- Advertised from 3rd December 2024
- Position on scale dependent on experience. 36 hours per week
- WSS141136
Role
Fife Women’s Aid are looking to recruit a full-time support worker to join our Women’s Support Team.
As a service, we are expanding our capacity to better meet the needs of women who have experienced domestic abuse. Candidates should have good communication skills and a passion for supporting recovery from domestic abuse.
The successful applicants will have at least SVQ Level III or equivalent level of qualification in health and social care or other relevant subject, or a willingness to work towards a qualification.
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a high degree of motivation and have the ability to work on their own as well as part of a team. An ability to cover on-call is an advantage (additional payments are made for this role).
Please join us for an online session to find out more about FWA women’s services. This will be at 6.30pm on Wednesday 8th January 2025. Please confirm your attendance to info@fifewomensaid.org.uk and we will send you details of the zoom meeting. We hope to see you there.
If you would like further information about the post, please contact Gill Birtley, Team Manager, at gill.birtley@fifewomensaid.org.uk to arrange a call.
Fife Women’s Aid is a feminist organisation and strives to be a supportive and empowering employer offering competitive terms and conditions.
Membership of Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is a requirement for this post.
Application notes
For further information about the role and to make an application, please visit fifewomensaid.org.uk/about-fwa/vacancies.
Applications must meet the person specification to be shortlisted.
Closing date: 4.30pm on Monday 13th January 2025
Interviews will be held: Friday 24th January 2025
Only women are eligible to apply for this post due to Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010). Fife Women’s Aid welcomes applications from women from all sectors of the community.
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Community Refuges Support Assistant
- Part time
- £22,932 pro-rata
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 23rd December 2024
Job Purpose: Edinburgh Women’s Aid (EWA) is looking for a Community Refuges Support Assistant to join our team. In this role, you will provide safe and secure refuge accommodation for women and children who are at risk of domestic abuse.
EWA will fund access to an SVQ Social Services and Healthcare qualification at SCQF level 6.
Children & Young People’s (CYP) Domestic Abuse Practitioners
- Full time or Part time
- £30,778
- On site: Dundee
- Closing 18th December 2024
Purpose of the Post
- To provide an age-appropriate, high-quality service to children and young people aged 13-22 who have experienced domestic abuse, with a particular focus on those aged 16 and above.
- To address the growing need for support among young individuals experiencing domestic abuse in their own relationships, including crisis intervention, advocacy, and life skills development.
- To meet legal requirements, Dundee Women’s Aid (DWA) standards, and policies while promoting DWA’s work in the local and wider community.
- To collaborate with young people, families, and external agencies to ensure a comprehensive, person-centred approach to addressing domestic abuse.
- To support the Senior Children’s Services Domestic Abuse Practitioner, CEO, Depute CEO and colleagues in achieving DWA objectives and identifying areas for improvement.
Full details in Information Pack below.
Trustees
- Management Board
- Unpaid
- Hybrid: Greenock, Trustee meetings held Online and In-person
- Closing 11th December 2024
Inverclyde Women’s Aid’s vision is where women, children and young people are free from the threat of abuse, violence or oppression.
Inverclyde Women’s Aid is a charitable organisation dedicated to working towards ending domestic and sexual abuse. We offer a confidential service across Inverclyde to support women, children and young people who are or have experienced domestic and /or sexual abuse.
Role:
Are you passionate about helping women, children and young people in Inverclyde? Inverclyde Women’s Aid [IWA] are looking for Trustees to join its Board.
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of our feminist governance team supporting and overseeing the development of the organisation to ensure the continued delivery of high quality, responsive services to vulnerable women, children and young people in our area. You do not need to know everything there is to know about domestic and or sexual abuse, but you will need to prove that you are interested in our work, be reliable, action focussed and committed to our principles and values.
We are keen to here from women, and in particular those who may have experience or skills in the areas of Fundraising, HR, IT, legal, women services or care and charity governance.
Crisis Support Worker
- Full time
- £27,405
- Remote: Home based (remote) with occasional visits to Argyll and Bute Women’s Aid (ABWA) Campbeltown or Dunoon offices.
- Closing 13th January 2025
Candidates need to have experience of support, demonstrate a gender based analysis of domestic abuse, be motivated, an ability to work under pressure and must have a qualification suitable for SSSC Housing Support registration.
For an informal discussion regarding this post please text 07946 049199 to arrange a suitable call time.
Full details can be found in the job description below.
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