Happy New Year!
Our opening times are:
SafeToTalk Helpline 08001114998:
Open Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.30pm
Saturday - Sunday 10am - 1pm
Christmas 2023 & New Year Opening Times
CHRISTMAS 2023 & NEW YEAR OPENING TIMES
18th - 22nd December - 0800 111 4998 open 8.30am - 5.30pm
23rd - 24th December - 0800 111 4998 open 10am - 1pm
25th - 26th December - 0800 111 4998 open 8.30am - 5.30pm
27th - 28th December - 0800 111 4998 and 02476 444 077 open 9am - 5pm
29th December - 0800 111 4998 and 02476 444 077 open 9am - 4.30pm
30th - 31st December - 0800 111 4998 open 10am - 1pm
1st January 2024 - 0800 111 4998 open 8.30am - 5.30pm
2nd January onwards - normal hours resume
Have some fun during December and try these FESTIVE FUNDRAISING IDEAS...
Here are some creative Christmas fundraising ideas for Coventry Haven Women's Aid:
1. 🎄 Virtual Festive Challenge: How about taking on a festive challenge like a virtual Santa run, Christmas-themed workout, or even a sponsored silence throughout December, to raise funds through sponsorships
2. 🎄 Sponsor a Room in Refuge: Could your workplace sponsor a room in refuge?
3. 🌟 Online Auction: How about organising a virtual Christmas auction ?
4. 🍪 Festive Bake Sale: Could you host a virtual bake-off. Participants can showcase their festive treats, and supporters can purchase recipe cards or pre-order baked goods, with proceeds coming to us.
5. 🎅 Santa's Grotto - Virtually: Do you have a budding Santa for a virtual Santa's Grotto experience where families can book a personalised video call with Santa for their children, charging a small fee for each call?
6. 🚚 Christmas Gift Wrapping Service: Set up a booth at work to offer gift wrapping services?
7. 🎶 Virtual Carol Concert: Host a virtual carol concert featuring would-be musicians and singers - think karaoke even? Participants can purchase virtual tickets to attend the online event, and you can include an option for additional donations during the concert?
8. 📸 Christmas Photo Contest: You could encourage your work family to share their best festive photos on a social media group, charge a small entry fee, and choose someone (the boss) to pick the winner.
Remember to promote these events through your social media channel and tag us in, so we can maximise your CSR and your fundraising success.
Wishing you a wonderful and successful Christmas fundraising season! 🎅🎁✨
NEWS: Coventry City blow for full time on misogyny and sexism for domestic abuse campaign
This year Coventry City Football Club are joining forces with Coventry City Council in getting behind a campaign to shine a spotlight on domestic abuse.
Players and senior members of the club will be taking a stand and encouraging men to stand up and speak out against domestic abuse in society. They will use the football pitch arena to encourage the boys and men that follow the Sky Blues to be active allies in the fight against misogyny by taking a stand that domestic abuse is everyone’s business.
Please read the full article here #PUSB #CCFC #16Days #CoventryCityCouncil #CoventryHaven
Hot off the Press! - We Are Offering a Free Will With The Opportunity to Leave A Gift
LEAVING A GIFT IN YOUR WILL
For over 50 years, Coventry Haven Women's Aid has been dedicated to creating a world where tolerance for violence against women and children is eradicated. Your decision to leave a gift in your Will to our organisation plays a pivotal role in the realisation of this vision.
These gifts are more than just financial contributions; they represent the trust placed in us by individuals who share our values and aspirations for the future. They serve as crucial support for our mission, significantly influencing the lives of women and children in Coventry.
We've partnered with FreeWills.co.uk to provide all our supporters with the opportunity to make their own fully comprehensive Will for free. You can make your personalised legally-binding Will, online in three simple steps, in just 15 minutes, from the comfort of your own home and with live support from their Will specialists.
Each Will is checked by legal experts and your Will can be updated quickly and easily for free, forever. There’s no obligation to leave a gift to us, but we do hope you do so to enable us to continue our life-saving work.
Please click here for more information, and to make your own FREE Will
Please see more details as to why a legacy is so important to us by clicking here
* 5 JOB VACANCIES * - 4 have deadline of 27th October 2023
The first 4 have a deadline of 27th October 2023, the 5th is open:
We are currently recruiting for the following 5 roles:
APPLICATION PACKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM 6th OCTOBER 2023
Refuge Based Support Worker - Deadline 27th oct 2023
£25,791 per annum FTE
15 hours per week – out of hours/on call is required
25 days leave + Bank Holidays (pro-rata)
Benefits include an Employee Assistance Programme and Pension Contribution
Download the following, complete the application form and E&D Form, and email to: recruitment@coventryhaven.co.uk
Equality & Diversity Form (E&D Form)
or post to: Recruitment, CHWA, 22 Marlborough Road, Coventry CV2 4EP
Schedule 9 (1a) of the Equality Act 2010 applies to this position. There is a genuine occupational requirement for the post holder to be female please
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Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) - Deadline 27th oct 2023
£27,230 per annum
37 hours per week
25 days leave + Bank Holidays
Benefits include an Employee Assistance Programme and Pension Contribution
Equality & Diversity Form (E&D Form)
email to: recruitment@coventryhaven.co.uk
or post to: Recruitment, CHWA, 22 Marlborough Road, Coventry CV2 4EP
Schedule 9 (1a) of the Equality Act 2010 applies to this position. There is a genuine occupational requirement for the post holder to be female please
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Community Domestic Abuse (DA) Practitioner - Deadline 27th oct 2023
£25,791 per annum
37 hours per week
25 days leave + Bank Holidays
Benefits include an Employee Assistance Programme and Pension Contribution
Equality & Diversity Form (E&D Form)
email to: recruitment@coventryhaven.co.uk
or post to: Recruitment, CHWA, 22 Marlborough Road, Coventry CV2 4EP
Schedule 9 (1a) of the Equality Act 2010 applies to this position. There is a genuine occupational requirement for the post holder to be female please
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MATERNITY COVER for 9 MONTHS
Community Domestic Abuse (DA) Practitioner - Deadline 27th oct 2023
£25,791 per annum FTE
18 hours per week
25 days leave + Bank Holidays (pro-rata)
Benefits include an Employee Assistance Programme and Pension Contribution
Equality & Diversity Form (E&D Form)
email to: recruitment@coventryhaven.co.uk
or post to: Recruitment, CHWA, 22 Marlborough Road, Coventry CV2 4EP
Schedule 9 (1a) of the Equality Act 2010 applies to this position. There is a genuine occupational requirement for the post holder to be female please
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Community Outreach Worker (Specialist FGM) with language specialism
£25,791 - FTE per annum
37 hours per week
25 days leave + Bank Holidays (pro-rata)
Benefits include an Employee Assistance Programme and Pension Contribution
We are particularly interested in recruiting staff with language specialisms, to complement our other languages within the team, to be representative of the communities we serve.
For more information about the role please see the Job Description Form; please click here:
To apply for the position please download and complete the application pack below and email to recruitment@coventryhaven.co.uk or post to:
PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL - RECRUITMENT, Coventry Haven Women’s Aid, 22 Marlborough Road, Coventry CV2 4EP.
Please note, CVs will not be accepted.
In order for us to monitor the effectiveness of our recruitment strategy we would also appreciate if you would complete our Equalities and Diversity questionnaire. This will not affect your application.
Application pack:
and email to: recruitment@coventryhaven.co.uk
Interviews for candidates will be advised after the applications have been shortlisted, with a view to the successful candidates starting employment as soon as possible.
On appointment eligible staff will be expected to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure and provide references.
We positively encourage applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic communities.
Schedule 9 (1a) of the Equality Act 2010 applies to this position. There is a genuine occupational requirement for the post holder to be female please
Engaging with Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse - Coventry Practitioners Only - 10/10/23
For Coventry Practitioners looking at different typologies of Domestic Abuse and how to work safely and effectively with perpetrators.
Relate Coventry, Working with Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse Workshop is a 3 hour online course delivered by Wes Longden on behalf of Relate Coventry. Wes has extensive experience of working with specialist Domestic Abuse agencies, delivering perpetrator programmes including 'Choose to Change,' a voluntary behaviour change programme aimed at medium risk Domestic Abuse.
Aims:The aim of this course is to improve participants knowledge and skills to understand the challenges related to working one-to-one with perpetrators of Domestic Abuse through early identification techniques, working with risk, using a variety of models/intervention/methods to increase engagement and motivation for change; enabling you to be responsive to perpetrators issues whilst maintaining safety for victims and children. The course will also increase your knowledge about the Choose to Change programme and how we work with the fidelity of the programme, enabling identification of relevant referrals and to know the correct referral procedures and pathways.
Who the course is aimed at:
Front Line workers or Team Leaders who come into contact or make decisions regarding perpetrators, such as Social Workers, Counsellors, Healthcare Workers, School Safeguarding Leads, Health Workers, Learning Mentors, Voluntary sector etc.
Objectives:
• Provide a clear understanding of the Government definition of domestic abuse and look at different approaches towards perpetrators
• Increase participants confidence in being able to identify, talk to and work with perpetrators, including the differences between empathic and collusive working with perpetrators and managing denial, minimisation and externalisation of responsibility by the perpetrator
• Gain knowledge about different models and tools that can support work with perpetrators to enable the minimisation of any increased risk for the victim. This will include reference to the Duluth Power and Control wheels, Motivational Interviewing, Good Lives Model, looking at collusion, collision and curiosity, the Change Cycle
• Gain knowledge about risk assessment tools to identify severity of abuse and level of risk. This will include reference to DASH, the Abuse Continuum
• Provide awareness of resources and programmes available locally and nationally for engaging with perpetrators of DA and increase understanding of how to make an appropriate referral into the Choosing to Change programme
• Being ready to increase your personal learning through pursuance of your own research
To book, click here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/engaging-with-perpetrators-of-domestic-abuse-coventry-practitioners-only-tickets-668159471967?aff=erellivmlt
Coventry Women's Partnership - Report Launch Event - 14th November 2023
The Coventry Women's Partnership (CWP) have been working closely with Renaisi (https://renaisi.com/) to review impact of the project, our learning to date and opportunities for the future.
The CWP is a partnership between FWT, Coventry Haven Women's Aid, Kairos WWT, CRASAC and The Central England Law Centre.
With the commitment and innovation of the women’s sector in Coventry and funding from Smallwood Trust, Coventry Women’s Partnership has developed from a vision, into a successful working model for women across the city, partner organisations, and for wider stakeholders.
Working with Renaisi on this report has supported us to reflect on the distance travelled for the project, what impact this has had for women within Coventry, and within wider systems.
We are excited to present this evidence of impact and outcomes to date, alongside raising awareness of the systemic challenges that remain, and providing a space to discuss further steps to shape a better future for women across Coventry.
Please reserve your place via our Eventbrite page and share across your own networks:
Dates for DA Training for Coventry Professionals
Domestic Abuse Awareness Training delivered by Coventry Haven Women’s Aid including:
Understanding the different types of Domestic Abuse,
Duluth Power and Control Wheel,
Early Warning Signs (love bombing/ reg flags),
Barriers to leaving domestic abuse relationships,
Impact of domestic abuse on women and children,
Homicide Timeline,
Cycle of Abuse,
Implementation of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and changes to the law,
Non-fatal strangulation
Provision of support available in Coventry for victims of domestic abuse.
Other session dates available
September 2023
December 2023
February 2024
To book yourself and your team a space, please click the link: DA Training for Professionals
Institute for Addressing Strangulation (IFAS) - 11 Year Report 2011-2021
Report lays bare 11 years of strangulation and suffocation homicides in England and Wales
There were 342 strangulation homicides from 2011 to 2021 and 75% of these victims were female.
Overall, female victims of strangulation homicide aged 16 or over were 54 times more likely to have been killed by an ex-partner or partner than a male victim of strangulation homicide.
A new report by the Institute For Addressing Strangulation shows that:
96% of cases of domestic strangulation homicides where the victim was aged 16 or over, the sex of the suspect was male.
The most frequent place for a female to be fatally strangled (86%) or suffocated (74%) was in a house. (The data does not include details on whether the house was the victim’s own home).
Female victims of strangulation homicide were most commonly aged between 25 and 34, whereas male victims were most commonly in the 35-44 age category.
Data shows that 25% of strangulation homicides from 2011 to 2021 victims were male with male victims of strangulation homicide most likely to have been strangled by a friend or acquaintance.
Furthermore, in strangulation homicides where the victim was a child aged under 16, the sex of the suspect was more evenly distributed (11 male suspects and 10 female suspects).
The Institute for Addressing Strangulation is funded by the Home Office
The full report can be accessed here.