Independent Sexual Violence Advocate (Multiple Disadvantage)
The Independent Sexual Violence Advocate (Multiple Disadvantage) provides specialist advocacy and support to women who have experienced sexual violence alongside multiple and intersecting forms of disadvantage. Working within WGN’s Intersectional Anti-Oppressive Team, you will empower survivors to understand their rights, make informed choices and access the support they need. You will provide trauma-informed advocacy throughout the criminal justice process, while working closely with partner agencies to improve safety, wellbeing and outcomes for survivors. Grounded in feminist, anti-oppressive and survivor-centred practice, this role places survivors’ voices, choices and experiences at the heart of support., As the Independent Sexual Violence Advocate (Multiple Disadvantage), you will:
- Provide trauma-informed emotional support, practical assistance and advocacy to survivors of sexual violence experiencing multiple and intersecting disadvantages.
- Undertake risk and needs assessments, develop support plans and promote the safety and wellbeing of survivors and their children.
- Support survivors to access specialist services including housing, mental health, healthcare, legal advice and therapeutic support.
- Advocate for survivors throughout the criminal justice process, ensuring they understand their rights, options and available remedies.
- Build effective partnerships with statutory and voluntary sector organisations to strengthen coordinated support and improve outcomes.
- Maintain accurate case records, monitoring data and safeguarding practices in line with organisational and legislative requirements.
- Deliver awareness-raising, service promotion and partnership engagement activities to improve understanding of survivors’ needs.
- Contribute to service development, best practice and continuous improvement across the ISVA Service.
- Champion WGN’s feminist values and Holistic Empowerment Recovery Model, helping survivors move towards safety, recovery and empowerment.
About Women and Girls Network (WGN)
Women and Girls Network (WGN) is a pan-London organisation that supports women and girls affected by all forms of gendered-based violence. Our overall aim is to promote, preserve and restore the mental health and well-being of women and girls who have experienced, or are at risk of, gendered-based violence, whilst working towards a society free of gendered-based violence.
We do this by:
- Providing women-only holistic and seamless therapeutic services, which meet women and girls’ needs and contribute to total and sustainable recovery from the experiences of violence.
- Evidencing the impact of gendered-based violence and presenting this information in appropriate forums to affect social change in attitudes towards, and responses to, gendered-based violence.
- Developing good practice in the sector by providing training and guidance on specialist service provision and the development of culturally appropriate service delivery.
WGN is proud to be an accredited Living Wage Employer and a member of The London VAWG Consortium, Halo Code, and Helplines Partnership.
Commitment to Equity and Inclusion
We are deeply committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity, resilience and strength of the women and girls we serve. We strongly encourage applications from Black and Global Majority women and applicants with Lived Experience, including those who may not meet every criterion. WGN is an equal opportunities employer.
Exemption This post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1, and is open to female applicants only, due to the nature of the role.
We promote social change that transforms societal attitudes, practices, and policies to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls.
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