Independent Domestic Violence Advisor

Hours per Week: Full-time 36 hours

Nature of Employment: Fixed-term Contract until 2 nd August 2027

DBS Required: Enhanced

About us at Hounslow

We'd love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.

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About The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to part of the Violence Against Women and Girls Team as an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor. Our dedicated team works to improve the safety, wellbeing and outcomes for residents affected by domestic abuse and violence against women and girls. We are looking for a committed, proactive and compassionate professional to help deliver an effective multi-agency response to individuals assessed as being at high risk of harm.

This vital role includes supporting victims and survivors of domestic abuse, to ensure they receive practical and emotional support to increase their safety and independence.

About The Team You'll Be Working In

As an Independence Domestic Violence Advisor, you will be joining the councils Violence Against Women and Girls Team. This team is focused on ending harm perpetrated through domestic abuse. Our goal is to both prevent abuse and offer support services that address the needs of survivors and their children.

• The Violence Against Women and Girls Team sits within the Safer Communities service, which is responsible for providing life-saving frontline services, co-ordinating work across different disciplines, strengthening partnership and collaborative work, implementing innovative projects, and ensuring Hounslow Council fulfils its statutory duties to make Hounslow safer for everyone.
• The Violence Against Women and Girls Team is made up of Independent Domestic Violence Advisors, Sexual Violence Prevention Worker, Modern Day Slavery and Trafficking Advocate, Domestic Abuse Practice Lead, Domestic Abuse Early Help Co-ordinator and MARAC Co-ordinator. The service has been formally recognised by the Domestic Abuse Commissioner and highlighted as best practice in the Home Office Domestic Abuse Act statutory guidance.
• You will receive the full support from an experienced line manager and can expect a variety of development and training opportunities. You will also have access to external clinical supervision.
• If you are passionate about ending domestic and sexual abuse, believe in prevention, intervention and safeguarding, this could be a great opportunity for you to help keep Hounslow residents safe

About You

Are you a compassionate, motivated and highly organised individual with a strong commitment to safeguarding adults and children affected by domestic and sexual abuse?

You will:

• You have excellent knowledge of current legislation both criminal and civil relating to domestic abuse including data protection and confidentiality
• You have a thorough understanding of the impact of domestic abuse on adults and children, including how to use legislation and best practice to safeguard them.
• You have proven experience of managing a complex workload i.e. those affected by mental ill health and substance misuse, when working with victims and their children affected by domestic abuse.
• You have substantial experience of working with a broad range of diversity issues including barriers to accessing services.
• You will have a proven working experience of delivering a support service and support groups for adults affected by domestic abuse. If the points below resonate with you, we'd love you to put in an application:

Essential for The Role:

Enhanced DBS

Don't meet every single requirement? We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can't tick every box. At Hounslow, we realise the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist. So, if you can do most of what we're looking for, go ahead and apply. You may be just the right candidate for the job or be perfect for one of our other roles!

When Interviews Will Be Held And Who To Contact

The key information you need about the role should be in the role profile, but if you have any further questions about the role, please contact:

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Interviews for this job will be held during week commencing 22nd June 2026.

Closing Date: 17 th June 2026.