Specialist Domestic Abuse Support Worker

AWD online; Bexhill-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A social support organization in Bexhill-on-Sea is seeking a Specialist Domestic Abuse Support Worker to assist survivors with complex needs. The role involves delivering personalized support to residents of a refuge and those in the community. Candidates must have a strong background in domestic abuse support, risk management, and a commitment to women's services. This full-time role offers a salary of £29,000 per annum plus benefits.

Benefits

Benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience supporting survivors of domestic abuse with multiple needs.
• Understanding of risk management, safeguarding, and public protection.
• Ability to work in a residential setting with complex challenges.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate supportive environment for survivors.
• Complete assessments of need and risk.
• Develop care plans tailored to individual needs.

Skills

Understanding of multiple compound needs

Knowledge of domestic abuse

Experience in residential environments

Risk management

First Aid qualified

Education

Social Work qualification

Job description

Specialist Domestic Abuse Support Worker who has experience supporting survivors of domestic abuse who present with multiple and compound needs these can be, Mental Health, Homelessness, Offending Behaviour and Substance Misuse is required for a well-established organisation based in East Sussex.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the gender-specific nature of this role, applications can only be accepted from women candidates. This includes all women whose legal gender is female, including those who hold a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC). Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

SALARY: £29,000 per annum + Benefits

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS: Working 12 hour days (including half an hour unpaid break), 4 on 4 off, 8 am to 8pm.

LOCATION: Bexhill, East Sussex

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Domestic Abuse Support Worker who has experience supporting survivors of domestic abuse who present with multiple and compound needs these can be, Mental Health, Homelessness, Offending Behaviour and Substance Misuse, and who has the desire to work towards becoming a specialist Domestic Support Worker.

As the Specialist Domestic Abuse Support Worker, you will ensure service is delivered to residents of a 10-bedroom refuge and to survivors living in the community. Core outcomes are the engagement of survivors in services to meet their needs, increased safety, access to secure, settled accommodation and provision of knowledge and skills to live a healthy, safe life.

Working as the Specialist Domestic Abuse Support Worker you be responsible for providing delivery which includes needs and risk assessment and a range of programmes, groups and key-work sessions within the premises, and the community as well as outreach and follow on support from point of survivor exit from the residential element of the service.

DUTIES

Your duties as a Specialist Domestic Abuse Support Worker include:

• Responsible for facilitating a supportive, enabling environment for residents, through interaction with survivors, managers, East Sussex County Council MCN team partner and through a comprehensive understanding of the requirements presented by those with MCN

• Responsible for completing assessment of need and risk and supporting survivors to reduce risk

• Development of care plans to ensure each survivor has a bespoke plan to meet their needs

• Work within the premises in accordance with DAHA accreditation standards and support the organisation to achieve DAHA accreditation status

• Work collaboratively with a range of partner agencies to support survivors to access services particular to their needs

• Undertake training relevant to the role as required by the Service Manager

• Work with the survivors and the MCN housing officer to ensure that Enhanced Housing benefit applications are accurately completed and submitted

• Work as part of a small team, engaging with residents to plan, arrange and deliver/co deliver structured activities to support the resident’s safe re-integration into the community

• Work in a trauma informed way

• Ensure that adequate information and records are kept including daily logs of support

• Establish and maintain an effective working relationship with colleagues, residents, Offender Managers, and other agencies

• Provide a safe environment related to health and safety in the workplace

• To use PMVA (Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression) techniques when necessary to manage challenging behaviours and ensure the safety of all residents

• De-escalate situations when necessary, remaining calm and applying conflict resolution strategies effectively

• Provide practical assistance to residents with everyday tasks such as accessing external services, completing paperwork, accessing benefits, and finding move on accommodation

• Provide support to enable residents to deal with problems and become independent

• Where possible, to promote support to individual in activities in the local community

• Bring to the attention of your line manager any behaviour which is likely to cause detriment to others / danger to the individual themselves

• Maintain records and files as required, including data entry as necessary and contribute to the completion of incident reports

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Essential

• Due to the gender specific nature of this role, applications can only be accepted from women candidates. Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010

• Comprehensive understanding of multiple compound needs

• A good working knowledge of domestic abuse and in particular, survivor’s experience

• A comprehensive understanding of the requirements of working in a residential environment

• Experience of working in an environment with complex and challenging delivery needs

• Strong knowledge and understanding of principles underpinning effective delivery of services that meets the needs of vulnerable and complex women

• Clear understanding of equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice

• Experience of coaching and team development

• An understanding of risk management, safeguarding and public protection and its implication on practice, within a residential setting

• First Aid Qualified or willing to undertake and maintain the qualification

• An understanding of the benefits system, particularly relating to housing

Desirable

• Experience of managing a residential service

• Experience of processing benefit claims

• Understanding of the housing needs of survivors

• Social Work qualification

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. All required checks will be undertaken as part of the pre employment process for any successful candidate.

The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share and uphold this commitment in conjunction with the requirements of the Prevent Duty and the positive promotion of modern British values.

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.

JOB REF: AWDO-P13773

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