Stay Safe Domestic Abuse Trainer Lincolnshire
Job description
Are you passionate about working with children and young people? Are you a confident and motivational presenter, with great organisational skills? If so, we may have the ideal opportunity for you. We are looking for the right candidate to join our expanding Domestic Abuse Team; to support the development of our ambitious plans for the Domestic Abuse Agenda in Lincolnshire.
About The Role
The Stay Safe Domestic Abuse Trainer will deliver preventative messages to students from Foundation to Key Stage 4 across Lincolnshire. They will work as part of the Stay Safe team delivering healthy relationship workshops as part of the Lincolnshire Domestic Abuse Partnership.
The position is a Full Time role delivering workshops 4 to 5 days a week.
As the role requires travel across the county delivering training in Lincolnshire education provisions, a full clean driver’s licence is an essential requirement of the role.
About You
Given the nature of the role, we are particularly keen to receive applications from individuals who are:
- enthusiastic about having a positive impact on the lives of children and young people within our county
- good at building relationships and establishing an instant rapport with others
- happy to present to groups and enjoy working with multiple agencies
- creative and confident in sharing ideas
- good at timekeeping and have excellent organisational skills with a flexible approach
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passionate about working in safeguarding, notably, domestic abuse
A full person specification is available within the Job Description, attached on the LCC Job Site
About The Team
The successful applicant will sit under the Lincolnshire Domestic Abuse Partnership and work along side the Stay Safe Team, the educational arm of the Safer Communities department.
The Stay Safe Team have worked to provide preventative education in schools across Lincolnshire. The team is small, innovative and creative with aspirations of growing and reaching more children and young people in schools to further current impacts.
Included in the Stay Safe days are partners from Lincolnshire Police, We Are With You (Substance Misuse Service), Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership, Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue and Lincolnshire County Council.
Key issues such as Substance Misuse, Domestic Abuse, Anti-Social Behaviour, Online issues, Road and Fire Safety are part of the Stay Safe education.
Stay Safe Days are being consistently delivered to over 80% of secondary schools in the county; we provide Healthy Relationships and Online Safety workshops within primary schools also.
Alongside these core areas of our work we currently provide targeted sessions to schools that require reactive intervention and produce online preventative videos and materials for EYFS, primary, secondary, SEND and parents.
About our Offer
Our Stay Safe Trainers receive excellent supervision, access to learning and development opportunities and protected time to support continuous professional development.
Along with a competitive salary we are offering;
- A generous contributory pension.
- Comprehensive benefits package including excellent discount schemes.
- Flexible working policies.
- Career progression opportunities.
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A generous annual leave entitlement plus the option to buy more.
Further details can be found in our rewards and benefits brochure
Next Steps
If you would like an open and informal discussion regards this role then please contact; Lara Iggulden via email – [email protected]
PLEASE NOTE: It is imperative that your application form personal statement clearly states why you have applied, how you meet the essential and desirable criteria, as set out in the Job Description and what you feel you can bring to this role, the team and the wider County Council.
Applications Close at midnight on 26/02/2023 and interviews will be on W/C 06/03/2023.
A Smarter Working Employer
We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working between home and work will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements including regularity of home and office working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.
Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.
Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.
All candidates are advised to read the attached job information pack prior to making an application.
On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward.
We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.
Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Fluency Duty
In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
