Case Manager

Victim Support; Kendal; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working Options (hybrid)

Generous Annual Leave

Birthday Leave

Pension Plan (5% employer)

Enhanced Sick Pay & Parental Leave

Exclusive Discounts

Wellbeing Support

Cycle to work scheme

Career Development

Job summary

Victim Support seeks a Case Manager to deliver one-to-one psychosocial interventions for high-risk perpetrators across Cumbria as part of the Drive Project. Based at Kendal Police Station, the role involves regular travel and collaboration with IDVAs and partner agencies to reduce risk to victims and children.

You will work with professionals from domestic abuse, offender rehabilitation, or mental health backgrounds, bringing strong case management skills and a commitment to behaviour change.

Qualifications

• Experience with domestic abuse, offender rehabilitation, or mental health backgrounds.
• Strong case management expertise.
• Driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver one-to-one psychosocial interventions with high-risk perpetrators of domestic abuse.
• Collaborate with multi-agency partners to design intervention plans and safety strategies.
• Review risk, develop safety plans, and support behaviour change to reduce risk to victims and children.
• Travel regularly as part of the role and work with IDVAs to improve outcomes.

Skills

Case management

Domestic abuse

Job description

We have a new and exciting opportunity within Victim Support to provide Domestic Abuse case management interventions across Cumbria. We arerecruiting a Case Manager to cover the Westmorland & Furness area as part of the Drive Project.

Drive is an innovative national project that aims to improve the lives and safety of victims and children, by holding high-risk perpetrators to account. The project combines case management of perpetrators with a co-ordinated multi-agency response.

The Drive Partnership, formed by Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance, is working to transform the national response to perpetrators of domestic abuse. They work to end domestic abuse and protect victims by disrupting, challenging, and changing the behaviour of those who are causing harm. Together they have developed the Drive Project to address a gap in work with high-harm, high-risk perpetrators of domestic abuse. They also work to advocate for systems and policy change- to develop sustainable, national systems that respond more effectively to all perpetrators of domestic abuse.

This role is based at Kendal Police Station, Westmorland & Furness, Cumbria, and involves regular travel.

What we offer

At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

• Flexible Working Options: Including hybrid working.
• Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
• Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
• Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
• Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
• Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
• Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
• Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
• Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
• Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
• Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.

About the role

As a Case Manager, you will strive to make contact and work on a one-to-one basis with perpetrators to pro-actively secure engagement, influence attitudinal and behavioural change and link to complementary services.To do this, you will work alongside existing agencies to design a co-ordinated, intervention plan, addressing identified needs and risks, and promoting understanding of the impact of abusive behaviours.

You will work closely with the IDVA’s (integrated partner support) to review risk, develop safety plans, and improve outcomes for all parties involved. You will supportindividuals to make meaningful changes and contribute to improved quality of life and safer outcomes—helping offenders move away from the criminal justice system.

You will be passionate and committed to working within a multi-disciplinary team and will have a demonstrable track record of working with complex need service users. This may be within the field of domestic abuse, and/or mental health, substance misuse and offending.

We are seeking experienced professionals from domestic abuse, offender rehabilitation, or mental health backgrounds who bring strong case management expertise and a passion for behaviour change. This role involves delivering one-to-one psychosocial interventions with high-risk perpetrators of domestic abuse, aiming to reduce long-term risk to current and future victims/survivors, and children.

This role involves regular travel and due to the location, a driving license and access to a vehicle is considered an essential requirement. If you are unable to drive because of a disability please indicate this in your application in your personal statement so we can explore the feasibility of alternative arrangements.

This post will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

About Us

Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

At Victim Support, we’re proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We’re committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.