Domestic Abuse Worker

Location:  Yeovil, Somerset

Salary: £15,786.60pa (£26,311 FTE)

Permanent, Part Time 24hrs

The first suitable applicant will be appointed.

PARAGON are a specialist team within The YOU Trust and our mission is ‘together empowering change’ for individuals, families, and our communities. We are committed to ending violence against adults and children, and do this through empowering individual and communities to change.

Essential Requirements:

The successful DVA/Flourish worker will have:  

• Experience of person-centred service delivery and enabling client involvement
• Knowledge of and commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Ability to put others at ease and work with people in crisis
• Full UK Drivers Licence
• Ability to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends as part of an on-call rota
• 1 Year experience working with adults who have experienced Domestic Abuse or lived experience.

The Role: 

The role of DVA/Flourish worker is to work closely with the Behaviour Change Worker supporting partners of those who are seeking the opportunity to change their abusive behaviours and to support Medium risk survivors of Domestic Abuse.

You will work as part of a team providing practical and emotional support to individuals experiencing domestic abuse, in person and over the phone. You will provide a trauma informed, risk led service to include safety planning and advocacy where required. You will complete comprehensive case notes and case file reviews on our system, meeting with managers for case management on a monthly basis.

You will be client centred, flexible and work to a high standard in an inclusive and professional manner.

About You:

• Health & Social Care qualification or equivalent to NVQ level 4 or equivalent work level experience
• Lived, worked or volunteering experience of supporting women, men and children who have been subject to domestic violence and abuse
• Experience of effective multi-agency and partnership working
• Skilled at IT including office packages such as excel, power point and word
• Car driver with willingness to work across the county and to travel beyond occasionally for meetings and training

Our Benefits:

If you choose to begin a career with our organisation, you are guaranteed:

*       Competitive rates of pay and paid travel time, including a higher mileage rate for car sharing.

*       Enhanced annual leave entitlements, with the opportunity to buy and sell holiday.

*       Matched pension scheme contributions, plus Death in Service Benefit and salary sacrifice options.

*       Enhanced sick pay allowances and paid compassionate and emergency dependent leave.

*       Excellent and professionally certified training, as well as access to fully-funded apprenticeship programmes.

*       Real opportunities to develop in your profession.

*       Free health and wellbeing advice via a 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme.

*       Everything you need to carry out your role free of charge, which may include a mobile phone, safety equipment and other necessary technology, a uniform where applicable, and of course a nice cup of tea or coffee throughout your day!

*       Access to discounts across lots of your favourite stores and online shopping sites.

The You Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our clients. Applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate Adult and Child protection screening, including employment references and DBS check.

Where a role involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to adults and/or children it is an offence to apply for the role if you have been barred from engaging in such regulated activity. 

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