Independent Sexual Violence Advocate

Role: ISVA

Based: City of London Talbot Court / Remote

Rate: £20ph umb

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: Temp ongoing

Hours: 35 hours per week 3 days home, 2 days office

Our client, a specialist LGBT+ anti-abuse charity, is looking for an ISVA to provide specialist, independent support to LGBT+ survivors of sexual abuse and violence.

Synopsis of duties:

• Directly supporting, advising, and advocating for a caseload of LGBT+ people who have been subjected to sexual abuse or violence.
• Ensuring your approach to contact with clients is trauma-informed, empowerment-based, and person-centred.
• Providing information and support to enable clients to make informed choices and meet their individual needs.
• Assisting LGBT+ victims/survivors in dealing with the diverse impacts of harm and abuse (safety, emotional, social, financial, or practical).
• Supporting LGBT+ survivors through the criminal justice process from report to court and post-trial as necessary, working within ISVA standards and acting as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC).
• Supporting survivors to attend a sexual assault referral centre (SARC) for a Forensic Medical Exam (FME)
• Maintaining professional boundaries at all times and ensuring that clients understand the remit of the service

Essential Requirements

• Experience supporting survivors of sexual abuse, ideally as an ISVA or equivalent.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, risk management, and multi-agency working.
• Strong advocacy skills and familiarity with housing, legal, and welfare systems.
• Commitment to inclusive, by and for services and understanding of LGBT+ survivors' needs and barriers they may face.
• Enhanced Child and Adult DBS dated within the last 12 months or on the update service

This post is only available to applicants from the LGBTQ+ community as permitted under the Equality Act 2010 as a Genuine Occupational Requirement.

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