Independent Domestic Violence Advisor

Global Healthcare Jobs, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with an exciting Locum opportunity available for an experienced Independent Domestic Violence Advisor to join a well-established Children’s service based in Oldham, Greater Manchester.

Pay Rate: £20 per hour (assignment rate)

Contract: Locum, 3-Months

Benefits of working for Global Healthcare Jobs:

• Fully online and paperless registration service
• Free DBS and compliance service including paid for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable)
• Exclusive access to fully managed service social work projects (some outside IR35) with high rates of pay, flexible working, support from experienced social work practitioners, accommodation assistance (if applicable), retention bonuses (if applicable) and extensive equipment provided.
• Revalidation/registration renewal based on length of service.
• £250 refer a friend bonus once referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped – T&Cs apply)
• Find your own job bonus – Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us!
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive experience recruiting to social work roles (public & private sector)
• Daily payroll and in-house payroll system
• Access to our online career’s hub

Main Duties:

• To respond dynamically to the needs of high and medium risk victims of domestic violence, differentiating support according to the needs of the victim.
• To offer a pro-active premium practical support service to high risk victims of domestic violence.
• To refer victims identified as high risk into the MARAC process and to attend MARAC to advocate on their behalf to ensure their needs and wishes are reflected in action plans.
• To undertake joint visits with police officers to high risk or repeat victims of domestic violence to encourage engagement with services.
• To engage with individuals and families who have been identified as high or medium risk victims of domestic violence, to keep themselves and their children safe, including safety planning and to develop bespoke service plans to reduce the identified risks.
• To undertake dynamic evaluations which explore; family history, family functioning, interpersonal relationships, behaviour management (self and family) barriers to education and work, barriers to independence and self-management.
• To explain housing, civil and criminal legal, including immigration options to victims and provide advice on the preparation of applications for public funding and protective orders.
• To support victims through the criminal and civil justice systems, explaining the procedures and their role and rights within those systems.
• To act as an independent advocate on behalf of the victim to ensure they get the services from partner agencies, to which they are entitled, and to assist them in developing their own support network.
• To identify and agree with household members a set of achievable and measurable outcomes using the Early Help Assessment tool, alongside any risk management plan.
• To identify and agree with household members a set of actions to achieve those outcomes.
• To record agreed actions on a practical and understandable plan.
• To challenge household members, where appropriate, about behaviours which have become barriers to their own independence and self-management.
• To understand the legal framework relating to the protection of children, including the policies and procedures of the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board.
• To escalate to management any cases where there are ongoing safeguarding or risk management concerns.
• To ensure any recommendations from Domestic Homicide Reviews are embedded into service provision.

Requirements of the Independent Domestic Violence Advisor:

• Recent UK experience in Children’s Services
• Recent experience working as an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor or similar role

Contact:

This Independent Domestic Violence Advisor job is advertised by Giorgio Dimuccio; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced Social Work candidates who meet these requirements for this Social Work role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.