Idaa Admin Support

**PENNINE DOMESTIC ABUSE PARTNERSHIP**

**Role Profile - IDAA ADMIN SUPPORT**

**JOB TITLE**: **Idaa Admin Support**

**SALARY: £24k (Pro Rata)**

**RESPONSIBLE TO**: **Idaa Manager**

**PENSION: 6% Employer contribution**

**HEALTH BENEFITS: Health Care Cash Plan - Employment Mental Wellbeing Scheme**

**HOURS**: **22.5 hours per week - Monday, Thursday, Friday**

**LEAVE: 29 Days + Bank Holidays (Pro Rata)**

Flexible working hours according to the needs of the project. Evening and weekend work as required. Annual leave and time off in lieu to be taken at times to meet the requirements of the organisation and with the prior agreement of the CEO.

The post is based within Pennine Domestic Abuse Partnership (PDAP)

N.B. The organisation refers to the Pennine Domestic Abuse Partnership.

**PARTICULAR TASKS OF THE POSTHOLDER**

**Service Delivery**
- To work within a skilled team providing high quality frontline specialist support services to victims of domestic abuse. PDAP Live Safe Hub work with victims of domestic abuse aged 16+ living across Kirklees through a dynamic, fast paced, crisis intervention, advocacy, support and outcomes-based framework
- To establish and maintain positive, proactive and innovative working relationships, pathways and referral routes with partner agencies to reduce barriers arising for victims of domestic abuse reaching out for support
- To participate in DRAMM 2 days a week as part of the multi-disciplinary safeguarding vulnerable victims of domestic abuse
- To triage referrals from the DRAMM to allocation and accurately record all activities on specific systems
- Advocate for high risk victims with agencies who can help to address the domestic abuse by:

- Understanding the role of all relevant statutory and non-statutory services available to domestic abuse victims and how your role fits into them
- Providing advocacy, emotional and practical support and information to victims including in relation to legal options, housing, health and finance
- Working directly with all key agency partners to address the safety of high risk victims and ensuring that their safety plans are coordinated particularly through the MARAC
- Help maintain accurate and confidential case records and databases and contribute to monitoring information for the service
- Comply with data protection legislation, confidentiality and information sharing policy and procedures and all legislation connected to the work
- Support colleagues and partner agencies, through awareness raising and institutional advocacy, in order to provide the best possible service for victims of domestic abuse
- Respect and value the diversity of the community in which the services work in, and recognise the needs and concerns of a diverse range of victims ensuring the service is accessible to all
- Remain up-to-date and compliant with all organisational procedures, policies and professional codes of conduct and uphold standards of best practice
- To ensure the safeguarding of children and young people affected by domestic abuse accessing the service, liaising with and making referrals to CSC where appropriate.
- To participate in PDAP 24 hour on call rota

**Organisational Development**
- To participate in, and support organisational policy development and implementation
- To help ensure that the views of clients and stakeholders are embedded into the work of PDAP

**Internal and External Liaison and communication**
- To promote PDAP ethos and values across the organisation
- To liaise with other agencies on behalf of the organisation, volunteers and service users and represent the wider complexities of those experiencing domestic abuse
- To represent PDAP operationally where required, attending advisory groups and participating in local forum meetings with a view to influencing how stakeholders deal with domestic abuse and to publicise the Idaa service.
- To develop and maintain good positive working relationships and referral pathways with relevant agencies and professionals
- To attend and participate positively in relevant meetings, training, supervision and annual appraisals

**Other**
- To undertake other related duties required by the CEO and Board of Trustees
- To keep up-to-date with national and local government decisions, policy and agendas pertinent to domestic abuse and PDAP, implement this learning to develop services and enhance the work PDAP carry out, also disseminate learning, knowledge and awareness to colleagues
- To undertake all other reasonable tasks requested by the senior leadership team
- **It is essential to the development of PDAP service delivery that the post holder is able to respond flexibly to changes in the requirements of this post. This job description is therefore a guide and not an exhaustive list.**_

The nature of the role requires regular travel across Kirklees. The post holder is required to hold a full clean driving license and access to a vehicle.

**Job Type**: Part-time

**Salary**: £2