Specialist Domestic Abuse Help Line & Intake Practitioner

Essential Employment; Wakefield; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Specialist Domestic Abuse Help Line & Intake Practitioner in Wakefield. This full-time role involves triaging referrals, assessing risk, and ensuring the immediate safety of individuals facing domestic abuse. As part of a multi-agency team, you will provide a high-quality frontline service, prioritizing those at the highest risk. If you have experience in crisis intervention and a passion for helping others, this is an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact in the community. Join a supportive environment where your contributions will be valued and recognized.

Qualifications

• Experience in domestic abuse field and crisis intervention.
• Ability to assess risk and needs of individuals effectively.

Responsibilities

• Triaging referrals and assessing risk for domestic abuse victims.
• Working with partners to ensure immediate safety of individuals.

Skills

Crisis Intervention

Risk Assessment

Multi-agency Collaboration

Domestic Abuse Knowledge

Job description

Specialist Domestic Abuse Help Line & Intake Practitioner needed in Wakefield, £17.79ph PAYE – Reference: 0009 E09C / 1

This post will be responsible for triaging referrals, assessing risk and needs of individuals.

This post will work with partners to establish the immediate safety of individuals contacting or being referred to the service.

The post holder will work as part of a multi-agency team to provide a high-quality frontline and first point of contact service to victims of domestic abuse, delivering an immediate co-ordinated response to those at high, medium and standard risk, prioritising those at highest risk of serious harm.

You will ideally have experience working in the field of domestic abuse, including experience of providing crisis intervention in relation to domestic abuse.

This is a full-time role on a temporary contract basis.

If you are interested in the role, please apply on our website with your CV; alternatively, you can email your CV to [e-mail] quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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