Building Recruitment Company
- – Domestic Violence experience required.
- – Must have worked in a Support Worker role.
- – Regularly review support plans and adjust when needed
Day to day duties:
- Provide one-to-one support to women experiencing domestic abuse.
- Although some hybrid working allowed, you must be reactive to emergency cases
- Deliver professional advocacy and advice.
- Contribute to creating safe and empowering environments for survivors.
- In conjunction with the service user/family complete the Oasis needs assessment and draw up a support plan together with the survivor.
- Ensure your work with service users is recovery focused, and strengths based, supporting survivors in a creative, consistent and assertive way to ensure positive outcomes are achieved.
- Review the support plan regularly and record changes agreed.
- Ensure that survivors currently living in abusive situations are aware of their rights and options.
- Give safety-planning advice and explain the effectiveness of criminal and civil sanctions available to them.
- Enable and encourage families to take advantage of all services relevant to their safety such as legal advice, housing and benefits rights, education, medical treatment, counselling etc.
- Assist clients in gaining access to solicitors, benefits agencies, housing departments, education, medical treatment, counselling etc.
Preferred Requirements:
- Demonstrable experience working with survivors of domestic abuse.
- Strong understanding of safeguarding and risk assessment
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Empathetic and non-judgmental approach to supporting individuals.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Recognized qualification in Domestic Violence advocacy/support
- Any relevant Social Work, Psychology, or Counselling qualifications
- Valid driving license and access to own transport
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