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This is an exciting opportunity to join the Domestic Abuse and Interpersonal Violence Team as we expand our existing service provision. In recognition of the prevalence and complexity of domestic abuse we are recruiting to 10 newly developed Domestic Abuse Specialist Practitioner posts. The service will offer a whole family, tiered approach to domestic abuse, supporting all levels of risk.
Job Responsibility:
Based in one of the 10 Districts of Birmingham offering group work to families screened as low and medium risk domestic abuse or provide 121 work for high risk domestic abuse across the city
Take a lead in their area for planning, delivering and managing specialist domestic abuse group work programmes for families affected by domestic abuse or hold a small caseload of complex families where domestic abuse risk is high
Act as the lead practitioner where required
Provide specialist advice and guidance to Early Help and Social Work colleagues in the District
Deliver a rolling programme of Domestic Abuse Training
Contribute to evaluation reports
Requirements:
Extensive experience of working in a domestic abuse setting
Understanding of working with children, young people and their families
Level 3 qualification in a relevant subject
Significant experience and knowledge to identify risk, develop safety planning and disruption strategies
Confident in using a range of IT applications and accessing databases
Strong record keeping skills
Solution focussed, calm under pressure and work autonomously but know when to escalate matters of concern
What we offer:
DBS application fee paid and update service fee reimbursed
Generous annual leave package of 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years of service and 35 days after 10 years of service
Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
Free on-site parking at offices on One Avenue Road (Aston) and Lifford House (Stirchley)
Onsite electric car charging ports free to use
Access to internal employee benefits scheme including Occupational Health services, Rewards Schemes, Benefits discounts (including the Blue Light Card), Health & Fitness and Personal Wellbeing support
Flexible and hybrid working policy
Generous local government career average pension scheme in line with the Local Government Pension Scheme
Discounted gym memberships with Pure Gym and Nuffield Health