Domestic Abuse Safety Officer

**General Information**:

- Salary- £26,475 - £31,650 pro-rata-
- Working Pattern- Part Time-
- Vacancy Approach- External-
- Location- Bath, Bournemouth, Bridgwater, Bristol, Dorchester, Poole, Weston-super-Mare-
- Region- South West-
- Closing Date- 24-Nov-2025-
- Business Unit- NPS South West Accr Prog and Structured Interv (2021)-
- Post Type- Permanent-
- Civil Service Grade- Other-
- Number of jobs available- 1-
- Reserve List- 12 Months-
- Job ID- 11464- **Descriptions & requirements**:

- Job description- **Overview of the job**
- Work with victims and current partners of men attending domestic violence programmes in order to promote the safety of women and children.
- **Summary**
- The postholder will provide contact and support at specified periods to victims and partners of service users who are scheduled to attend a domestic abuse intervention programme.
- This role will entail regular liaison with group facilitators, case managers and external agencies and will require attendance at high profile risk management meetings such as MAPPA or MARAC.
- Flexible working hours are required i.e. evening and weekends, w necessary, to be flexible as to when partners/victims can meet/be contacted.
- **Responsibilities, Activities & Duties**
- The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

- Initiate timely contact with victims and partners of perpetrators attending a PS domestic abuse intervention.
- Provide written information and discuss programme content with the victims and partners of perpetrators attending PS interventions and obtain a signed disclosure of information form and manage victims’ expectations.
- Assess safety of home visiting, including offender information such as OASys and contact with a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies e.g. social services, police, Victim Support etc and complete a DASH risk assessment.
- Explain the purpose of the SARA (spousal assault risk assessment) and administer if required.
- Request feedback from partners/victims at regular intervals throughout the intervention.
- Carry out safeguarding children and safeguarding adult duties in accordance with the PS statutory responsibilities and agency policies. Ensure that any information relating to the service users’ risk is, w appropriate, shared promptly and in a victim sensitive manner with the Probation Practitioner, programme team and other agencies w
- relevant.
- Complete a victim/partner report as required, summarising key victim issues.
- Promote the safety of victims, children and other dependants by supporting victims to construct a realistic safety plan and provide information about appropriate local support organisations.
- Provide victims and partners with information about the perpetrator's attendance on the programme.
- Form and maintain relationships with local support services to enable successful referrals for support and advice and contributing to a co
- ordinated community response to domestic violence. Take an active part in interagency risk management meetings w
- appropriate, such as MAPPA and MARAC.
- To support the programme manager in delivering presentations and providing information about this aspect of the service.
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.- Additional Information- The role involves supporting victims of Domestic Abuse.
- **Statement of suitability -** A statement of suitability (max 500 words) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience evidence of your suitability for this role in reference to the essential criteria.
**Working Arrangements & Further Information**
- **Benefits**
- The MoJ offers a range of benefits:

- **Annual Leave**
- Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service, plus public holidays. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis
- **Pension**
- Please note: Any current Civil Servant who is a member of the PCSPS, by accepting an offer of employment to the National Probation Services will be opted out of the PCSPS and auto enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- **Training**
- The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.
- **Networks**
- The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management. T are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees w