Details:
- Salary: £27,741 - Annum
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Manchester Greater Manchester
- Date: 5 days ago
Description:
RSR is a public safety, housing & enterprise security recruitment specialist. We assist public safety employers find the right talent. We assist all employers when they want to source public safety and enterprise security skills and experience.
We are recruiting on behalf of our Manchester based client for an IRIS Advocate Educator to work in the recruitment and training in sexual health advice.
This is a fulltime, fixed term contract initially to the end of March 2025 and offers a salary of £27,741
Main Duties:
* Promote the ADViSE programme, to build and maintain effective relationships with sexual health teams, and to recruit local sexual health clinics to participate in the ADViSE programme
* Provide in-house training for sexual health teams on understanding, recognising and responding to domestic and sexual violence and abuse (DSVA)
* Provide ongoing specialist advice and support around DSVA to sexual health teams
* Provide specialist, individual and needs-led DSVA advocacy and support to female and male patients who are or have been affected by DSVA who are referred from participating clinics and to provide onward referrals where appropriate
* Provide feedback on case outcomes to referring clinicians
* Collect and collate performance and monitoring data for reporting purposes and also with a view to further embedding and developing the ADViSE programme locally
* Work closely with the ADViSE clinical lead to promote the ADViSE programme within the area and to encourage local sexual health clinics to sign up to the ADViSE programme
Essential Requirements:
* Knowledge and understanding of the gendered nature of DSVA
* In depth knowledge and understanding of the issues facing women, and men, who have experienced domestic violence and abuse and/or sexual violence with specific knowledge of the effects on health
* An understanding of the impact of multiple, intersecting oppressions (e.g. sexism, racism, homophobia, ableism, etc) and the consequent barriers for some survivors of DSVA to accessing health and other services
* Knowledge of options for and rights of victims and survivors of DSVA and proven ability to use in casework, including knowledge of relevant legislation relating to DSVA
* Knowledge and understanding of trauma and trauma symptoms
* In depth knowledge of training strategies and methods
* At least two years’ experience of working within the DSVA sector, and where the post-holder will be supporting both female and male victims and survivors, training and/or experience in supporting both female and male victims and survivors
* Experience of conducting needs and risk assessments
* Experience of providing needs-led support to clients with a variety of support needs
* Experience of building and maintaining partnerships with other agencies
* Experience of delivering training to professionals, ideally both face to face and virtually
An enhanced DBS will be required for this role.
If you would like to be considered for this position and have the relevant experience, then please send your CV to midlands.jobs
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, your application has been unsuccessful.
If this role is not for you but you do know somebody who would be interested, please feel free to refer them to us! We have a “Refer A Friend” bonus scheme and we will reward you retail vouchers for any referrals who are not already known to us and are successfully placed!
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The Red Snapper Recruitment Group is an equal opportunities employer