Domestic Abuse Practitioner United Kingdom
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| Salary £27,852-£32,020 Per annum | Fixed Term, Full Time, until 19/09/2024, 37 hours per week | Early Help - South Ribble |
Full Time (37hrs) Domestic Abuse Practitioner (Grade 7) – South Ribble – Fixed Term till September 2024
This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Children and Family Wellbeing Service within a specialist role for any experienced support worker who has knowledge and an interest of working 1:1 and with families providing Family Intensive Support where Domestic Abuse is identified.
Domestic Abuse Practitioners are specialist operational frontline delivery staff in our 'Family Intensive Support' (FIS) team and will work with Family Support Workers providing specialist support to survivors, and perpetrators of domestic abuse and those in crisis, to support them to be able to live safely and free from violence and abuse.
The successful candidate will work with children, young people, and their families, using a whole family approach and where appropriate identify and implementing evidenced based therapeutic approaches, which will facilitate the repair of family relationships. As part of the FIS team the postholder will deliver and signpost to evidenced based programmes such as Freedom, Freedom for Children, DASH Safe Lives, Perpetrator programmes, Escape the Trap and RYPP Respect programme.
Flexible working is required, and some evening, early mornings and weekend delivery may be required to meet the needs of families.
For more information, please contact:
Jo McGrath
Team Manager (Family Intensive Support)
South Ribble District
Children & Family Wellbeing Service (Early Help)
Lancashire County Council
07817623290
Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.
The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.
In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.
We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.
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