Safe House Advocate

Seven Social Care is looking for an agency Male Safe House Advocate to work with a service based in London.

CANDIDATE MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE IN WORKING WITH FORMS OF EXPLOITATION. 

Start Date – ASAP

Pay rate – from £21.00 per hour up to £26.00

The role:

To provide high-quality frontline support to individuals who may have experienced trafficking and modern slavery, including labour and criminal exploitation, domestic servitude, and other forms of exploitation. The role will be based in a safe house in London.
Key Responsibilities:

• To manage a case load ensuring each service user receives high quality support appropriate to their individual needs, providing information, advice and support to potential victims of modern slavery.
• Advocate on behalf of clients to ensure access to ECAT rights and help them navigate through the National Referral Mechanism (NRM).
• Conduct risk assessments and review support plans on a regular basis with all service users.
• To ensure that the overall physical appearance of the accommodation is of a high standard and to undertake housing management duties which include all aspects of health and safety.
• To develop individual safety and support plans to meet individual needs of the service users.
• Identify and assess any risks and put in place appropriate safeguarding measures in response to these risks.
• To conduct regular key work sessions with each service user. Work directly with all key agency partners to address the safety of trafficked victims, such as the Home Office and the Salvation Army.
• Providing advocacy, emotional and practical support and information to service users including in relation to legal options, housing, health and finance.
• Support service users to access appropriate legal advice with regards to their immigration and/or trafficking case, including support around criminal justice processes.
• To establish and maintain effective liaison with other agencies including GPs, solicitors, mental health services, education, social services, police and other statutory and voluntary agencies to help ensure service users receive coordinated help and support.
• Write official letters on behalf of service users to the Home Office, or other partner agencies.
• To follow procedures and protocols with other services so that the safety of the service user is kept central to any process. To keep records of contacts with service users which clearly demonstrate the nature of contact, aims and objectives.

Applicant Requirements:

• Qualifications: N/A
• Experience: 2+ years working within Domestic Abuse/ Exploitation cases.
• Compliance: Proof of right to work and DBS dated within the last 12 months (or registered on the online update service.)
• Travel: Clean UK driving license with the ability to commute to and from work independently.
• Hours: 39 hours p/w. Mon – Fri

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