Domestic Abuse Advocate (Sandwell)

Job Title: Domestic Abuse Advocate (Sandwell) Position available: 2 full-time positions (37.5 hours), based in Sandwell New Salary £24,761.88 – £26,872.22 Closing date: 17 February 2026 BCWA reserve the right to close this advertisement early if sufficient applications are received All interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams Is this you? We are looking for someone who has experience of working with victims/survivors of domestic abuse on both one to one and in group work settings. You will carry a caseload which includes all aspects of case management including, risk assessment, needs assessment, support planning, outcomes and case review. The Role The successful candidate will be required to provide a high-quality frontline service to victims of domestic abuse, delivering a service to those at highest risk. You will be working within a multi-agency framework consisting of the MARAC and local partnership responses to domestic abuse. If you are self-driven, conscientious, hardworking with lots of ambition we would love to hear from you. If you are interested in applying for this position, please complete an online application form, providing examples/evidence for each of the criteria in the person specification and return to recruitment@blackcountrywomensaid.co.uk. Please see full job description for more information. CVs will not be accepted. An Application Pack Can Be Found Below JD Template 2021 v1 DA DAA SANDWELL Dec25 BCWA 063 Application form v3 EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES MONITORING FORM BCWA-Privacy-Notice-for-applicants v4 final Important information for all positions Black Country Women’s Aid is committed to safeguarding and promoting then welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. It will be necessary for an enhanced disclosure to be made to the Criminal Records Bureau for details of any previous criminal convictions. Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies. The post holder must be female. Employment checksResponsibilities As a responsible employer we adhere to safer recruitment practice and all our employees are subject to the following recruitment checks: Right to work in the UK Under Section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act, we, as a responsible employer need to ensure that we do not employ anyone illegally. To avoid discrimination we treat all job applicants equally. We therefore ask all candidates selected for interview to bring original documentation to show their Right to Work in the UK. A copy of these will be taken. Once the successful candidate has been appointed the unsuccessful candidates documents will be destroyed confidentially. You may be refused an interview if you do not bring the correct documents with you. References Following your interview, two employment references will be sought. One of these should be your current or most recent employer. If you have finished full time education and you have no employer reference, we will accept a reference from:

• a professional from your centre of study, for instance a teacher, lecturer or headteacher
• GP or health visitor
• a character reference from a person who knows you
• a civil servant from a government agency
• a bank manager

DBS All positions are subject to DBS checks at the relevant level.