Female* Domestic Abuse Project Worker

Aurora New Dawn is pleased to announce the following job vacancy:

Female^[1]* Domestic Abuse Project Worker

Aurora New Dawn is a female-led charity dedicated to ending violence and abuse against women and girls. Since 2011, we have offered safety, support, advocacy, and empowerment to survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, and stalking. One of the core ways that we do this is through our DVA Car™ service and Helpline service.

Our DVA Cars™ provide a service whereby every Friday and Saturday night, the project worker works alongside a police officer, attending reports of domestic abuse offering support to victims.

Our Helpline operates Out of Hours giving victims somewhere to call when other services are closed. The aim is to offer independent support and advice to victims and survivors during that window of opportunity: the moment they make the choice to reach out for help.

The candidate will be passionate about supporting survivors of domestic violence and abuse and wants to play a pivotal role in helping victims at the point of crisis. You will be working as part of a collaborative and passionate team, all dedicated to helping women feel seen, heard, and understood.

Whilst experience and knowledge of domestic abuse is a benefit it is not essential – it is more important to us that we find the right person who can truly support and guide our clients.

Hours of work

* PLEASE NOTE: This post is restricted to female applicants in accordance with Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010

The Role

This role comprises of two parts – please refer to the job description for full details.

Part One – DVA Car™ shifts:

• To provide an out-of-hours, face-to-face crisis response to incidents of domestic violence working alongside police officers from Hampshire Constabulary.
  Friday or Saturday night: 17.00hrs – 03.00hrs

Part Two – Day shifts:

• To work office or home-based completing follow-on referral work from the above and support with the day to day running of the office.
  Monday – 5hrs (between the hours of 8am -5pm)
  One other weekday – 4hrs (between the hours of 8am -5pm)

How to apply for the job:

For an informal chat about this role please call the Operations Director on 02392 479254.

To apply please send a covering letter and monitoring form to recruitment@aurorand.org.uk.
Please add DOMESTIC ABUSE PROJECT WORKER in the subject heading.

You are advised to read the job description and person specification carefully as the decision to shortlist you for interview will be based on the information you provide in your letter.

Applications are particularly welcome from black and minoritised women.

Closing date: Please note there is no closing date for this post, we will keep the vacancy open until we have successfully appointed to the role. We therefore encourage you to please submit your application as early as possible.

Interviews –tbc (Interviews will be conducted via face to face, Zoom or Microsoft Teams)

NB: We do not accept CV’s as an application method.

We encourage applications from women of all backgrounds and communities and are committed to having a team that is diverse in terms of skills, experiences and abilities. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic women, as these groups are currently underrepresented in our organisation.

To save on administration costs we are not able to contact you if your application is unsuccessful, but I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for your interest in our work.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early.

Important documents:

To download a copy of the Domestic Abuse Project Worker job description, click here.

To download a copy of the Aurora New Dawn Diversity Questionnaire, click here.