The Bridge Project's Drive Project team in Bradford, part of a national model, is recruiting a Domestic Abuse Specialist or Qualified IDVA. The post gives specialist advocacy, safety planning and risk management for victims and survivors linked to cases of high-risk abuse, alongside case managers and statutory partners. The wider programme works with people posing the highest risk of serious harm in intimate or family relationships, coordinated with police, probation and safeguarding services. A driving licence with vehicle access and comprehensive business insurance is essential.
What the job involves
- Provide specialist, survivor-centred advocacy for victims and survivors linked to Drive cases
- Carry out safety planning and risk management for victims and survivors
- Keep victim and survivor voice, safety and wellbeing central to system decision-making
- Work alongside Drive Case Managers, statutory partners and specialist services
- Maintain professional independence with a clear focus on victim safety, choice and empowerment
- Share information appropriately and contribute to collective risk management and decision-making
- Contribute to risk reduction, safety outcomes and multi-agency responses across Bradford
- Work within a trauma-informed, strengths-based framework that follows the Drive model
What’s required
Qualifications
- Qualified IDVA, or the non-qualified specialist route at SCP 18
Experience
- Relevant professional experience in domestic abuse work
Skills & knowledge
- Strong assessment, engagement, safety planning and communication skills
- Ability to work confidently with complexity and risk
- Balancing clear boundaries and accountability with empathy, curiosity and respect
- Reflective working within a trauma-informed, strengths-based framework
- Working effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team and with other agencies
Checks & eligibility
- Driving licence with access to a vehicle
- Fully comprehensive business insurance
- Willingness to undergo an enhanced DBS check
Nice to have
- Valuing learning, supervision and reflective practice
- Wanting to help shape and embed a high-quality service within a national model
What’s offered
- 32 days annual leave
- 5% employer pension contribution
- Learning and Development programme
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Death-in-service benefit of three times salary
- £500 refer-a-friend bonus
- Two hours monthly wellbeing time and a mindfulness programme
- Blue Light Card discounts
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
