About the Service / Department 

Hestia is the largest provider of support to potential victims of trafficking in the UK. It is a dynamic service celebrating innovation and high engagement from service users.

Safe House Advocates provide a high-quality emotional and practical frontline support to residents who may have experienced trafficking and modern slavery, including sexual and criminal exploitation, domestic servitude, and other forms of exploitation. Residents may have moved to a safe house to escape a danger area or a perpetrator, and we work to ensure that they feel safe and protected in the service.

About the role 

• Hold a caseload of residents who are recognised as potential victims of trafficking within the National Referral Mechanism - Supporting 6 male survivors of Modern Slavery.
• Flexi working hours. 8:00 - 16:00  / 9:00 - 17:00 / 10:00 - 18:00. No evenings, no weekends, no bank holidays. 
• Full training and equipment provided with refreshments and travel reimbursed.
• Advocate on behalf of residents to ensure access to European Convention Against Trafficking rights and help them navigate through the NRM
• Identify and assess any risks and put in place appropr iate safeguarding measures in response to these risks.
• Report incidents within strict timeframes and liaise with emergency services where appropriate.
• Hold regular key work sessions with residents, recording all interactions on case management system.
• Have a good grasp of public and private services available to residents with no recourse to public funds as well as those who do have recourse. Confidently liaising with these services when needed.
• Write official letters on behalf of service users to the Home Office, or other partner agencies.
• Attendance at team meetings, supervisions with your line manager, clinical supervision and mandatory training sessions.

About you 

• Able to work on site and travel to our head office at Aldgate for training.
• Creative and engaging approach to advocacy.
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues and ability to address them appropriately.
• Experience of supported accommodation and housing management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to cope with stressful situations and professionally deal with emergencies.
• Ability to work independently, managing schedules and deadlines while also able to prioritise urgent matters.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Teams, Excel, PPW and Word.
• Capacity to handle emotional and sometimes stressful work.
• Knowledge of GDPR principles.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries and manage service user expectations.

Please note that if you are offered a role with Hestia, you will be issued a conditional offer based on satisfactory references and a Basic or Enhanced DBS check. 

Disability confident 
Hestia is a disability confident employer, committed to the employment and career development of individual with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role they have applied for. We will also accommodate reasonable adjustment during the selection and interview process and throughout your employment with us. 

Hestia positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. But we particularly welcome individuals from an ethnic minority background and those with disabilities to apply. As an organisation, we are committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and value the skills, abilities, talent and experiences, different people and communities bring to our organisation.