Domestic Violence and Abuse Worker

6 months ago


Dorchester, United Kingdom The YOU Trust Full time

**Domestic Violence and Abuse Worker**

**Location: SIDAS (Somerset)**

**Salary: £23,419 FTE (£11,710pa for 20 hours )**

**Contract Type: Permanent and Part-Time (20 hours)**

**Essential Requirements**:

- _Health & Social Care qualification or equivalent to NVQ level 3 or equivalent work level experience _
- _Experience and knowledge of safeguarding adults and children_
- _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_

The appointed DVA Worker will:

- I work and support the Paragon team to deliver the service in line with the service specification, KPIs and **YOU** processes, policies and procedures
- 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
- I hold a case load of clients and manage my diary ensuring I meet the needs of clients as individuals
- I will be innovative in my practice and ensure I offer a safe service for those engaged with the project
- I will provide 1:1 support to enable the client to understand the impact of DVA

**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 refuge 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

**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.

**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.

**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.
- A company that is committed to its employees, valuing their knowledge, creativity and flexibility.
- The chance to work with amazing people.

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**Job Type**: Permanent

**Salary**: £11,710.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

**Experience**:

- microsoft office and case management systems: 1 year (required)
- adults experiencing domestic abuse: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)
- NVQ 3 or relevant experience (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 02051/DVA/Dorset



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