Senior Family Safeguarding Domestic Abuse Worker - Female Only

Somerset £32,979 per year

Permanent, Full Time (40 hours) 

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YOU is a registered charity that has been providing care, support and advice for over 30 years to vulnerable people, working across Hampshire, Portsmouth, Somerset, Dorset, Sussex and the Isle of Wight to give them the tools and resources they need to live independent, secure and valued lives.

The Role:

The Senior Family Safeguarding DA Worker (SDAW) is part of a team working with families, where there is an ongoing   history of domestic abuse, to achieve their goals and improve outcomes for families. In addition to your work with individuals and families you are responsible for carrying out a range of other tasks.  These include supervision with workers, practice development, case management, case audits, data base oversight and supporting to deliver this service within a multi-agency team.  You will hold a case load and complete needs led assessments, design and deliver agreed interventions to safeguard adults and children, and 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.

Essential Requirements:

Experience supporting women, men and children who have been subject to domestic violence and abuse on 1;1 or group work basis

Experience of providing Case management with DVA workers

Experience of completing and building on strengths, needs and risk assessments

Experience of responding calmly and effectively to people in crisis or emergency

Understanding of domestic violence and abuse issues affecting families

Have a full UK Drivers Licence

Be Female - this is a genuine requirement of the role, in line with the Equality Act 2010.

The appointed Senior DA Worker will:

       Work and support the Paragon team to deliver the service in line with the service specification, KPIs and YOU* processes, policies and procedures

*      I provide practical and emotional support to clients experiencing domestic violence and abuse

*       co-produce individual safety and support plans with clients and ensure the SMART actions are carried out

*       complete evidenced based risk assessments, such as the DASH RIC, addressing the risk of harm to each person I work with, their children and wider family (when required)

*       Be part of a team who participates and contributes to MARAC, ensuring any outcomes are communicated to the client and incorporated into any interventions and risk plans

*       work with internal and external partners to advocate on behalf of all victims and survivors of domestic violence and abuse

*       develop and maintain effective professional working relationships both internally and externally for the best interests of clients

*       will provide regular supervision with the DVA team and will carry out regular case reviews in line with national recommended case management practice.

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, as well as discounted bus travel on the First bus network.

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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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