Working for Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service (GDASS - part of GreenSquareAccord) www.gdass.org.uk, GDASS provides support to victims of domestic abuse (16+) living in Gloucestershire.
Do you have a background supporting victims of domestic abuse?
Are you looking for a career that empowers you to make a difference every day?
Can you offer compassion and resilience, whilst dealing with regular changes in priorities?
Yes?
We would love to tell you about our exciting opportunity!
Job Title: GDASS Independent Domestic Violence Advisor
Job Location: Various locations across Gloucester
Salary: £30,553 (+£750 car allowance)
Contract: Permanent
Working hours: 37 per week
Working for Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service (GDASS - part of GreenSquareAccord) www.gdass.org.uk, GDASS provides support to victims of domestic abuse (16+) living in Gloucestershire.
We`re looking for a skilled and organised Independent Domestic Violence Advisor to support high-risk victims of domestic abuse across Gloucestershire. This role is ideal for someone with a background in Victim Support, Police, Probation, Social Care (or similar), or with qualifications in criminology, particularly domestic abuse. If you`re used to managing risks, working with vulnerable individuals, and collaborating across agencies, this could be a rewarding next step.
This role primarily involves working with older people who are experiencing abuse, including financial, physical, or neglect-related harm.
Experience supporting older people is preferred, particularly in residential care or support settings.
What you`ll do:
Provide practical and emotional support to a caseload of high-risk victims
Carry out DASH risk assessments (Domestic Abuse, Stalking, and `Honour`-based abuse) and safety planning
Work closely with police, social care, and health professionals
Represent clients at Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC), ensuring their voice is heard
Support access to services and reduce isolation, including within diverse communities
What we`re looking for:
Experience in a relevant sector (e.g. Victim Support, police, probation, social care)
Ability to reassess and coordinate workload as priorities regularly change
Strong understanding of risk, safeguarding, and domestic abuse
A proactive, empathetic, and organised approach
Willingness to travel to meetings and events across Gloucester
Specialised in working with older people, aged 65+.
Join a team making a real difference every day to those who need it.
About us
We are GSA, we provide affordable homes and services that create a foundation from which people in our communities can thrive.
We own and manage 25,000 homes in diverse communities across the West Midlands and Southwest.
Everyone deserves a home, it`s a place from which we build our future, we thrive at home.
We are proud to play an active role in dealing with the consequences of the housing crisis, by providing affordable homes for people in our communities who need them most.
Often a home is all someone needs, but when our customers need more, we offer a range of services, including care, money advice and coaching to support them.
We also provide care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society. This includes support for people who are homeless, experiencing domestic violence or are part of the criminal justice system.
The GSA Way
We know that how we do things is just as important as what we do. To help us make a difference, together, we created the GSA Way.
A culture we commit to, aspire to, and live and breathe. Commitments and behaviours which together make our organisation what it is.
Our five core commitments are:
- We believe our customer is everything
- We are one team
- We are supportive and caring
- We are business-minded for social purpose
- We are curious and ambitious.
You can read more about the GSA Way in our recruitment pack.
Benefits
In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes.
- Trust based flexible working and supportive and friendly teams
- 25 days annual holiday entitlement, increasing to 30 days
- One day off for your birthday
- Opportunity to buy or sell annual leave
- A defined contribution pension scheme GSA matches up to 6% contributions
- We offer a service which provides 24/7 online GP appointments, second medical opinions, health checks, mental health support, 24/7 medical health helpline, wellbeing app, nutrition advice and fitness plans and legal and financial support.
- Access to Blue Light discount card membership
- Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
- Eligible for occupational sick pay
How to apply
If this sounds like the exciting new challenge you`ve been waiting for, we`d love to hear from you.
Email your Cv to [email protected] or click apply now.
All individuals who apply to work at GreenSquareAccord are considered on their merits in line with our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and policy.
GreenSquareAccord are a Disability Confident Employer therefore we actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and try to provide access, adjustments, equipment or other practical support where required. All applicants with a disability who meet the `essential eligibility criteria` for the role, as detailed in the job description, are guaranteed an interview.
If you need any assistance, adjustments or adaptations throughout our selection processes please let us know.
