where appropriate


• Paid study and exam leave - where appropriate


• Funding for external training courses relevant to role - where appropriate


• Funding for additional vocational and professional qualifications relevant to role - where appropriate


• Conference/training attendance relevant to role - where appropriate


Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: £24,302.07-£25,828.61 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave


• Casual dress


• Company pension


• Sick pay


• Work from home


Schedule:

• Monday to Friday