Volunteer Coordinator

Trainer – Homelessness & Multiple Disadvantage

Location:  London
Job Type:  Fixed-term – 12 months (contract extension based on based on funding availability)
Salary range per annum:  £29,556 - £32,139
Closing date:  9am on 16th April 2024 
Potential interview date:  22nd April 2024

The opportunity

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated candidate to join our Housing team at Standing Together.   If you are someone who shares our passion to improve the lives of some of the most vulnerable groups then we would love to hear from you.
This is an exciting time in the Housing team development. We are expanding the Housing First & Homelessness team to support our new project, which is developing the DAHA accreditation framework for homelessness and supported accommodation services. We are looking for an experienced trainer to come on board and lead on the delivery of our bespoke suite of training for frontline homelessness/rough sleeping teams and supported accommodation organisations. You will work across the Homelessness and Training teams withing the Housing Team at STADA so need to be flexible and a strong team player. 

We are looking for a creative and passionate, motivated, and engaging person who truly understands and can clearly communicate to learners the impact of domestic abuse on individuals experiencing homelessness and multiple disadvantage and can support frontline workers in homelessness settings to identify and respond to domestic abuse as part of a Coordinated Community Response.

For further information about the role, please see the job description and person specification attached.

About us

Standing Together was founded 20 years ago with the ambition to eradicate domestic abuse by transforming the way organisations and individuals think about, prevent, and respond to it. 
We are a national charity bringing communities together to end domestic abuse. Standing Together pioneered the Coordinated Community Response (CCR) approach in the UK, a multi-agency partnership model for keeping survivors safe and holding abusers to account. The Housing Team at STADA, focuses on responding to the housing and homelessness needs of victims/survivors of domestic abuse, through influencing national and local policy and practice, across all relevant agencies, but with a particular focus on the role of the housing and homelessness sector as a part of a Coordinated Community Response to domestic abuse. 

Benefits:

• 25 annual leave days Holiday plus all English bank holidays
• 1 day's leave for religious / cultural observation
• Generous Pension scheme
• Private Healthcare Scheme (post probation)
• Flexible working opportunities
• Training and development opportunities

 
Applicants must have existing Right to Work in the UK and undergo a Basic Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check (paid for by Standing Together), in-line with Charity Commission guidance.

Here at STADA, we do not discriminate in employment based on race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, national origin, marital status, medical history, parental status or genetic information. STADA is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.  We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

How to apply 

If you’re interested in applying for this role, please apply here, on the Hireful website. You will be asked to submit your CV and complete a statement (max 1500 words) demonstrating how you meet the person specification found in the Job Description.
Please also look at the job description and personal specification, which you can download from this page (on the right hand corner).

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