Independent Hate Crime Victim Advocate

Location: London - 2 days in the office, 3 days working from home

Salary: £16-£22 per hour

Contract: 3-month temporary contract with possibility to extend

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week

About the Role

We are looking for a dedicated and empathetic Independent Hate Crime Victim Advocate to join our specialist advocacy team. You will work directly with LGBT+ people who have experienced hate crime, providing emotional support, practical assistance, and advocacy to help clients feel safe, heard, and empowered.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in supporting victims and survivors, ensuring their voices are represented in statutory and voluntary services, and helping to drive improvements in responses to hate crime.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred, trauma-informed, and empowerment-based support to LGBT+ victims of hate crime.
• Hold a caseload, offering information, advice, and advocacy to enable clients to make informed choices and access relevant services.
• Support clients with criminal and civil justice processes, safeguarding, safety planning, and referrals to housing, welfare, or counselling.
• Work collaboratively with local and national agencies, ensuring clients' needs are recognised and met.
• Maintain accurate case records and contribute to monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
• Participate in team meetings, supervision, training, and service development activities.

About You

We're seeking someone with:

• Experience delivering support services to survivors of hate crime, domestic abuse, or other forms of violence (paid or voluntary).
• Strong understanding of the experiences and needs of LGBT+ communities, particularly those affected by discrimination, abuse, and intersectional disadvantage.
• Knowledge of safeguarding practice for children and adults-at-risk.
• Ability to manage a busy caseload, prioritise under pressure, and maintain professional boundaries.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and partnership-building skills.

Why Join Us?

• Play a direct role in improving safety and outcomes for LGBT+ survivors of hate crime.
• Work as part of a passionate and supportive specialist team.
• Hybrid working arrangements (2 days in the central London office).
• Opportunities for training, development, and involvement in wider anti-violence initiatives.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.