Refuge Manager - Domestic Abuse Services
Location: South Hampshire Women’s Refuge, Southampton
Salary: £33,500 per annum
Vacancy Type: Full-time
**This post is restricted to female applicants only under the provisions of the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1. The role is based within a female-only domestic abuse refuge, where the provision of services requires a female worker to ensure the privacy, dignity, and safety of residents**
Join us as a Refuge Service Manager – Domestic Abuse Services!
Are you a passionate leader with a deep commitment to supporting survivors of domestic abuse? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, values-driven environment where your work truly makes a difference?
At Stonewater, we believe everyone deserves a place to feel safe, supported, and empowered. Our Domestic Abuse Support team is at the heart of this mission, and we’re looking for a Refuge Service Manager to lead and inspire our dedicated team.
Our Refuge in South Hampshire provides an excellent opportunity for you to become a Domestic Abuse Refuge Manager, where you will be empowered and encouraged to support survivors to reach their full potential and work with a team of specialist domestic abuse case workers. Your unique skills and attributes will be used to support survivors on a day to day basis, allowing them to gain the tools to live a life free from abuse.
What we’re looking for
- Significant experience managing domestic abuse or similar support services.
- Strong knowledge of safeguarding, housing law, and person-centred support.
- Proven ability to lead high-performing teams and deliver impactful services.
- A commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
- Excellent communication, IT, and report-writing skills.
- Availability to work 40 hours per week Mon-Fri with a requirement to be available for the out of hours service on a rota basis
Appointment to this role will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check, satisfactory references and possession of a valid Right to Work document.
Discover Stonewater:
Stonewater is a leading housing provider. We manage around 40,000 homes, serving 93,000 customers across our portfolio of affordable properties for general rent, shared ownership and sale, alongside specialist accommodation, with an ambitious house-building programme.
Our mission is to provide quality homes and services for people whose needs are not met by the open market.
We’re looking for like-minded people to join our team of over 900 talented colleagues who embody our values of being ethical, ambitious, passionate, agile and commercial, as well as people who want to make a difference and transform people’s lives.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and working towards accreditation for becoming a Disability Confident Leader, which allows us to record and report on disability, mental health and wellbeing in the workplace to better support our colleagues. We have also achieved accreditation for being an Advanced Employer for Investing in Ethnicity Maturity Matrix. We are committed to being a Menopause Friendly employer and working towards accreditation our Menopause Friendly accreditation.
Are you ready to #DiscoverStonewater?
Stonewater reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received prior to the current closing date.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Stonewater, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to our website to complete your application.
https://careers.stonewater.org/jobs/6877494-refuge-manager-domestic-abuse-services?promotion=1740359-trackable-share-link-lgbtq-careers
