Rural Support Worker

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:    

• To provide information, advocacy and support for women experiencing or who have experienced domestic and sexual violence/abuse.    

• To work alongside the refuge team to support women entering the refuge.  

• To provide one-to-one support sessions for women who are living with the impact of domestic and sexual violence/abuse.    

• Provide a range of support services including advocacy and accompaniment with statutory agencies; advice surgeries; personal development work; benefit information and housing support services to assist women in ensuring their safety and maintaining their independence.    

• To ensure an effective risk management plan is implemented when risk is identified.   

• Develop an individually tailored support plan with each woman, containing agreed objectives, time-scales and review periods.    

• Support and empower women to identify personal needs and goals to promote their personal development through the encouragement of participation in all appropriate areas of service provision.    

• Establish and maintain good inter-agency working relationships with statutory agencies, including Social Services, PSNI, NIHE and community and voluntary sector agencies.    

• Offer on-going accompaniment and support as relevant to women regarding courts, solicitors etc.   

• Offer enhanced support to women and children with specific needs e.g. cultural, mental health, alcohol and drugs, learning difficulties; through consultation with managers and other support workers or referring to external agencies    

• Publicise North Down and Ards Women’s Aid services via advice surgeries, information sessions and contacts with other groups and agencies.    

• Raise awareness within the local community of the needs of women and children experiencing domestic and sexual abuse and the work of North Down and Ards Women’s Aid.    

• Refer women to the range of services provided by North Down and Ards Women’s Aid as required.    

FOR THE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION AND PERSON SPECIFICATION, PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION PACK OR APPLY ONLINE AT WWW.NDAWOMENSAID.ORG 

In return we offer: 

• 8% Employer pension contribution

• Employer funded Benenden Healthcare
• CPD accredited specialist domestic abuse training
• On going personal development opportunities
• Business miles paid at the HMRC rate
• Generous occupational sickness scheme
• 12 public/bank holidays a year
• 25 days annual leave entitlement, rising to 30 with length of service.