Domestic Abuse Support Worker - Burnley, United Kingdom - the calico group

the calico group

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Burnley, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Job details:

Job reference

REQ00106

Date posted
14/02/202 Application closing date
03/03/202 Location
Burnley
Salary

- £23,889 pro-rata

Contractual hours
2 Basis
Full time
Job category/type
Blank

Domestic Abuse Support Worker ( Healthy Relationships) SafeNet:

Job description

What you'll be doing

We are looking for a high calibre, passionate, caring individuals who are excellent team players and are committed to providing high quality, trauma informed services for victims and survivors of domestic abuse.

As a Domestic Abuse Support Worker within SafeNet Burnley Healthy Relationships team, your role will support children and young people in schools, to help them manage any domestic abuse risks they face and increase safety, helping to create healthy relationships in their lives.

In this role of Domestic Abuse Support Worker, you will support young people in secondary schools across Lancashire, including Pupil Referral Unit's and Special Schools, working closely with schools to ensure dynamic, engaging age-appropriate programmes.

You can find more details on the role and key deliverables in the Role Profile.

What you will get in return

The opportunity to make a real difference to people's lives
25 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays
A fabulous wellbeing programme
Be part of a values lead culture
Quality learning and development opportunities
Join a unique and diverse group of companies with growth ambitions
Excellent benefits including, access to private healthcare insurance, health cash plans, free eye tests, cycle to work scheme, retail discounts (including leisure, gym, food and more) and much more

There are so many more benefits to working for SafeNet and the Calico Group, too many to mention Calico has a reputation both locally and nationally as an employer of choice, ranked 2nd in the "Inclusive top 50 UK Employers list" - an achievement we are exceptionally proud of.

What you'll need to be a success

A clear understanding of domestic abuse and violence and the impact on children and young people, how domestic abuse affects CYP and to be able to empathise with their experience.
Ability to plan, facilitate, evaluate, and record group and individual sessions with children & young people.
Experience of delivering groupwork and sessions in a personcentred and from a trauma informed perspective.
A working understanding of risk assessment and safeguarding procedures.
Respectful, articulate and sensitive in your style of communication, having strong verbal and written skills.
To have excellent time management and organisational skills working on own initiative and within a multidisciplinary team environment.

Ready to apply?

If you think you have everything we're looking for in a Domestic Abuse Support Worker (Healthy Relationships), then we'd love to hear from you.

About SafeNet

SafeNet is an innovative value led charity empowering people to live free from domestic abuse through the provision of fair, inclusive and compassionate support services.

Every day, we support those who reach out to us to live increasingly positive, safer, and healthier lives. We have a shared purpose as part of the Calico Group to make a real difference to people's lives.

We are at the forefront of promoting safe healthy relationships and the conditions for productive and positive futures. SafeNet deliver innovative and life-changing services to support over 500 victims and survivors each year. We are based in Burnley, Lancaster, Rochdale, Bury, Preston, Pendle and Oldham.

Each part of the Calico Group has its own specialism and expertise but the "One Calico" vision is to help people to build a better future, whatever their background and wherever they are in their life's journey

Calico are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and wish to be representative of the communities in which we work.

Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

**Closing Date: 3rd March 2023