Domestic Abuse Practitioner

Black Country Women's Aid; West Bromwich; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Country Women’s Aid is seeking a Domestic Abuse Practitioner to support victims of domestic abuse referred from Childrens services, focusing on those on child in need and child protection plans. The role is based in Dudley with a 37.5 hour week, Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, and offers a salary range dependent on qualification.

The successful candidate will have experience handling caseloads, safeguarding knowledge, and an understanding of domestic abuse dynamics to support vulnerable

Qualifications

• Experience supporting victims/survivors of domestic abuse.
• Ability to manage caseloads and coordinate with Children's services.
• Understanding of safeguarding children and adults and domestic abuse dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist support to victims of domestic abuse referred from Children's services on CIN/CP plans.
• Adhere to safer recruitment practices and DBS requirements as part of employment checks.
• Ensure right to work in the UK documentation is obtained and stored appropriately.
• Obtain and manage employment references as part of the selection process.

Skills

Caseload management

Safeguarding

DV dynamics

Victim support

Job description

Job Title: Domestic Abuse Practitioner

Position available: 1 full-time position (37.5 hours- Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm), based in Dudley

Salary: £25,282.44 (unqualified) – £30,304.64 (qualified)

Closing date: 16 September 2026

All interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams

Is this you?

We are looking for someone with experience of supporting victims/survivors of domestic abuse, managing a caseload and understanding the principles of safeguarding children and adults. The post holder will have a good understanding of the dynamics of domestic abuse and how this can affect victims.

The Role

The Domestic Abuse Practitioner will work within the family safeguarding team focusing on providing support to victims of domestic abuse who have been referred from Childrens services specifically those on child in need and child protection plans.

If you are self-driven, conscientious, hardworking with lots of ambition we would love to hear from you.

CVs will not be accepted.

An Application Pack Can Be Found Below

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BCWA 063 Application form v3

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES MONITORING FORM

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Important information for all positions

Black Country Women’s Aid is committed to safeguarding and promoting then welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All posts are subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. It will be necessary for an enhanced disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service for details of any previous criminal convictions.

Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies. The post holder must be female.

Employment checks

Responsibilities

As a responsible employer we adhere to safer recruitment practice and all our employees are subject to the following recruitment checks:

Right to work in the UK

Under Section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act, we, as a responsible employer need to ensure that we do not employ anyone illegally. To avoid discrimination we treat all job applicants equally.

We therefore ask all candidates selected for interview to bring original documentation to show their Right to Work in the UK. A copy of these will be taken. Once the successful candidate has been appointed the unsuccessful candidates documents will be destroyed confidentially. You may be refused an interview if you do not bring the correct documents with you.

References

Following your interview, two employment references will be sought. One of these should be your current or most recent employer.

If you have finished full time education and you have no employer reference, we will accept a reference from:

• a professional from your centre of study, for instance a teacher, lecturer or headteacher
• GP or health visitor
• a character reference from a person who knows you
• a civil servant from a government agency
• a bank manager

DBS

All positions are subject to DBS checks at the relevant level.