Female Family Safeguarding Team Domestic Abuse Worker

Location: Yeovil, Somerset

Salary: £29,919pa

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

The first suitable applicant will be appointed 

Please note that, in line with the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9 Part 1, there is a genuine occupational requirement for this post to be filled by a male / female worker.

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 appointed Domestic Abuse Worker will:

• Be trustworthy in all that I do, acting with integrity and treating people with dignity and respect

• Pursue excellence in my work

• Be person centred ensuring the service is designed around what matters to clients and that people are in the centre of the support they receive.

• Be can-do in my approach asking how I can achieve things rather than whether can

• Be innovative in my approach and embrace new ways of working to ensure the service is always at the forefront of practice

• Hold a full UK driving licence

The Role:

The primary purpose of this role is to work collaboratively with families affected by ongoing domestic abuse, supporting them to achieve positive change and improve long-term outcomes.

The post holder will be a skilled and experienced practitioner, dual-located across services—primarily embedded within a multi-agency Family Safeguarding Team (FST) in Children's Social Care, with dedicated time within the local Domestic Abuse Team. This structure enables a coordinated, trauma-informed response to complex family needs.

The role requires proactive engagement with the survivor to undertake comprehensive, needs-led assessments. The post holder will design and deliver targeted interventions aimed at safeguarding both adults and children, while also identifying and brokering additional support services where required.

In addition, the post holder will act as a subject matter expert within the Family Safeguarding Team, confidently contributing specialist knowledge of domestic abuse. They will play a key role in raising awareness, building professional understanding, and supporting colleagues to recognise the dynamics of domestic abuse and its impact on individuals and children.

About You:

• 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.

• This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

• You will be person centred ensuring the service is designed around what matters to clients and that people are in the centre of the support they receive.

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 adults and children. Successful applicants will be required to complete employment references and an enhanced DBS check.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with adults and/or children.

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