Children and Families Domestic Abuse Support Worker

\"Family Action\"; Bradford; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave (rising to 30)

Matched pension contributions

Enhanced sick leave and paid family/ p

Eye care vouchers

Cycle to work scheme

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Family Action in Bradford is looking for a part-time Children and Families Domestic Abuse Support Worker to join the Survive and Thrive service. The role is 22.2 hours per week over three days, fixed-term for 12 months with funding-dependent extension, based in Central Bradford with community sessions across the district.

You will deliver trauma-informed support to children, young people and families affected by domestic abuse, completing full family assessments and developing support plans

Qualifications

• Experience of working directly with children, young people and families where there has been domestic abuse
• An understanding and experience of trauma informed approaches to working with children and families
• Experience of safeguarding risk assessment, identifying safeguarding concerns and following procedures

Responsibilities

• Completing whole family assessments to identify need
• Building support plans with families to address the impact of domestic abuse
• Delivering trauma informed interventions with children, young people and their families

Skills

Child & family experience

Trauma-informed approaches

Safeguarding risk assessment

Job description

ID: 1919 Children and Families Domestic Abuse Support Worker

Service: Survive and Thrive Domestic Abuse Service

Salary: Grade 2 Point 16-19: £25,221 - £27,780 FTE per annum, (prorated to £15,132.60 - £16,668.00 per annum)

Location: Based in Central Bradford, working across the Bradford District. Our main office is in Bradford City Centre; however, support sessions are delivered in the community across the Bradford District.

Hours: 22.2 hours per week, over 3 days (part time).

Contract: Fixed Term – 12 months from start date. Extension of contract is subject to funding

We offer flexible working arrangements - please see below for more details.

Family Action & the Role’s Impact:

We are looking to appoint a skilled, values driven Children and Families Domestic Abuse Support Worker on a part-time basis to deliver high-quality support to families in Bradford.

This will be a rewarding role within a warm and welcoming team. We work in a safe and supportive way and have a record of developing people within the service.

If you have experience of children’s and families work, IDVA services or can show how your skills and experiences fit the person specification we would like to hear from you.

We are seeking an individual who can balance clear boundaries and accountability with empathy, curiosity and respect, and who are able to work reflectively within a trauma-informed, strengths-based framework.

We are particularly keen to hear from people who comfortable working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and in close partnership with other agencies, sharing information appropriately and contributing to collective risk management and decision-making, and who want to help deliver a high-quality service in Bradford.

The Survive and Thrive Integrated Children’s Service provides specialist support to children, young people and families affected by domestic abuse. We are seeking a Domestic Abuse Support Worker to deliver trauma-informed support to children and young people, helping to reduce the impact of trauma and support the rebuilding of safe, healthy relationships following domestic abuse.

At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.

We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.

Main Responsibilities:

• Completing whole family assessments to identify need
• Building support plans with families to address the impact of domestic abuse
• Delivering trauma informed interventions with children, young people and their families

Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):

• Experience of working directly with children, young people and their families where there has been domestic abuse
• An understanding and experience of trauma informed approaches to working with children and families
• Experience of safeguarding risk assessment, identifying safeguarding concerns and following procedures

Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service – Enhanced Child Workforce Child Barred Lists.

Benefits:

• an annual paid leave entitlement that commences at 25 working days, rising each April by one day, subject to a maximum of 30 working days plus bank holidays
• up to 6% matched-pension contributions
• enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
• eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
• cycle to work scheme
• investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

All appointments with Family Action are subject to satisfactory Safer Recruitment checks.

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.

*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us, and we welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates. We are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action because we know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and we strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support.

All candidates with a disability are welcome to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and request priority consideration for an interview, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role.

To help remove financial barriers to working with us, we will reimburse reasonable travel costs if you are invited to attend an interview in person.