IDSVA and Outreach Manager

Sexual Assault and Abuse Support Service Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading support service for sexual violence survivors in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes seeks an IDSVA and Outreach Manager. The role involves managing a dedicated team providing essential support to marginalized communities, ensuring effective service delivery while fostering partnerships to promote awareness and inclusivity.

Qualifications

• Experience managing teams of advocates and service workers.
• Awareness of domestic and sexual violence issues.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Advocacy and Outreach team and their operations.
• Provide support and advocacy to survivors.
• Raise awareness of services with partners.

Skills

Team Management

Advocacy

Emotional Support

Community Engagement

Job description

The postholder will be responsible for supporting and managing a team of Independent Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocates (IDSVAs) and an Advocacy and Outreach Worker. They provide emotional and practical support and advocacy to adult survivors of domestic and sexual violence, with a specific outreach function to engage with marginalised communities.

As a Manager, the postholder will be responsible for the operational management of the Advocacy and Outreach team including people and service management in addition to working with the wider management team at SAASSBMK and raising awareness of our services with partners.

Role: IDSVA and Outreach Manager

Location: Based across our offices (Aylesbury and Milton Keynes) with occasional home working

Hours:36 hours (Full-time)

Contract: Permanent Contract

This post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. We strive to build a team that reflects the diversity of the community we work in and encourage applications from traditionally underrepresented groups such as people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and LGBTQI+ people.

We would discourage you from deselecting yourself if you are in doubt about meeting all the criteria. Instead, if you have specific questions about the role or if we can make the recruitment process easier through accommodation, please do get in touch by phone [phone]) or email ([e-mail]).

Service Background:
Sexual Assault and Abuse Support Service Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes (SAASSBMK) provides support to anyone over the age of 16, regardless of gender, religion, ethnicity, sexuality or socio-economic background, who has experienced sexual violence.
We have provided an IDSVA and Outreach service since 2022 to survivors of all genders over the age of 16 across Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes. As part of this service, we offer bespoke support to male and LGBT+ survivors in Buckinghamshire.