Ahimsa is an integrated Domestic Abuse Service and a longstanding charity that has run for over 28 years in the city of Plymouth. The main aim of Ahimsa is to inspire, facilitate and support non-violent and loving relationships, so as to enhance the wellbeing of all, whether the families are together or separated.
Ahimsa is a trauma informed, collaborative, mindful organisation, which prioritises the wellbeing and development of our team. We support individuals to develop their skills, expertise and specialism within their roles and place value on each team member and their contribution to the organisation. As a small charity with approximately 20 team members, we encourage creativity and responsivity within your role, enabling the opportunity for your voice and vision to be heard.
Ahimsa has a high priority to draw on workers that are skilled, experienced and well trained in the field of domestic abuse and therapeutic skills, some of whom have been with the charity for many years. It is also places a high value on ensuring that all its workers have a personal commitment to embodying the principles values and ethos of the work that they do.
We are recruiting a range of different positions over the coming months, and therefore are looking for individuals whom align with our principles, values, ethos and have relevant experience within the sector. The roles are within three different provisions:
1-The Integrated Domestic Abuse Service- delivering the Perpetrator Programme and (ex) Partner Service aimed at working with medium risk (ex) couples/ families.
2-The High-Risk High Harm service which includes individual work with perpetrators and separate work their (ex) partners. This is run in close collaboration with the Police and other agencies.
3-The Inside Out Programme (young persons service) which provides individual work with 16-25 year olds who can be abusive and separate work with their affected (ex) partners and parents.
We have the following vacancies;
- DAPP worker
- Partner worker
- High Risk High Harm Support worker
- Case Manager
- Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA)
- Change Worker
- Young Persons Coordinator
Hybrid and remote working will be considered for various roles. Pay-scales vary depending on the role, starting at £16 per hour for support positions, and management/ coordinator positions at £18 per hour, we also provide increments based on time in role and completion of probation etc. We provide 4x paid wellbeing days per annum for all team members following 12 months in organisation, in addition to 25 days annual leave entitlement.
We encourage individuals interested in working for Ahimsa to send an email to enquiries@ahimsa.org.uk, providing us with a brief overview of your experience and personal practice, this ideally will include a CV. We will then be in contact with you to discuss the roles, explore your relevant experience and discuss the timelines associated with the recruitment for each of the roles.