Trauma-Informed Domestic Abuse Support Specialist

Women's Aid; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Women's Aid in the United Kingdom is seeking a domestic abuse specialist to provide practical, emotional, housing-related and specialist support to people experiencing or at risk of domestic abuse. You will work with families, conduct risk assessments, develop safety plans, and manage a caseload to help clients achieve their goals.

You will collaborate with social workers and other professionals to deliver a coordinated, trauma-informed response, safeguard children, and participate in

Responsibilities

• Provide practical, emotional, housing-related and specialist domestic abuse support to people experiencing or at risk of domestic abuse.
• Work with families across all levels of risk, completing and reviewing risk assessments and developing appropriate safety plans.
• Manage a caseload and support clients to identify and achieve their own goals, choices and outcomes.
• Work closely with social workers, family support workers and other professionals to provide a coordinated, trauma-informed response.
• Ensure that the needs and experiences of children affected by domestic abuse are identified and appropriate support is put in place.
• Attend and contribute to MACPT meetings, Child Protection Conferences, Child in Need meetings, Strategy Meetings, MARAC's and other multi-agency forums as the domestic abuse specialist.
• Provide specialist advice, consultation, training and guidance to Children's Social Care and other professionals.
• Liaise with statutory and voluntary agencies including health, probation, housing providers, legal services and other support organisations.
• This role involves regular lone working and visits to clients and remote locations. You will therefore need to be able to meet the requirements of our lone-working procedures and have access to your own transport to travel between locations.
• You will also be required to work in accordance with organisational policies covering safeguarding, health and safety, confidentiality, information security and data protection.
• Maintain accurate, confidential records and ensure information is managed in line with data protection and organisational requirements.

Job description

Women's Aid in the United Kingdom is seeking a domestic abuse specialist to provide practical, emotional, housing-related and specialist support to people experiencing or at risk of domestic abuse. You will work with families, conduct risk assessments, develop safety plans, and manage a caseload to help clients achieve their goals.

You will collaborate with social workers and other professionals to deliver a coordinated, trauma-informed response, safeguard children, and participate in