Job Title: Safe House Advocate (Male Applicants Only) – Modern Slavery Response Service
Reporting to: Team Manager
Contract: Permanent, Full time
Interview Date: TBC

About the Service/Department
Hestia is one of the largest providers of support to survivors on modern slavery in London and currently provides support in London and the wider south east region. Hestia’s modern slavery response team provides both outreach and accommodation to survivors both within and after the national referral mechanism. The team comprises of specialist advocates, managers and administrators. Hestia is the largest provider of accommodation and outreach support to survivors of Modern Slavery in London.

About the role
To provide a high-quality frontline service to individuals who may have experienced trafficking and modern slavery, including labour and criminal exploitation, domestic servitude, and other forms of exploitation.

Some other main responsibilities of the role include:

• Develop individual support plan to meet individual risks the client faces
• Advocate for high risk victims with agencies who can help to address the abuse
• Understand the role of all relevant statutory and non-statutory services available to trafficked victims
• Provide advocacy, emotional and practical support and information to victims including in relation to legal options, housing, health and finance
• Work directly with all key agency partners to address the safety of trafficked victims

About you

• Experience or knowledge of providing advice and support to vulnerable clients, including crisis management and risk assessment
• Experience of supported accommodation and housing management
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to cope with stressful situations and professionally deal with emergencies
• Time management and the ability to prioritise urgent matters
• Organisational skills and ability to manage a full case load of clients
• Awareness of the impact of crime on vulnerable adults, witnesses, and the wider community
• Comfortable using computerised systems and databases to accurately record information
• Experience of using Microsoft Office
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues and ability to address them appropriately
• Confidence in liaising with other organisations and professionals
• Knowledge of GDPR principles
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries
• Schedule 9 (1a) of the Equality Act 2010 applies to this position. There is a genuine occupational requirement for the post holder to be male

Please see the attached documents for the full job description and more information about Hestia.

What Hestia offers

• Holiday allowance of 25days/195hours per annum plus 8days/62.4hours public holidays (pro rata)
• Company Pension
• Learning and Development Opportunities (including career progression opportunities across our services and departments, a full 9 month induction providing an understanding of The Hestia Approach and all Hestia’s practices and policies to support your career in Hestia and if applicable, a foundation knowledge to attain a Skills for Care Certificate)
• Hestia Rewards exclusive membership (Hestia Rewards is our staff wellbeing and benefits scheme which provides access to fantastic retail discounts, gym membership discounts, recognise a colleague eCards etc.)
• Access to a range of health and wellbeing support tools including our Employee Assistance Programme, Flexible working (including holiday trading and TOIL) and some roles include Clinical Supervision
• Other benefits such as Eye care vouchers, Travel/Season Ticket Loans and Cycle to work scheme (with up to 40% savings on a new bike).
• If applicable to the role, Hestia will also support you on joining our existing ASYE (Assisted and Supported Year in Employment) programme if you are interested and fit the criteria.

About Hestia

Hestia supports adults and children in crisis across London and the surrounding regions. We campaign and advocate nationally on the issues that affect them. This includes victims of modern slavery, women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, young care leavers and older people.

Hestia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people who are potentially at risk, and we therefore expect all staff and volunteers to do the same. We require all staff to undertake internal and external safeguarding training throughout their employment with Hestia.

Please note
If offered a role with Hestia, you will be issued a conditional offer based on satisfactory references and an Enhanced disclosure/DBS check.

This job description is subject to change depending on the needs of the service/department.

We recommend that you apply at your earliest convenience as we screen applications as they are received as well as interview and appoint suitable candidates on this basis (regardless of the closing date). We may also contact unsuccessful applicants regarding other suitable opportunities within Hestia.

Disability confident
Hestia is a disability confident employer, committed to the employment and career development of individual with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role they have applied for. We will also accommodate reasonable adjustment during the selection and interview process and throughout your employment with us.

Hestia positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. But we particularly welcome individuals from an ethnic minority background and those with disabilities to apply. As an organisation, we are committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and value the skills, abilities, talent and experiences, different people and communities bring to our organisation.

Location :Brent

Closing Date :1/04/2023

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