Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA)

Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA) for LGBT service users in Birmingham

Full-time, 37 hours per week

Birmingham LGBT is recruiting a full-time IDVA to work with LGBT service users in Birmingham, offering support, signposting, advocacy, risk management and safety planning to LGBT survivors of domestic violence, as part of our IDVA team, based at the Birmingham LGBT Centre in Birmingham city centre.

We recognise the importance and advantages of diverse workplaces and communities, and we acknowledge under-representation in our workforce of people from the Black, Asian, Global Majority, Romany and Irish Traveller communities, and people with lived experience of migration. We particularly welcome applicants from these backgrounds and lived experience.

The salary for this post is £27,233 per year, plus up to 5% matched employer pension contribution.
This is a full-time post, 37 hours per week (and may involve some evening and weekend working) and offers 25 days’ paid annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays.

A full enhanced DBS check and two employment references will be required for this role.

Birmingham LGBT is an equal opportunities employer.

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Wednesday 5 February 2025. Applications must be on the Application Form and may be sent by email or hard copy. CVs will not be accepted.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited for interview in late February 2025.

An application pack can be downloaded from our website at: www.blgbt.org/vacancies or may be requested by email to recruitment@blgbt.org

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Steph Keeble on 0121 643 0821