Summary

Vale Domestic Abuse Service provides specialist support to women and children who have been subjected to violence against women, domestic abuse and/or sexual violence (VAWDASV).  You can find out more about us here.

The purpose of this role is to deliver support that is informed by an understanding of trauma, led by the individual needs of survivors, grounded in their strengths, and mindful of risks. This support will help survivors enhance their understanding of their roles as mothers and aid them in developing behaviours and strategies that ensure the safety of mothers, children, and young people. This support aims to enable survivors to:

• Feel safe

• Have improved understanding of themselves

• Have improved understanding of the impact of Domestic Abuse and sexual violence on their children

• Be informed and have knowledge to be able to make informed choices

• Understand safe, equal and reciprocal relationships

• Be well connected and have a healthy support network

About the application process

At Vale Domestic Abuse Services we use Applied for our recruitment. Applied aims to overcome unconscious bias in recruiting. Instead of using your CV we'll be asking you to answer questions to test skills needed for the role. The responses are then anonymised, and reviewed in a random order by members of our team.  We will be asking you to upload details of your work history and your qualifications to meet safer recruitment requirements.

Some extras for you

Vale Domestic Abuse Services offers great benefits:

• employer pension contributions

• 35 hour working week

• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays

• up to 1 week sickness leave from week 1

• health cash plan

• employee assistance programme.

We have a colleague group which organise fun things to participate in if you would like!

What this job does

Provides support to clients

• Individual and Group Support: Offer both one to one and group support sessions to survivors of domestic abuse, focusing on emotional support, recovery and education on protective behaviours and equal, safe relationships

• Emotional Support and Advocacy: Provide emotional support and advocacy to non abusive parents facing challenges in their relationships with their children, aiming to strengthen the parent child bond.

• Needs and Relationship Building: Work closely with non-abusive parents to identify the needs of their children and support them in fostering and maintaining equal, safe and reciprocal relationships.

• Improve Understanding Support and assist clients in understanding the dynamics of domestic abuse ensuring they are aware of their rights and responsibilities that enable them to make informed decisions about their life.

• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Support, signpost and refer clients to the services that are mutually agreed as part of their support plan.

• Ensure all clients are safeguarded following Vale DAS’s safeguarding policies

Excellent case management

• Maintain timely, accurate and confidential client management records

• Evaluate distance travelled and ensures the views and experiences of clients are actively sought to inform service development

• Carry out regular case reviews in liaison with the line manager to review ongoing risk and needs, using the outcomes to inform action planning

• Ensure confidentiality and security of information is maintained in accordance with Vale DAS Confidentiality, Data Protection policies

 Be a team player

• Be an ambassador for Vale Domestic Abuse Services to ensure an effective, coordinated community response to survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence and their children

• Ability to demonstrate behaviours that accord with our values: Curiosity,    Strengths Focused, Collaborative, Self-Awareness, Kindness, Inclusive, Integrity, Dedication

• Participate in team meetings, supervision, training either internal or external as requested by the line manager.

• Work within the Policies and Procedures of Vale DAS

• Undertake any other reasonable duties that may be required.

 The Ideal Candidate will:

• Has sound knowledge and understanding of the complex impacts of domestic abuse and sexual violence on survivors and their children, recognising the emotional, social and economic challenges they face.

• Be rooted in a feminist perspective, with a through understanding of Violence against women and girls, domestic abuse and sexual violence

• Have knowledge of trauma informed, needs led, strengths based, and risk assessed support

• Equipped with a minimum of 1 year experience of providing emotional and practical support to adults, including effectively managing and recording casework

• Be well versed in housing, criminal, civil and welfare rights legislation relating to domestic abuse and sexual violence

• Be capable of managing their own caseload, working under pressure and prioritising workload

• Be proficient in crisis management, with the ability to navigate challenging situations with resilience and a constructive approach

• Be committed to accurate and timely record keeping, understanding its importance in our work.

• Demonstrative of behaviours that align with our values, embodying them in all aspects of their work