Careers in Supporting Victims/Survivors of Domestic Abuse- Open Assessment Day

Hestia are pleased to advertise our careers/assessments day on Thursday 13th March (9am - 2pm)

At Hestia, you will play a crucial role in our Domestic Abusive Service. Your contributions will directly influence the lives of our service users, guiding them towards a path of empowerment and independence. We have a variety of roles available:

• Refuge Worker - Full and part time available in Hackney and Brent
• Bank Workers - In Hackney and Bren

At Hestia, we live by our values and are committed to a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive organisation that provides a variety of services such as Domestic Abuse, Modern Slavery, Mental Health & Complex Needs and Criminal Justice. We are committed to empower people to rebuild their lives and regain independence. 

What you need to do...

Simply apply for the position and attach your CV, our expert recruitment team will screen your application and if we think you will be a great fit we will invite you the careers/assessment day, this invite will have all the information you need to know such as location and what to expect. 

About our vacancies 

As a Refuge Worker at Hestia, you will play a crucial role in our Domestic Abuse service. Your contributions will directly influence the lives of our service users, guiding them towards a path of empowerment and independence.

A day will never look the same and some of the things you can expect to do/be responsible for are:

• To provide intensive casework, support, and monitoring of general, and support needs, facilitated by key-sessions, community meetings, and general day-to-day contact
• To provide advice, information and support to the women on safety – including around domestic abuse and independent living, as required
• To work with women in co-producing a ‘Support and Safety Plan', with a focus on the individuals' strengths to meet their chosen goals
• To fulfil our obligations and responsibilities to inform, and work with any relevant statutory bodies, for example; Social Services in regards to Child Safeguarding issues/concerns and to follow the Hestia Safeguarding policies and procedures at all times
• To provide casework which identifies and build in appropriate support of the individuals housing needs, including supporting them in establishing move on accommodation
• To help facilitate, promote and evaluate social activities and workshops for residents which may focus on, and encourage empowerment, for example self-esteem and confidence building and assertiveness training
• To work in line with “The Hestia Approach” this approach has the principles of co-production and recovery at its centre. This will require you to work in partnership with service users in delivering the service as they would like to see it – for example this may include supporting service users in setting up peer support networks or facilitating groups and organising events locally
• To develop links with and then work with a range of other agencies (including drug and alcohol services, foodbanks, mental health teams etc) in order to both safeguard and promote the welfare and/or opportunities of our service users
• To provide accommodation in a safe location, ensuring confidentiality is maintained and that all health and safety requirements are followed
• To ensure that money paid by service users towards their rent is collected, recorded and banked in line with policy and procedure. To ensure that any monies spent through petty cash is recorded in line with policy and procedure
• Adhere to all standards of the Accommodation Based Service Specification and the Quality Assessment Framework conditions, including, service delivery, completing all monitoring and relevant reports, case files and following all policy and procedures

Why Hestia?

Joining Hestia means more than just a job; it's an opportunity to be part of something bigger. We offer a supportive, inclusive and resolution driven work environment where your contributions are recognised and valued. As a member of our team, you will have the chance to grow both personally and professionally while making a lasting impact on the lives of those we serve.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Our services users come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes us stronger. 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.

We are a disability confident employer…

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.