Female Family Safeguarding DA Worker

Location: Taunton, Somerset

Salary: £29,919

Permanent, Full Time

The first suitable applicant will be appointed.

The overall purpose of this role is to work with families, where there is an ongoing history of domestic abuse to achieve their goals and improve outcomes for families. 

• The skilled and experienced post holder will be dual located, primarily working as part of a multi-agency team (Family Safeguarding Team - FST) sat within social care with agreed time located within the local DA team. 

• The post holder will be responsible for engaging the whole family, to complete needs led assessments, to design and deliver agreed interventions to safeguard adults and children and to broker additional support, where indicated.  

• The post holder will be confident in their knowledge and responsible for raising awareness of and supporting others in the FST to understand the dynamics of domestic abuse and its impact on individuals and their children.

• The worker will work with the adult experiencing abuse and work with partners to support the family and provide wrap around support. You will attend multi-agency meetings such as MARAC, CIN plans, CP conferences and other additional meetings to safeguard children and advocate for the victim. 

• You will be experienced, skilled and enthusiastic.

• You will be used to working in a fast-paced environment.

• You will be passionate about working with victims/survivors of domestic abuse

• You will work alongside our clients as an equal partner and give advice and guidance at a level matching the person’s skills and strengths.

• Developing positive working relationships with the local community and support agencies to create a network of support for your clients will be central to the work you do.

Essential Requirements:

• Full UK drivers License including business insurance.

• 1 years experience with working with victims of  domestic abuse.

• 1 Years experience in safeguarding adults or Children.

• Be Female

• The worker will be based in Taunton.

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.

We encourage applications from women of all backgrounds and communities, and are committed to having a team that is diverse in terms of skills, experiences and abilities. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic women, as these groups are currently underrepresented in our organisation.

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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