Domestic Abuse Coordinator

Hurst Green; Dudley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Dudley Council is seeking an experienced domestic abuse coordinator (fixed term 12 months) to help develop services for victims of domestic abuse and to strengthen the Homelessness Prevention & Response Team in Dudley.

The role focuses on preventing homelessness in partnership with other agencies, promoting multiagency coordination, and mapping housing pathways for survivors, with an emphasis on data recording and reporting.

Qualifications

• Housing and homelessness knowledge (must-have)
• Experience supporting vulnerable adults (must-have)

Responsibilities

• Prevent homelessness in partnership with other agencies
• Promote multiagency coordination
• Map housing and homelessness pathways for domestic abuse survivors
• Record and manage data, write reports and present data
• Promote and develop services for victims of domestic abuse
• Support case managers in determining DMBC’s legal responsibility for homeless cases
• Manage a personal caseload, preventing homelessness wherever possible
• Be an effective member of the Homelessness Prevention and Response Team with high-quality customer service

Skills

Housing knowledge

Homelessness knowledge

Experience with vulnerable adults

Job description

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Dudley Homelessness Prevention Service is seeking an experienced domestic abuse coordinator (fixed term 12 months). This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the development of services for victims of domestic abuse.

The Homelessness Prevention & Response Team aim to prevent homelessness wherever possible so we offer advice and support about housing options to those that are homeless, those who may be at risk of losing their home, have other urgent housing needs, or who simply want to know more about the options that are available to them.

The service works in partnership with professionals and agencies supporting victims of domestic abuse . This role will help improve the service delivery for people affected by domestic abuse.

The purpose of the job is:

• To prevent homelessness working in partnership with other agencies
• To promote multiagency coordination
• To support the mapping of a housing and homelessness pathway for survivors of Domestic Abuse cases
• To record and manage data, write reports and present data
• To promote and develop the services for victims or domestic abuse
• To support case manages in determining DMBC’s legal responsibility for homeless cases
• To manage a personal caseload, preventing homelessness whenever possible.
• To be an effective member of the Homelessness Prevention and Response Team, ensuring that high quality customer services are provided at all times, and that the service is continuously improving
• To be personally responsible for developing particular service areas and/or particular partnership initiatives

The post holder will need to have housing and homelessness knowledge, and experience of supporting vulnerable adults.

So that we can demonstrate Dudley’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates . Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application .

Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough .

All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.

Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.

If you require support completing an online or paper application form and or interview techniques, please contact Dudley Adult and Community Learning on 01384 818 143 or [e-mail] who can support with Digital Skills and Job Applications.

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N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications