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Domestic Abuse Specialist Force Control Room
Employer Victim Support Location Cumbria, England Salary 30 hours- Qualified £23,666.40 per annum Closing date 10 Nov 2026
Sector Charity and Not for Profit
Role Specialist
Contract Type Permanent
Hours Full Time
We have some new & exciting opportunites for 2 part time Domestic Abuse specialists, based independently at Cumbria Constabulary headquarters.
We are looking for passionate individuals with experience of supporting victims of domestic abuse & a thorough understanding of the risk and barriers victims, survivors & their families are faced with.
Do you want to make a difference? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it? If you are passionate about creating positive change to the lives of victims and their family, we want to hear from you.
Area of Business Operations
Number of Vacancies 2
Location or Function Cumbria
Full time/Part time Part time
Hours per week 30 hour & 16 hour posts available
Work schedule 30 hour post - Thursday to Sunday 4pm to 12am 16 hour post - Friday & Saturday evening 4pm to 12am
Basic Salary 30 hours- Qualified 23,666.40 per annum (FTE 29,583.00 per annum) Unqualified 22,201.60 per annum (FTE 27,752.00 per annum) 16 hours - Qualified 12,622.08 per annum (FTE 29,583.00 per annum) Unqualified 11,840.85 per annum (FTE 27,752 per annum)
Allowances Unsociable Hours
Contract type Permanent
DBS required? Enhanced
Police vetting required? Yes
Closing Date 10/11/2026
Ref No 7035
Documents
- Force Control Room DA Specialist JD.pdf (PDF, 221kb)
What we offer
- Flexible Working Options: Including hybrid working.
- Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
- Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
- Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
- Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
- Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
- Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
- Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
- Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
- Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
- Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.
About the role
The Domestic Abuse Specialists provide an independent specialist domestic abuse function within Cumbria Police Force Control Room (FCR), enhancing the identification of risk, vulnerability and safeguarding concerns associated with domestic abuse incidents. The postholder will support the delivery of a victim-centred response through risk identification, quality assurance, professional challenge, specialist advice, safeguarding activity and victim engagement.
Working collaboratively with Cumbria Police whilst maintaining professional independence, the role contributes to improving victim safety, service quality and organisational learning through the review of domestic abuse incidents, risk assessments and associated records. The role does not undertake police operational decision-making responsibilities but acts as an independent specialist advisor and advocate for victim safety and best practice.
You will need:
- Experience of working in support and advocacy with victims of domestic abuse
- To be able to prioritise work and deal with competing or conflicting demands/needs and interests and promote organisation interests and values.
- To ideally hold a SafeLives IDVA accreditation, relevant degree, vocational qualification or relevant experience of delivering a service and working with domestic abuse victim's/service users in a statutory, voluntary or community work setting.
About Us
Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
At Victim Support, we're proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We're committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.
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