Domestic Abuse Practitioner - Newbury, United Kingdom - West Berkshire Council

West Berkshire Council

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Newbury, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Vacancy Summary

Employer:
West Berkshire Council
Salary:
From £32,909 to £39,493 Per Annum (Grade I)
Location:
Council Offices, Market Street, Newbury
Contract:
Permanent
Working Pattern:
Full Time
Hours:
37 hours per week.
DBS Check:
Enhanced
Closing Date:
18/06/2023 at 23:59
Reference:
V5229

Vacancy Description

The Family Safeguarding Service consists of two locality teams, one based in Calcot and the other in Newbury.

As a Perpetrator Worker in the Family Safegaurding Service you will work with Social Worker's, Family Support Worker's, Mental Health Worker's and a Substance Misuse Worker to provide comprehensive and specialist assessments of risk and need in relation to perpetrators of domestic abuse.

You will provide intensive intervention with perpetrators to challenge, stop and prevent further abuse and hold perpetrators accountable for their abuse.

You will be joining an established safeguarding locality team and working in collaboration with the perpetrator worker based in the counterpart team and together we are seeking for group-based intervention to be developed and rolled out as part of enhancing our safeguarding service to families.

We are committed to getting it right for our children and young people - we have great staff doing amazing work, and we believe in investing in people to develop their skills and knowledge to achieve their full potential.

We work within the framework of 'Relationship-based Practice, taking a strengths-based approach to intervention.

We believe that identifying internal and external resources found within the family, and empowering them to make changes is the best and most susatainable way to see the lives of children and families achieve positive and lasting outcomes.

West Berkshire sits on the crossroads of two key roads; the M4 and the A34.

These offer quick access across southern England with London, Reading, Southampton, Portsmouth, Bristol, Oxford and Swindon all within an hour's drive of the area It is a diverse area incorporating the best features of town and attractive countryside.

Our staff are our greatest asset and you will receive regular supervision; have access to excellent training opportunities and the ability to develop your professional skills and interests.

All appplicants must be educated to degree level and have experience of working with perpetrators of Domestic Abuse in one of the following settings; Social Work, Health, Education, Probation.

A full driving licence is essential because of the rural nature of the district. Our main offices are based in Newbury and the outskirts of Reading.

West Berkshire Council offer excellent employment benefits such as flexible working, access to a wide range of relevant training, local government pension scheme, family friendly policies, a range of local discounts and much more.

You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days per annum rising to a maximum of 35 days.

To find out more about the Family safeguarding model of working contact Sonia Harris on

The interview will include a 10 minute presentation.

Equal Opportunities
How to apply

This role has been identified as public facing in accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016; the requirement to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English applies.