About the organisation

nia has been delivering services to women, girls and children who have been subjected to sexual and domestic violence and abuse, including prostitution, since 1975. The organisation has three main aims: to provide services for women, girls and children who have experienced men’s violence; contributing to ending male violence against women and girls, and to inform and influence policy and public awareness.

East London Rape Crisis provides free, confidential specialist support for women and girls who have been raped or experienced any other form of sexual violence or abuse at any time in their lives, regardless of whether or not they have reported to the police. We offer confidential and independent support. Services include Advocacy, emotional and practical support, one-to-one counselling and group work.

We are seeking to recruit to the post: Young Women and Girls Independent Sexual Violence Advocate.

About the role

In the role of Young Women and Girls ISVA you will hold a caseload of young women and girls aged 11-17 years old, who have been subjected to sexual violence. You will support those whose choose to report through the criminal justice process. In addition, the role involves providing broader support to young women and girls to address the multiple impacts of sexual violence. This post involves travel across East London, and a hybrid model of home and office working.

About you

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing Rape Crisis Service in a supportive feminist organisation. We’re looking for a highly organised and self-motivated woman who is passionate about ending violence against women.  You’ll have a ‘can-do’ approach and demonstrable commitment to nia’s feminist approach to supporting women and girls. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minoritised women, young women with lived experience and those who have experience of accessing services as a young woman/child.

• Job Title: Young Women and Girls Independent Sexual Violence Advocate
• Job Ref: nia 210
• Hours: 35 hours per week (including up to one evening a week and occasional Saturday mornings)
• Salary: £29,000- £32,000 (dependent on qualification & experience)
• Term: Permanent

To apply, visit our website www.niaendingviolence.org.uk and download a job profile and application pack. CV’s will not be accepted. Applications can be returned via email to recruitment@niaendingviolence.org.uk

Closing date: 10am, 26th May 2026

Interview date: 5th June 2026

The post is subject to an enhanced vetting and barring check and open to women only. Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR), Schedule 9 (Work; Exceptions), Part 1 (Occupational Requirements), of the Equality Act (2010) applies.

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About Us

Birmingham and Solihull Women’s Aid have for over 45 years supported women and children with services around domestic violence and abuse. Could you be a part of our team as we continue our mission to end domestic violence and abuse?

The region’s leading charity in tackling violence against women and girls, BSWA offers a helpline, webchat, drop in and and community support as well as emergency accommodation in six refuges across the area.

Projects supports women in the criminal justice system, in healthcare settings, and throughout the community, offering support to women and children experiencing domestic violence. Alongside this, we also have staff offering training and consultancy to businesses and health and social care professionals alike, raising awareness on gender based violence issues.

We seek like-minded women to join our enthusiastic team of workers, all of us passionate about the vital and valuable work we do to support women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, and tackling the wider issues of violence against women and girls.

Key Responsibilities 

This role will work very closely with Birmingham Children’s Trust Multi-Disciplinary Family Drug and Alcohol team, ensuring domestic abuse is recognised and managed safely while women and children work through the Trial For Change programme.

Experience Required

• Providing emotional and practical support to families with diverse and complex needs including domestic violence, substance misuse and mental health issues
• Undertaking family assessments using a variety of assessment tools
• Working within safeguarding guidelines to protect and promote the well-being of children and vulnerable adults
• Planning and delivering appropriate programmes of direct work and evaluating their effectiveness

Benefits

• 31 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
• Up to 6% matched pension contribution
• Free access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance scheme while in employment (a lump sum of 4 times salary)
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Health Cash Plan scheme available to all employees from day one
• Successful candidates may have the opportunity to work under hybrid working arrangements, subject to the role and to the terms of our Hybrid Working Policy

BSWA is a Disability Confident Employer. We want everyone to have equal chance at being considered for our jobs. Should you be unable to submit your application online and would prefer an alternative method, or you are experiencing another barrier to completing your application, please contact our recruitment team at: recruitment@bswaid.org

These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010) and women only need apply.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is at 12 noon on Friday 22nd May. Apply here: https://bswaid.org/jobs/

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Veronica Oakeshott, Head of External Affairs at Women’s Aid, comments:  

“Women’s Aid welcomes the Victim’s and Courts Bill receiving Royal Assent. This legislation makes some important changes that survivors of domestic abuse and other forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) have long called for.   

“We know from our work with survivors that many women and children have been let down by the complex criminal justice system which, for too long, has failed to recognise and prioritise their needs. This is especially the case for marginalised survivors, who face significant barriers to seeking justice and further prejudice in the systems intended to bring them justice. The failures have been so extensive and the lack of understanding of the complexities are so profound, that less than 1 in 5 women feel able to report their experiences to the police.  

“The government has committed to halving violence against women and girls in the next decade and this Bill is promising significant improvements. We are pleased to see that victims and bereaved families will now have longer to challenge unduly lenient sentences, giving grieving families the opportunity to make decisions without undue pressure. We are also pleased to see that non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) will no longer be exploited to cover up criminal conduct.  

“We also welcome new limitations to parental responsibility for perpetrators, though this needs to go further. Parents who perpetrate violence against women and children pose a clear and significant risk of harm to their children in multiple forms. It is a narrow and insufficient approach to treat child sexual offences as the only threshold for restricting parental responsibility. We are looking forward to new laws committed to by the Government in October that remove the presumption of support for parental contact where there is domestic abuse and the child does not want to see a parent, or it is unsafe for them to do so. We know from our years of research on child homicides, that without this change children will continue to die as a result of unsafe contact.  

“Improvements for survivors who are in the justice system or considering reporting to the police, are not just about legislation but also about the resourcing of high-quality specialist services. The specialist organisations that support victims through complex criminal proceedings continue to face a funding crisis. We urge the Government to prioritise work planned to reform commissioning practices, so specialist services receive the funding urgently needed.” 

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About Us

Birmingham and Solihull Women’s Aid have for over 45 years supported women and children with services around domestic violence and abuse. Could you be a part of our team as we continue our mission to end domestic violence and abuse?

The region’s leading charity in tackling violence against women and girls, BSWA offers a helpline, webchat, drop in and and community support as well as emergency accommodation in six refuges across the area.

Projects supports women in the criminal justice system, in healthcare settings, and throughout the community, offering support to women and children experiencing domestic violence. Alongside this, we also have staff offering training and consultancy to businesses and health and social care professionals alike, raising awareness on gender based violence issues.

We seek like-minded women to join our enthusiastic team of workers, all of us passionate about the vital and valuable work we do to support women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, and tackling the wider issues of violence against women and girls.

Key Responsibilities 

To work as part of the Management Team with specific responsibility for managing
the young women’s refuge accommodation, ensuring a high-quality service for young
women and children who have experienced domestic violence. To support and
supervise a staff team, in the development and delivery of services for young women
and children in refuge

Experience Required 

• Working with young women and children affected by domestic violence
• Project Management
• Supervising staff/volunteers
• Developing strong working relationships with other organisations, both voluntary and statutory
• Managing safeguarding issues for vulnerable young women and children
• Monitoring and evaluating projects, producing relevant reports and implementing learning
• Experience working with case management systems

Benefits

• 31 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
• Up to 6% matched pension contribution
• Free access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance scheme while in employment (a lump sum of 4 times salary)
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Health Cash Plan scheme available to all employees from day one
• Successful candidates may have the opportunity to work under hybrid working arrangements, subject to the role and to the terms of our Hybrid Working Policy

BSWA is a Disability Confident Employer. We want everyone to have equal chance at being considered for our jobs. Should you be unable to submit your application online and would prefer an alternative method, or you are experiencing another barrier to completing your application, please contact our recruitment team at: recruitment@bswaid.org.

These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010) and women only need apply.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is at 12 noon on Friday 22nd May. Interviews will take place 11th June. Apply here: https://bswaid.org/jobs/ 

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Farah Nazeer, Chief Executive of Women’s Aid, comments:

“CNN’s exposure of a global ‘online rape academy’ has made for extremely uncomfortable and sad reading. The scale of the problem revealed by the investigation is staggering and it is terrifying to see just how many women are being exploited and assaulted by their partners, without their knowledge. Having worked with the extraordinary Gisèle Pelicot, as well as countless survivors of domestic abuse across the country, we know firsthand just how insidious and isolating intimate partner abuse is. The courage of these women to speak up and show survivors they are not alone is extraordinary and has shown clearly the scale of this horrific crime, made more so as it is perpetrated by the person who is supposed to love and care for you the most. Shame must change sides and perpetrators of these crimes must be held to account.  

“Governments must keep up and regulate, while technology companies must do more – they have a responsibility for the content that they host. They must play a key role in preventing and tackling VAWG in the online space, so that the men committing these crimes face justice and the women are kept safe from further harm.”

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Farah Nazeer, Chief Executive of Women’s Aid, comments:  

“Having been witness to the recent evidence session given in Parliament with the aim of informing and shaping the Courts and Tribunals Bill, I was left feeling disappointed on behalf of survivors. Of course, parliamentary debate, robust questioning and evidence gathering is absolutely essential when it comes to informing legislation, yet receiving testimony and evidence on this subject, with survivors present in the room, requires a different and trauma-informed approach.  

“Survivor voices and experiences are absolutely essential if we are to create a criminal justice system that is survivor-centred and delivers the justice it promises. However, when survivor evidence is given it must be received with care, compassion and above all, respect. I felt that the evidence sessions I attended did not consistently achieve these standards of care, leaving survivors feeling disheartened and in some cases, retraumatised.  

I urge the parliamentarians to ensure that all those who work with, and engage with survivors, receive specialist training, to understand the impact that crimes like domestic abuse have on women and children, and how discussing these experiences can make them feel. Survivor voices are invaluable and must be treated with the care and respect that their bravery deserves.” 

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Our amazing team at Alana House are looking for a Women’s Centre Team Leader to join the team.

Would you like to make a lasting difference to women facing multiple disadvantages? Our award winning trauma recovery service empowers and enables women to access the support they need.

• Position: Women’s Community Project – Alana House Team Leader
• Location: The role is based in our Reading office with hybrid flexible working arrangements to provide for working at home and in the office
• Contract: Permanent full time – 37 hours per week Monday to Friday. Working pattern to be agreed within the hours of: Monday to Tuesday 8.30am-5pm | Wednesday 8.30am-7pm | Thursday 8.30am-5pm | Friday 8.30am-4pm
• Salary: Starting salary in the range of £35,502  to £43,389 per annum

Alana House is PACT’s flagship community project that uses a holistic approach to support and empower women. We offer a confidential, women-only, non-judgemental space and our services are delivered for women by women to ensure a safe, comfortable and trauma informed environment for those accessing support.

About the role:

As the Women’s Centre Team Leader, you will be responsible for leading a team of Key Workers to achieve the positive engagement of service users which leads to positive outcomes. Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing a team of Key Workers: monitoring performance and progress to ensure KPIs and goals are met.
• Contributing to identifying, training and supporting service user representatives and peer mentors.
• Acting as the first point of contact for women referred to our service and conduct structured assessments to understand needs.
• Regularly meeting with women to provide dedicated emotional and practical support.

About you:

As the Key Worker Team Leader, you’ll bring highly demonstrable people management skills to encourage, motivate, support and develop a team and monitor and manage performance, along with an in-depth knowledge of issues facing justice involved women and those at risk of entering the justice system.

If this sounds like you please apply today to join a collaborative and dedicated team who are part of something truly meaningful.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Alana House on 0118 921 7640 and ask for Sabina, Alana House Manager.

Early applications are encouraged as we may review and appoint on an earlier basis if a successful candidate is secured.

Closing date: 9am, Monday 11 May 2026

All opportunities with PACT are based in the UK, and you must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Senior Family Support Worker, Family Key Work Leader, Senior Key Worker, Women’s Support Worker Leader, Women’s Key Worker Manger, Domestic Abuse Support Worker Manager, Domestic Abuse Key Worker Leader, IDVA, ISVA, Probation Services Manager, etc.

Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do at PACT. We have robust measures and best practices in place to safeguard and protect the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we take pride in maintaining outstanding safeguarding standards.

Anyone joining our team is subject to PACT’s safer recruitment pre-appointment enquiries, including a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). The role description provides information on what our safer recruitment enquiries include and the level of DBS required to work in the role.

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“Imagine, just for a minute, what it’s like to live with someone abusive. Having to hide how terrified you are from your children, whilst fighting for their lives in the family courts.” 

 

“Why do I have to prove his abuse over and over again? Just because there aren’t any bruises, and even though my mind feels even more battered than my body ever could. Living with someone abusive is like being awake through a nightmare.” 

“It’s walking a tight-rope that you know you will fall from. One day I am his world, he worships the ground I walk on. The next he’s the cold, calculating, manipulative villain who would like nothing more than me dead.”

 

“Why is the mother not heard? Why do the professionals think they understand and know what is best for my children when they have absolutely no clue what hell we have lived through.” 

“When my six-year-old son was trafficked away from me by the family court system seven years ago, I felt completely alone. I was confused. Some people and institutions turned away, shunning me — presuming I was guilty of the things he accused me of. I didn’t know anyone else going through what I was. I doubted myself, wondering if maybe I had done something wrong.”

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We are recruiting for a IDVA to join our team in Wandsworth; the scope on this job involves:

• Job Title: IDVA
• Location: Hybrid with a requirement to work regularly from a range of locations within Wandsworth and occasionally from Refuge’s Head Office (Vauxhall)
• Salary: £29,701.36 per annum
• Contract type: Full-time, Permanent
• Hours: 37.5

Refuge is recruiting an Independent Domestic Abuse Advocate (IDVA) to join our Enhanced Support Outreach Team, focusing on supporting clients living in Wandsworth.

The IDVA will provide high quality, trauma informed independent advocacy and support to survivors of domestic abuse, and additionally face multiple disadvantages in accessing support service across Wandsworth. Funded by MOPAC (Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime), this post focuses on improving access to justice, safety and holistic support for individuals affected by domestic abuse, including those navigating the criminal justice system.

We are looking for someone who is passionate, committed and cares about the work Refuge undertakes. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of domestic abuse and the impact this has on survivors and their children. They will be able to work under pressure to effectively manage risk and provide needs-led support to clients with a variety of support needs.

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services, and we are proud to be a leader in our field and an employer of choice, with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. This is an opportunity to join a brand-new service and improve the local multi agency partnership to recognise, reject and respond to all forms of gender-based abuse.

Closing date: 9.00am on 21 April 2026

Interview date: 29 April 2026

Benefits:
Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in the Job Information Pack.

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East London Rape Crisis provides free, confidential specialist support for women and girls who have been raped or experienced any other form of sexual violence or abuse at any time in their lives, regardless of whether or not they have reported to the police. We offer confidential and independent support.  Services include advocacy, emotional and practical support, one-to-one counselling and group work.

Multiple Disadvantages Independent Sexual Violence Advocate (Maternity Cover)

Job Ref:         207

Hours:            35 hours per week (including up to 1 evening a week and occasional Saturday mornings)

Salary:            £29,000- £32,000 (unqualified £29,000-£30,000) (qualified £30,000-£32,000)

Term:             December 2026 with potential to be extended

The Multiple Disadvantages ISVA provides proactive support and advocacy service to women facing multiple barriers to engaging with the criminal justice system. You will work as part of a growing Feminist Rape Crisis service that is developing to meet the needs of women and girls.

This post involves travel across East London, and a hybrid model of home and office working.

We’re looking for highly organised and self-motivated women who are passionate about ending violence against women, girls and children. You’ll have a ‘can-do’ approach and demonstrable commitment to nia’s feminist approach to supporting women, girls and children.

This  post is subject to an enhanced vetting and barring check and open to women only. Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR), Schedule 9 (Work; Exceptions), Part 1 (Occupational Requirements), of the Equality Act (2010) applies.

To apply, visit our website www.niaendingviolence.org.uk and download a job profile and application pack. CV’s will not be accepted. Applications can be returned via email to recruitment@niaendingviolence.org.uk

Closing Date:             10am Monday 13th April 2026

Interview date:           Monday 20th April 2026

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