Domestic Abuse Assertive Outreach Worker

3 weeks ago


Rotherham, United Kingdom Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Full time

Job description

**D**irectorate -** **Adult Care, Housing & Public Health**

**Full time, 37 hours per week, Temporary until March 2025.**

The Domestic Abuse Assertive Outreach Service provides a personalised service offer that is strengths based, person centred and needs led to ensure that the victim is at the heart of any intervention. The team works with victims only, whose complexities prevent them from moving forward.

We operate by implementing a model of support on a personalised basis by a single worker who is responsible for coordinating and collaborating with victims to access the necessary support they require to move away from an abusive relationship, acting as change agents in order to try and break the cycle of domestic abuse.

The focus is on reduction in repeat domestic abuse incidences, through empowerment, inclusion by proactively engaging and supporting people living with domestic abuse and additional complexities.

Workers seek to establish effective and trusting relationships with individuals to help them move forward with the necessary services in place, to provide the tools required to enable the victim to recover.

The successful postholder will be required/need:
To ensure that victims receive support and advice in risk reduction to increase their own safety and to provide emotional recovery.

To have awareness of trauma informed practice.

To complete risk assessments and devise safety planning strategies.

To liaise with partner agencies who can also support victims and where appropriate/necessary act as their advocate.

To attend MARAC meetings, case conferences and various other multi-agency meetings

To support clients to navigate their way through the criminal and civil justice system

SafeLives IDVA Accreditation is desirable or the ability to demonstrate evidence of the equivalent level of knowledge gained through work experience.
- Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults._
- Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. _For further information, please visit our _website_._



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