Job Title: Family Cohesion WorkerSalary/ Rate: £11.50Location: BoltonClosing Date: midnight on Sunday 8th August 2021Hours: 35 hours per week Background Information Fortalice was established in 1977 to provide emergency accommodation and support for women and children experiencing domestic abuse within their own homes. The organisation has expanded over the past years and now provides a … Continue reading “Job vacancy – Fortalice – Family Cohesion Worker”

Job Title: Administrator/Volunteer CoordinatorSalary/ Rate: £11.27Location: BoltonClosing Date: midnight on Sunday 8th August 2021Hours: 28 hours per week Background Information Fortalice was established in 1977 to provide emergency accommodation and support for women and children experiencing domestic abuse within their own homes. The organisation has expanded over the past years and now provides a wide … Continue reading “Job vacancy – Fortalice – Administrator/Volunteer Coordinator”

Job Title: Children’s Transition Worker – Facing the Future ProjectSalary/ Rate: £10.52Location: BoltonClosing Date: midnight on Sunday 8th August 2021Hours: 21 hours per week Background Information Fortalice was established in 1977 to provide emergency accommodation and support for women and children experiencing domestic abuse within their own homes. The organisation has expanded over the past … Continue reading “Job vacancy – Fortalice – Children’s Transition Worker – Facing the Future Project”

“Women’s Aid has been working with the University of Bristol on a research project that adds to and updates the evidence base on the gendered nature of domestic abuse. Today we have published Gendered experiences of justice and domestic abuse. Evidence for policy and practice, a report on our findings from the analysis of 37 transcripts of … Continue reading “Report – Women’s Aid – Gendered experiences of justice and domestic abuse. Evidence for policy and practice”

A new report has identified the 6 Moments That Matter in which survivors of economic abuse can be supported by organisations across the financial services sector. The report, The Economic Abuse Threat facing Girls & Women in the UK: 6 Moments That Matter in the Lives of Female Survivors has been written by Jane Portas, creator of … Continue reading “Report – Surviving Economic Abuse – The Economic Abuse Threat facing Girls & Women in the UK: 6 Moments That Matter in the Lives of Female Survivors”

Suzy Lamplugh disappeared 35 years ago, and Suzy Lamplugh Trust are launching a campaign from 26th – 28th July, looking back at the history of the Trust and highlighting critical work that lays ahead. They are calling for everyone to make a one minute video explaining their awareness of the Trust, or involvement in their … Continue reading “News – Suzy Lamplugh Trust anniversary and campaign”

On Wednesday, the Home Secretary published the government’s new strategy to ensure women and girls are safe everywhere – at home, online and on the streets. The strategy sets out a clear ambition to increase support for victims and survivors, increase the number of perpetrators brought to justice and to reduce the prevalence of violence … Continue reading “News – VAWG strategy published”

Dame Vera Baird publishes her second annual report: “It has without doubt been an eventful year for victims and witnesses” Overview The second Annual Report from Dame Vera Baird QC covers the period from April 2020 to March 2021. This report includes: The Victims’ Commissioner’s vision for reconceptualising the status of victims; An in-depth review … Continue reading “Report – Annual Report of the Victims’ Commissioner 2020 to 2021”

Job Title: Development Worker.Salary/ Rate: £28,672 pro rata (£17,202 actual)Location: ManchesterClosing Date: 25th July 2021 5pmHours: 21 hours per week New WAST Post Women Asylum Seekers Together ( WAST Manchester)  are pleased to announce that we are now looking to recruit an additional worker for a new exciting post of-   Development Worker. Part-time: 21 hours … Continue reading “Job vacancy – WAST – Development Worker”

Job Title: IDVA (High/Medium Risk)Salary/ Rate: £24,012Location: ManchesterClosing Date: Sunday 1st August 2021Hours: 37 hours per week Benefits: A generous package including 33 days holiday per year inclusive of bank holidays (FTE), extra holidays, for long service, Employee pension scheme with 3% employer contribution (after 3 months of employment), Cycle2work Scheme, Life assurance benefit, 365 … Continue reading “Job vacancy – TDAS – IDVA (High/Medium Risk)”