ROLE OUTLINE
To provide practical and emotional support to individuals experiencing stalking in the Thames Valley area, through both face to face and telephone support. Develop individual support plans which address the risk of harm, and offer information, advocacy, and signposting to clients on a risk and needs-led basis. Work closely with relevant multi-agency partners, including the Thames Valley police, to ensure that client safety is always kept central.
Aurora offers a hybrid, flexible way of working and this post will be a combination of home based working and office based at a police station in the Thames Valley area with the requirement for occasional visits to our Head Office in Portsmouth.
NB: This post operates across the Thames Valley Area and therefore flexibility of location and an ability to travel are essential.
MAIN DUTIES
1. Take the role of Stalking Advocate within the Aurora Stalking service. Provide specialist, targeted support to individuals experiencing stalking, promoting safety as the central issue, and thus reducing the risk of harm. Assess risk using established risk indicator tools, ensuring that this risk is reviewed on a regular basis.
2. Give information and support to those experiencing stalking, enabling, and empowering them to make positive choices about the options available to them.
3. Provide this service both at time of crisis and in longer term. e.g., safety planning, risk assessing advocacy, support through the criminal justice/civil legal process and liaison with other statutory and voluntary agencies.
4. Build and maintain links with the partner agencies in attendance and relevant agencies across the county to safeguard those experiencing stalking.
5. Attend Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences and Criminal/Civil Court as required.
6. Have a responsibility around safeguarding of both children and adults maintaining knowledge of appropriate policies and procedures and integrated working.
7. Support other agencies in the identification and referral of stalking issues via promotion of service and institutional advocacy.
8. Manage a caseload in accordance with all organisational policies and procedures.
9. Keep accurate records of all work done with or on behalf of clients using the organisation’s database, and produce reports and data as requested.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
* A keen interest in working with victims of stalking (or a similar field)
* A willingness to work in multi-agency partnerships for the purpose of safeguarding.
* A commitment to continued professional development.
* Excellent communication, negotiation, and advisory skills, both written and verbal when interacting with a range of agencies and individuals
* Good crisis management skills and the ability to deal with stressful and difficult situations.
* Computer literacy skills and experience of working with databases.
* A willingness to travel locally, and occasionally nationally.
* A clean, full UK driving license
* Experience of case holding
* Knowledge of the Violence Against Women and Girls Sector
* Specialist knowledge around stalking, domestic abuse, and sexual violence
* Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of civil and criminal justice remedies for victims of stalking, domestic abuse and sexual violence
* An understanding of child protection issues
* A grasp of the principles of risk assessment, safety planning and risk management. Specific knowledge in relation to Stalking risk would be advantageous.
* Both an understanding of, and commitment to, equal opportunities and diversity issues in policy and practice
EXPERIENCE
* Some experience of working with or supporting people experiencing domestic abuse, sexual violence or stalking in an official capacity would be advantageous. Where applicants do not have direct experience, they should be able to demonstrate a solid understanding of the subject matter.
PERSONAL QUALITIES, ATTITUDE AND PRESENTATION
* A commitment to a feminist ethos
* A nonjudgemental and non-directive approach to empowering survivors along with the ability to understand the individual needs of survivors.
* The ability to think creatively, show initiative and be proactive when managing your caseload and interacting with your clients and agencies you’re working with
* That you act with integrity and respect when working with all clients, agencies, and individuals.
* That you can critically assess own performance and reflect on own practice
* That you are consistent and flexible – able to deal with changing and competing demands
* A commitment to anti-discriminatory practice
DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Full Police Vetting is an essential requirement of the post and will be required on acceptance of employment. If full Level 3 Police vetting is not obtained your employment can be terminated.
We encourage applications from women of all backgrounds and communities and are committed to having a team that is diverse in terms of skills, experiences, and abilities. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic women, as these groups are currently underrepresented in our organisation.
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