Domestic Abuse Coordinator

Sefton Council; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Coordinator to lead a team delivering interventions for perpetrators of domestic abuse. You will drive a programme of behaviour change, reduce risk and improve outcomes for victims and families.

You will provide leadership, supervision and support to frontline staff, ensuring safe, consistent delivery in line with safeguarding and partnership working, within a complex environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in safeguarding or domestic abuse interventions.
• Ability to manage complex multi-agency relationships.
• Strong commitment to safeguarding and risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day operational management for the Domestic Abuse Interventions Team.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with a wide range of agencies.
• Ensure high levels of quality standards and performance to achieve outcomes.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams).

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Safeguarding knowledge

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Employer: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
• Location: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, Magdalen House/Agile
• Contract: Temporary
• Working Pattern: Full Time
• Hours: 36 hours per week.
• Closing Date: 30/09/2026 at 23:59
• Reference: COMM/26/344732

Fixed term until 31/03/2029

This is a pivotal role in Sefton’s response to domestic abuse. As the Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Coordinator, you will lead a team of Domestic Abuse Interventions Workers, ensuring the effective delivery of high-quality interventions for perpetrators of domestic abuse. You will play a crucial role in driving behaviour change, reducing the risk of harm and improving outcomes for victims and families.

Working within a complex and challenging environment, you will provide leadership, oversight and support to frontline staff, ensuring that interventions are delivered safely, consistently and in line with best practice, whilst maintaining a strong focus on safeguarding, accountability and partnership working.

The key responsibilities include:

• Day to day operational management for the Domestic Abuse Interventions Team.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with a wide range of agencies.
• Ensuring high levels of quality standards and performance levels to achieve outcomes
• Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office package including Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, Excel etc.

This role suits someone who is passionate about tacking domestic abuse and is motivated by the opportunity to create meaningful change, has excellent organisational skills and can effectively manage competing priorities.

Please see Appendix A (page 10) for a full copy of the Job Description and Person Specification.

Provisional Interview Date - Tuesday 13 th October 2026.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applicants

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential.We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.

Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.

If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.

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