Domestic Violence

*Domestic Violence and Abuse Worker*

*Location: Basingstoke and Deane and Hart and Rushmoor – co-located within Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council/ Hart District Council*

*Salary: £25,058pa for 40 hours per week*

*Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent*

*Closing Date: Open until suitable candidate offered the role.*

*YOU *is a registered charity that has been providing care, support and advice for over 30 years to vulnerable people across Hampshire and Dorset, giving them the tools and resources they need to live independent, secure and valued lives.

*Essential Requirements*

The appointed Independent Domestic Violence Advocate will:

*1. *I work and support the Paragon team to deliver the service in line with the service specification, KPIs and *YOU* processes, policies and procedures

*2. *I will co-produce full risk assessments with the client and ensure their needs and circumstances are reflected within all safety and support plans, carrying out property surveys and safety planning where identified

*3. *I work with others to ensure clients can be accommodated within safe accommodation in a timely fashion.

*4. *I hold a case load of clients and manage my diary ensuring I meet the needs of clients as individuals

*5. *I will be innovative in my practice and ensure I offer a safe service for those engaged with the project

*6. *I work in partnership with colleagues and clients to help plan and deliver support

*7. *I advocate on behalf of clients in a professional and respectful manner, encouraging and enabling clients to have their own voice and develop self-resilience

*The Role*

Paragon Domestic Violence and Abuse Workers are part of a specialist team providing practical and emotional support to individuals and families experiencing domestic abuse.

As a Domestic Violence and Abuse Worker, you will work with individuals, families and others to develop and deliver a range of effective interventions and with partners to ensure a whole family approach, where indicated. This may be via proactive "in-reach" support to people living in safe accommodation and outreach, move on and resettlement support, providing a flexible, trauma informed, client centred risk led service.

Workers lead on assessments, facilitate drop ins, develop a range of parenting support interventions, lead on and arrange campaigns and awareness raising events and design, develop and facilitate group work in accommodation and community settings.

You will be co-located within Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and Hart Council Housing Teams to provide support to individuals who present as victims of domestic abuse.

You will work in close partnership with the Housing Teams to ensure that victims of domestic abuse and their families are offered appropriate support to increase safety.

*About You*
* You will co-produce full risk assessments with the client and ensure their needs and circumstances are reflected within all safety and support plans, carrying out property surveys and safety planning where identified
* You will provide 1:1 support to enable the client to understand the impact of DVA
* You will work with parents to improve their parenting capacity, increase health and wellbeing, develop strengths, confidence and abilities of all family members to support living their life in a positive and safe way
* You will work closely with other professionals and local community groups and be the named contact for the family
* You have the ability to work client focused flexible hours, including evenings, nights as required and weekends and form part of an on call rota which may require night time call out.
* You are a car driver with willingness to work across the county and to travel beyond occasionally for meetings and training

*YOU* has a strong value base, striving to be person-centred, innovative, trustworthy, can-do and excellent at all times, so it is important that you are as passionate about these principles as we are.

If this sounds like your ideal role we’re keen to hear from you as soon as possible, so don’t delay, apply today Please click '*Apply*' to register your interest

We will offer the role to the first suitable candidate so please do not delay in contacting us.

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £25,058.00 per year

Experience:
* working with adults experiencing domestic violence: 1 year (required)
* Microsoft Office and case management systems: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:
* Driving Licence (required)
* NVQ 3 or relevant experience (required)

Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 02134/DVA/Hampshire %551913% %%service%%

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