We are looking to recruit a DRIVE IDVA for West Mercia Women’s Aid
The role is positioned to work with victims/survivors of domestic abuse; providing specialist support to victims of high-risk, serial, or high-harm domestic abuse perpetrators who are managed by the Drive Project. The role offers victim/survivors support, safety planning and risk assessment, ensuring the perpetrator’s behaviour change work is safe and risk is reduced. DRIVE IDVA’s provide ongoing recovery support to clients for up to 12 months.
The role requires the successful candidate to;
- Proactively engage with victim/survivors to build bespoke safety plans, including security measures to increase their immediate and long-term safety.
- Act as the crucial link between the perpetrator’s case manager and the victim/survivor to provide current updates and inform disruptive interventions (e.g., police action, bail conditions).
- Conduct regular risk assessments to monitor changes in the perpetrator’s behaviour and reduce the risk of harm to the victim/survivor and any children.
- Represent the victim/survivors needs in multi-agency meetings (such as MARAC and DAPP), ensuring a coordinated approach between police, social services, housing, and health.
- Serve as the main contact point for victim/survivors to provide consistent support, information and advocacy throughout the intervention process.
- Support victim/survivors through the legal, criminal or civil justice systems.
1 post 37 hours per week
Salary for 37 hours £29,090.88 Safelives qualified, £28,032.68 unqualified
Closing date for applications: 29/04/2026
Interviews date 06/05/2026
Apply online via our job application form.