Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for a Domestic Abuse Services Manager to support our team in Brent & Ealing.
Salary: £33,000 - £45,000
We are open to candidates with different levels of experience for this role and have set a wide salary band to attract a wide range of candidates. To access the upper end of the band (£39,000 - 45,000) candidates will need to be able to demonstrate significant management experience at a high level over a number of years, for example overseeing large multi-strand teams, or within senior management). Salary expectations will be discussed as part of the interview process.
Location: Brent with the opportunity for hybrid working
Contract: Temporary until the 29th of August 2025 with the possibility to extend
Hours: Flexible; with the option of 17 - 35 hours per week worked between Monday - Friday 9am - 6pm (exact hours to be agreed with successful candidate)
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
About the role:
Advance are seeking an experienced manager to work within its Brent and Ealing domestic abuse team. The manager will help ensure Advance’s domestic abuse services remain safe and effective.
The role will include overseeing a range of services including front line advocacy support and MARAC co-ordination. In addition, you will provide support and leadership to the team, supporting staff to thrive. You will also lead on quality assurance, ensuring that victim/survivors in Brent and Ealing are offered the best support possible.
Key responsibilities of the role:
- Support the Brent and Ealing teams to thrive, ensuring services are safe, effective and high quality
- Provide interim leadership, including line management and support to front line staff within the team
- Oversee services including MARAC co-ordination, front line IDVA services, and specialist projects
- Lead on quality assurance within the service, implementing new systems and processes as required
- Work collaboratively alongside the wider domestic abuse management team, providing support across services where required
We are seeking someone with the following experience, knowledge and skills:
- Demonstrable experience of working within the domestic abuse sector at service management level or above
- An excellent working knowledge of front-line domestic abuse services including duty processes, IDVAs and MARAC
- Experience of supporting teams in busy services to thrive
- An excellent understanding of how to ensure quality in domestic abuse services
- A sound understanding of safeguarding adults and children, including crisis management
- The ability to demonstrate compassionate leadership and foster team cohesion and wellbeing
- The ability to hit the ground running and work autonomously towards agreed goals
How to apply:
Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.
Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
