Job Title: Senior Independent Disabled Domestic Violence Advocate
Location: Leytonstone, London with flexible hybrid working
Salary: £33,901 per annum
Contract type: Fixed term till 31 March 2026 (may extend subject to funding)
Hours: 35 per week
Role Outline
Please note that this role is currently only being advertised internally.
We have an opportunity for a Senior Disabled Domestic Violence Advocate to join our team at Stay Safe East. We are a “by and for” organisation supporting disabled people who are experiencing VAWG and Hate Crime. We are looking for an experienced advocate to join our expanding VAWG team. We are recruiting for senior IDDVA position to lead our IDVA team. The senior IDDVA will be managing a very small case load of 3 or 4, and line managing 4 advocates.
We area pan London support service, and this is a hybrid working role, involving some home, office working 35 hours a week.
It is important that you are passionate, committed and care about the work Stay Safe East does as a by-and-for organisation supporting disabled people with experiences of domestic and sexual violence, hate crime and mixed/general crime.
We are looking for someone who understands the lived experiences of our clients and volunteers, who will all be disabled people. You will also be able to convey the importance of working in a boundaried way within the framing of safeguarding practice and legislation and Stay Safe East’s policies and procedures.
For this role, experience is more important than formal qualifications. We are particularly interested in hearing from people with a background in supporting volunteers, who have a good understanding of what makes an effective volunteer programme.
The ideal candidate will be someone who has worked in a social justice organisation like Stay Safe East. You will need an understanding of the foundations of our work supporting disabled people who have experienced abuse and/or crime.
For more information about our work, please see our website: www.staysafe-east.org.uk
How to apply
Please apply via the Stay Safe East website.
When applying for this role, kindly highlight in your cover letter how your knowledge, transferrable skills, and experience align with each point in the Person Specification.
Please send your CV and a covering letter supporting your interest in the position to Cecilia Brün Faulkner, VAWG Manager – cecilia@staysafe-east.org.uk
