Domestic Abuse Children & Families Practitioner
Valley House, Draper's Fields, Coventry
Domestic Abuse Children & Families Practitioner
£12000
Valley House, Draper's Fields, Coventry
- Part time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
, 23 Jan | Get your application in now before you're too late!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: ec642808db054b7db08d500080a64c8f
Full Job Description
The charity has a fully trained staff team providing Supported Accommodation and CommunitySupport to survivors of domestic abuse. We also have an on-site Children's Nursery that providesfull day care for pre-school children.We are looking for a reliable and committed individual who is able to:
- Be responsible for the completion of all Early Help referrals and assessments to Family Hubs for service users accessing the Valley House Supported Accommodation Domestic Abuse Service.
- Support service users to access additional Family Hub/WISH support as appropriate.
- Overall responsibility for tracking the progress of Early Help referrals.
- Act as a lead within the service in relation to city wide developments and Family Hubs.
- Facilitate 1 to 1 and group work with families.
- Liaise with universal services and facilitate/develop activities with external agencies where appropriate.
- Facilitate consultation activities with children.
- Continuous development of groups and resources.
Do you have NVQ level 3 in a related area of work and/or a minimum of 3 years relevant experience?Do you have experience of working with families affected by domestic abuse?Do you have experience of completing assessments with vulnerable families?, - Minimum NVQ Level 3 in a related area of work and/or a minimum of 3 years relevant experience.
- Experience of working with families affected by domestic abuse.
- Experience of completing assessments with vulnerable families.
- Experience of multi-agency working.
- Experience of facilitating group work/activities.
- Knowledge and understanding of the difficulties faced by survivors of domestic abuse.
- Knowledge of best practice in relation to safeguarding children and adults.
- Knowledge of effective ways of working to engage with vulnerable families.
- Understanding and passion for the work of Valley House.
- Ability to work effectively within a team and on own initiative.
- Competent in the use of IT tools, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Additional requirements:
- Ability to work flexible hours.
- Be mobile and able to travel city wide at short notice (car driver with use of a vehicle). Candidates who are not car drivers, due to a disability, will be considered.This post requires a satisfactory DBS check.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Domestic Abuse Children & Families Practitioner to joinour Domestic Abuse Service, working, part-time, 18.75 hours per week. You will be joining a multiservice charity based in Coventry. In return, we offer a competitive salary of £12,000 p.a. (£24,000FTE) and a contributory pension scheme. Annual leave of 26 days + bank holidays with anadditional day's leave for every 2 years of service up to a maximum of 29 days per annum (pro-ratafor part-time staff). Valley House offers a comprehensive in-house training programme, access to arange of accredited training, subsidised nursery places for staff and an Employee AssistanceProgramme.
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