The role of the Family Support Worker is to offer support to children and young people who are experiencing or have experienced domestic abuse. This work also extends to working with women for the benefit of any children and/or young people.

This post is subject to Adult and Children PVG Scheme checks.

Minimum Qualification Requirement: HNC Childhood Practice (SCQF 7) or SVQ Social Services Children and Young People (SCQF Level 7)

*Location: The post is a hybrid role where sessions with children and young people take place in person in a variety of settings including schools, the EWA office and community settings. When carrying out non-direct service user work working from home will be expected, but working in our office will at times also be necessary.

The role of the Family Support Worker is to offer support to children and young people who are experiencing or have experienced domestic abuse. This work also extends to working with women for the benefit of any children and/or young people.

This post is subject to Adult and Children PVG Scheme checks.

Minimum Qualification Requirement: HNC Childhood Practice (SCQF 7) or SVQ Social Services Children and Young People (SCQF Level 7)

*Location: The post is a hybrid role where sessions with children and young people take place in person in a variety of settings including schools, the EWA office and community settings. When carrying out non-direct service user work working from home will be expected, but working in our office will at times also be necessary.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop awareness raising and progress the violence against women (VAW) agenda in Shetland. The post sits within Shetland Womens Aid and is funded by the Scottish Government until March 2025. Ongoing funding for this post is expected to be successful.

The successful candidate will be directed in her role by the Service Manager, who will provide support and supervision. The post holder will work closely with the Shetland Domestic Abuse Partnership (SDAP) Co-Ordinator and receive peer support from the SDAP co-ordinator and wider team.

This is a feminist organisation, and the post holder will be supported to learn and understand, to grow and develop their sense of self and belonging.

Job Purpose

The Prevention Education Coordinator is responsible for planning, developing, managing, and facilitating the Shetland Women’s Aid primary prevention education programme delivered throughout Shetland high schools and youth service organisations. The role also involves awareness raising through virtual platforms. The coordinator will manage all data, reporting and activity tracking for grant compliance. They will also be available post-delivery of SWA presentations/content for support and appropriate signposting and referral.

This post will manage communications through our social media, newsletter & website, creating engaging and appropriate content and may be involved in producing press releases and interviews in relation to work undertaken.

Access and Inclusion, equalities and helping facilitate communication with our community is also part of the role.

Values

• To work in a way that acknowledges a gender-based analysis of Domestic Abuse as outlined by the Scottish Government and Scottish Womens Aid.

• To acknowledge the causes of domestic abuse and how this affects those who experience it, in addition to the impact on the wider community.

The post is 35 hours a week, and the successful candidate will be required to work in a flexible manner that meets the needs of the service. The salary for this post is £28,495 to £31,544 pro rata; this includes a Distant Islands Allowance. We can consider job share.

Women only need apply under schedule 9 (Part 1) of the Equality Act 2010.

To lead the set up and development of a new Dundee Women’s Hub; linking in with the funding outcomes, providing a delivery centre for services based upon the needs of women with experience of substance use and multiple disadvantage.

The post holder will engage with identified hub partner agencies and seek to expand the network of services operating from the hub. The post holder will review the needs of women with experience of substance use and multiple disadvantage regularly. While communicating with the services involved through regular partnership meetings, taking the lead in this to further develop the hub and services offered from it.

The Hub Coordinator will work in conjunction with Dundee Violence against Women Partnership, Dundee alcohol and drug partnership and the Gendered Services Group (GSG).