Job Title: Independent Disabled Domestic Violence Advocate x 2
Location: Leytonstone, London with flexible hybrid working
Salary: £31,770 per annum FTE
Contract type:
One post fixed term till 31 March 2026 (may extend subject to funding)
One post fixed term until 30th September 2025 (likely to extend subject to funding)
Hours: 21 per week (0.6FTE)
Interview date: 29th April 2025 in the afternoon.
Role Outline
We have an opportunity for two Independent Disabled Domestic Violence Advocates 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 advocate to join our expanding VAWG team. We area pan London support service, and this is a hybrid working role, involving some home, office working 21 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 work in a boundaried way within the framing of safeguarding practice and legislation and Stay Safe East’s policies and procedures.
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 Jo Read, HR Officer: recruitment@staysafe-east.org.uk
