Lead Project Worker (Male Domestic Abuse)

Pobl Group; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading support service organization in Cardiff is seeking a Lead Project Worker to join their team. This permanent, full-time role involves providing support to male victims of domestic abuse, conducting assessments, and managing case files. The ideal candidate will have experience in this field and strong communication skills. Benefits include a salary of £30,520, 26 days holiday, and opportunities for training and progression.

Benefits

26 days holiday entitlement plus Bank holidays

Pension scheme

Sick Pay

Mileage paid at 45p per mile

Enhanced DBS paid for

Free counselling service

Training and progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in offering support to victims of domestic abuse.
• Understanding of housing-related support and welfare benefits.
• Ability to communicate effectively and manage a case load.

Responsibilities

• Provide housing-related support that is safety-specific.
• Conduct assessments of client needs and risks.
• Manage individual client case management files.

Skills

Experience with victims of Domestic Abuse

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Basic IT skills

Education

IDVA/ISVA qualification or willingness to work towards it

Job description

Overview

Summary

Our Cardiff male Temporary Supported Accommodation service in Cardiff has opportunity for a Lead Project Worker to join their well-established team on a Full-time (37 hrs), permanent basis. It’s a challenging yet very rewarding opportunity. If you have the passion and motivation to work with those who have been victims of domestic abuse, then please read on…

It is essential that the successful candidate has a driver’s licence and access to a vehicle, or is currently learning to drive.

What is great about the role?

Our fantastic team in Cardiff provide temporary supported accommodation for males who have experienced domestic abuse. Our focus is to provide a safe environment in which to deliver support to develop people’s skills and confidence, engage with relevant specialist services appropriate to the individual’s needs and encourage independence. Our clients are 16+, male, motivated to change and willing to engage with solutions focused, housing related support.

Our focus as a service is to support our customers in leading successful and independent lives and to feel safe in their homes and communities. You will motivate and encourage clients to participate in the community and to promote the achievement of life skills and social skills. You will work flexibly as part of a team to develop, implement and review support plans and risk management plans based on individual needs, preferences and aspirations. You will work closely with partner agencies, including local authorities, social and private landlords, to investigate sustainable, affordable housing options.

Duties Include

• Offering appropriate levels of support in a sensitive manner, considering the emotional and intellectual needs of the client, respecting their choice and privacy.
• Undertake assessment of client needs, risks, and suitability to be allocated a place in the service and if not eligible to refer on to a more appropriate service.
• Liaise and work closely with other agencies and professionals
• Liaise and advocate on behalf of our clients
• To be responsible for managing individual client case management files and to put a Safety plan in place relative to the victim and their family; have overall responsibility for updating and maintaining these.
• To promote and be guided by the SafeLives Domestic Abuse Stalking and Harassment Risk Identification Checklist (DASH RIC). To recognise that this is a common tool that should be used by all practitioners.
• To provide housing related support that is safety specific, and sign post the individual to other agencies that will help sustain their tenancy or source appropriate accommodation. To facilitate access to appropriate accommodation/ a change of address that is safety driven.
• To work with the individual on the cycle of change and to regularly practise that a victim should never be forced to engage with a process that they are not comfortable with.
• Carry out all necessary administrative tasks in relation to the job; ensuring all client file notes, support plans and risk assessments are kept up-to-date.

Who are we looking for?

The post holder will be an experienced IDVA/ISVA or have experience of working with victims of Domestic Abuse and be willing to work towards relevant IDVA/ISVA qualification. A good understanding of housing related support and welfare benefits or awareness of issues faced by people at risk of homelessness would be extremely useful in the role.

You need to be reliable because people are depending on you. You also need to be a great communicator, both verbally and in writing and have basic IT and numerical skills. You will also have great organisation skills in order to effectively manage your own case load.

Please see the job description for further information and person specification.

What are the pay and benefits?

• This is a full time (37 hours), permanent role.
• The salary for this role is £30,520.00
• 26 days holiday entitlement plus Bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Sick Pay
• Enhanced DBS which we will pay for.
• Mileage is paid at 45p per mile
• Colleague Referral Scheme (£250 per referral)
• Time for Talking – a free counselling service
• Training and progression opportunities

FREDIE

At Pobl Group we are guided, in all that we do, by a group of principles that we call FREDIE, these are: Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Engagement. This means that whatever your background, you will have an equal opportunity at Pobl Group, and we encourage you to apply now.

If you would like any support with your application or to discuss any adjustments that you may require to support you to application process, please contact [e-mail]

What do you need to do now?

If you have the skills, experience and enthusiasm required to be our next difference maker, please follow the prompts to apply now. We occasionally close a vacancy before the end date as we actively review our applications and will sometimes progress to interview very quickly, we would love to hear from you so please apply now to start your Pobl journey.