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Refuge is a national charity which provides a lifeline for women and children escaping domestic violence. Refuge is seeking to recruit high calibre female* professionals for a range of posts across our organisation.

Do you want an outstanding leadership and management role calling upon all your versatility, judgement and tact?

Can you manage a high quality service for women and children living in our refuges? Do you have the ability to motivate and communicate well with others? Can your call engender the best responses from other professionals, for example, housing officers, police, voluntary and statutory agencies? Then consider the following management opportunities:

Female* Refuge Workers
Ref: 3957/RW
C. £26,000 pa inc ILW Location: London

Your role will entail providing invaluable practical and emotional support to women and their children, such as advocacy, support around welfare, housing and legal entitlements, and supporting women to move on to safe and permanent accommodation.

The above post requires excellent casework skills, good written and verbal communication skills, clear professional boundaries and the ability to be a proactive team player. You must have experience of providing support to women and knowledge of current welfare rights/civil/criminal legislation relating to domestic violence. A recognised social work/counselling or housing qualification would be desirable.

Working as part of an on-call rota is required for the post.

Female* Domestic Violence Services Manager
Ref: 3957/DVSMA
(Asian** Communities) Location: Richmond
C. £36,000 pa inc ILW

Responsible for managing the delivery of refuge and floating support services in Richmond, as well as a specialist Asian women’s refuge, you will ensure that a secure and supportive environment for women and children escaping domestic violence is provided.

This role requires a strategic and versatile individual, with proven experience of managing, developing and motivating staff.

Please note that you must be able to demonstrate experience of providing support to Asian women and should be able to speak at least one Asian language.

The above post requires candidates with excellent interpersonal, budget management and report writing skills. You must also have knowledge of domestic violence issues, housing, welfare and experience of working in either a women’s refuge/residential setting. A recognised social work/housing/management qualification would be desirable.

On-call work will be required for the management post.

Female* Peripatetic Domestic Violence Workers
Ref: 3957/PDVW
C. £27,000 pa inc ILW

This is an exciting new opportunity for experienced Support Workers. You will deliver a high quality professional service to abused women living in our refuges and those who access our floating support services. Your role is to support colleagues by filling gaps created in the service by absence and annual leave and you will be required to work from any of the above services.

The above post requires excellent casework skills, good written and verbal communication skills, clear professional boundaries and the ability to be a proactive team player. You must have experience of providing support to women and knowledge of current welfare rights/civil/criminal legislation relating to domestic violence. A recognised social work/counselling or housing qualification would be desirable.

Working as part of an on-call rota is required for the post.

Female* Domestic Violence Services Manager
Ref: 3957/DVSM
C. £36,000 pa inc ILW Location: South London

Responsible for managing the delivery of refuge services in South London, you will ensure that a secure and supportive environment for women and children escaping domestic violence is provided. Your proven experience of managing, developing and motivating staff will complement your versatility which is required for this role.

The above post requires candidates with excellent interpersonal, budget management and report writing skills. You must also have knowledge of domestic violence issues, housing, welfare and experience of working in either a women’s refuge/residential setting. A recognised social work/housing/management qualification would be desirable.

On-call work will be required for the management post.

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All post holders must have a commitment to the values of empowerment, support and equality, which underpin all the work undertaken by Refuge.

Benefits include 28 days’ holiday, non-contributory pension scheme, employee assistance programme and a childcare voucher scheme.

For an application pack, please email refuge@point13media.com or contact Point Thirteen Media on 0845 496 7416 quoting the appropriate reference number.

Closing date: Tuesday, 28th July 2009.

Refuge values diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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*Section 7.2(d) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 applies.
**Section 5.2 (d) of the Race Relations Act 1976 applies.
Charity no. 277424
http://www.refuge.org.uk

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