Domestic Abuse Support Worker - Thriving Families

TLC: Talk, Listen, Change; Manchester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced DBS Check

Job summary

TLC: Talk Listen Change is seeking a Domestic Abuse Support Worker (Thriving Families) in Manchester to deliver tailored DA support within a multi-disciplinary team. You will assess risk, develop safety plans and work with partners to safeguard adults and children affected by domestic abuse.

This role requires trauma-informed practice, advocacy, and collaboration with safeguarding processes and multi-agency teams to empower victims and improve emotional wellbeing. DBS check is required.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a trauma-informed way with individuals experiencing domestic abuse.
• Confidence in providing advocacy, psychoeducation and support around the impact of domestic abuse on adults, children and parenting.
• Experience of safeguarding processes and multi-agency working.

Responsibilities

• Deliver tailored domestic abuse support interventions within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Complete risk and needs assessments and develop safety and support plans.
• Provide advocacy and practical/emotional support to increase safety and wellbeing.

Skills

Trauma-informed approach

Advocacy

Safeguarding

Tools

DBS check

Job description

TLC: Talk Listen, Change are looking for a Domestic Abuse Support Worker, Thriving Families, to deliver tailored DA support interventions within a muti-disciplinary team., This role will work collaboratively within Manchester City Council's multi-disciplinary Thriving Families Team to support adult victims/survivors of domestic abuse within families where there are safeguarding concerns. The Domestic Abuse Support Worker will provide trauma-informed, strengths based and needs led support to help victims/survivors increase safety, reduce risk and improve their emotional wellbeing. Through one-to-one tailored interventions, the role will empower victims/survivors to make informed choices, rebuild confidence and access specialist support services.

The Domestic Abuse Support Worker will work collaboratively with the Domestic Abuse Prevention Worker and partner agencies, ensuring a coordinated, multi-agency, whole-family approach. They will complete comprehensive risk and needs assessments, develop and regularly review individual safety and support plans, provide advocacy, attend multi-agency meetings and ensure the voice of the victim/survivor informs risk management and safety planning.

You’ll be confident in delivering direct work with adult victims/survivors of domestic abuse. This will include completing comprehensive risk and needs assessments to develop tailored safety and support plans, alongside providing practical and emotional support that promotes recovery, resilience and increased safety.

You’ll have experience of working in a trauma-informed way with individuals experiencing domestic abuse and be confident in providing advocacy, psychoeducation and support around the impact of domestic abuse on adults, children and parenting. You’ll have experience of safeguarding processes and multi-agency working.

Above all, you’ll have the ability to build trusting relationships with victims/survivors, empowering them to make informed choices while working collaboratively with professionals to achieve positive outcomes for families. You’ll bring a compassionate, strengths based and solution focused approach. We’d also love to hear from applicants who are fluent in speaking an additional language.

TLC: Talk Listen Change work to engage victims/survivors of domestic abuse, their partners, and families. We are continuously expanding and enhancing our programmes, including the development of new services and initiatives to support more people. This is a pivotal time for TLC: Talk Listen Change and we are looking for enthusiastic, experienced, engaged and highly motivated people to join our team.

We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest pool, reflecting the diverse range of people we support.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Organisation

TLC: Talk, Listen, Change View profile Registered Charity 51 - 100

£25,877 - £30,322 per year

Full-time

Contract (Fixed term contract until 31st March 2027 with the possibility of extension)

Social Welfare

Actively Interviewing