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Sheffield Domestic Abuse Forum
SDAF is a charitable company working to combat domestic abuse. Membership of the Forum is free, and open to any agency or individual whose work ~ paid or unpaid ~ brings them into contact with domestic abuse. Members will receive regular information about local and national developments in relation to domestic abuse, details of our training and networking events. This website will give you a flavour of the work that we are involved in, but please feel free to contact us with any specific requests.
Sheffield Domestic Abuse Forum is recruiting
for a part-time post with
The Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy Service
co-located with Sheffield Domestic Abuse Partnership
IDVAS ADVOCATE
Hours: minimum 17.5hrs per week, secondments considered
NJC salary scale SO1, points 29-31 (£24,646 to £26,276 at 2009-10 rate). Duration: at least 6 months, to March 2011 initially, then subject to funding
Sheffield Domestic Abuse Forum is working with partner agencies in the statutory and voluntary sector to deliver a new integrated service model: Sheffield Domestic Abuse Partnership. A core element of Sheffield DAP is the IDVA Service, offering a professional advice, support and advocacy service to victims identified as at high risk, particularly in relation to court proceedings, and the options available to increase the safety of themselves and their children.
Additional funding for 2010-11 has enabled us to recruit additional Advocate posts for up to one year initially, with the potential to continue subject to funding. These posts will be based with the main IDVA Service in Sheffield DAP, and other Advocate posts are based within maternity services.
They offer excellent development opportunities for experienced practitioners with a good understanding of domestic abuse and risk assessment, and a working knowledge of the criminal justice system. CAADA training is useful, but not essential.
Post covered by the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, Sec.7(2)(e) and specifically for women workers. We particularly encourage applications from women from Black and minority ethnic communities, and with community language skills.
Enhanced CRB checks are made for successful candidates, plus additional Police Vetting, due to the location of the service.
Enquiries: email admin@sdaf.org.uk
Closing date for applications:
Tuesday 31 August 2010 5.00pm
Interviews: Monday 6th September 2010
SAVE THE DATE - 25th November 2010
A conference to inform local responses to Violence Against Women and Children, organised by Sheffield Violence Against Women Group – a voluntary sector forum.
Local specialist domestic and sexual abuse organisations are hosting the conference at the Centre in the Park, on November 25th - the International Day to End Violence Against Women.
It will be a chance to celebrate 36 years of women’s campaigning and service development in Sheffield, while showcasing cutting edge work from around the country, to inform the development of Sheffield’s Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy.
Guest speakers include the inspirational Carlene Firmin, author of a study of girls' experiences of gangs, The Female Voice in Violence: ‘sexual violence and exploitation are significant weapons used against females associated with gangs’.
Look out for further details and booking forms, to be circulated during September.
Sheffield Domestic Abuse Partnerships launch!
After many months of consultation and hard work for all involved, Sheffield Domestic Abuse Partnership (DAP) finally launched on Tuesday 11th May. The Partnership brings together existing specialist services in the voluntary sector, including SDAF, to work more closely with partners in the statutory sector to improve routes to safety for people affected by domestic and sexual abuse, and their supporters. A new co-located team was co-ordinated by Partnership Manager Alison Higgins, from Sheffield City Council.
SDAF Director, Maureen Storey, spoke at the event about this important new development in responses to domestic abuse in Sheffield, and the crucial role of the voluntary sector in the Partnership, 36 years after the first women's refuges were set up in the city.
The main focus of the launch was the creation of a single city-wide Helpline & Advice Service for telephone and email advice: 0808 808 2241 open Monday to Friday 10am-4pm (extended to 7pm on Wednesdays) with an Urdu / Punjabi speaker always available on Wednesdays 10-1.
A new city-wide Domestic Abuse Outreach Service has also been launched, and of course all of the existing refuge and support services are working with the Partnership, where appropriate, to keep their service users safe.
SDAF continues to employ the IDVA Service staff, and has employed the new Helpline staff, thanks to a grant from the Equality & Human Rights Commission.
For more information, go to the new service user focussed website at: www.sheffdap.org.uk where you will find a wealth of information and links to other resources.
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