Domestic Abuse Worker - Guildford, United Kingdom - Surrey County Council

Surrey County Council

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Guildford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Job Introduction

This role has a starting salary of £31,262 per annum, based on a 36 hour working week.

We are excited to be hiring a new Domestic Abuse Worker to join our fantastic Family Safeguarding team based in Guildford.

Rewards and Benefits

26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
A generous local government salary related pension
Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the Team
At Surrey, the Family Safeguarding model brings together all necessary professionals under one roof to aid children.

This innovative approach, successful elsewhere, is now being pioneered by Surrey, the first council in the South East to adopt it.

The model encourages collaboration among professionals, combining children's social workers with experts in domestic abuse, family support, recovery, mental health, and psychology.

This holistic approach enables intensive support for parents, addressing issues like substance misuse, mental health, and domestic abuse, ultimately safeguarding children and improving family outcomes.

About the role

This role sits within the Family Safeguarding teams across the County and provides practical and emotional frontline support, advice and guidance to victims of domestic abuse to enable them to live safely.

Typical tasks may include but will not be limited to safety planning to allow those experiencing domestic abuse to access and maintain safe accommodation, undertaking motivational interviewing to obtain information to support them, and look at the impact of domestic abuse on their children.

You will be required to ensure case records are accurately maintained in line with procedural and legislative requirements. You will also be required to deliver domestic abuse group work programmes.

Working closely with an allocated Social Worker, as well as other specialist workers, you will support the planning, running and review of cases within the team, contributing to case discussions and exchanging information where appropriate.

You will liaise with a broad network of partners such as probation, mental health services, housing and the voluntary sector to ensure that a multi-agency approach is applied to the way that cases are managed and services are delivered.

To be shortlisted for this role you will:

Have a good understanding of Domestic Abuse
Be a skilled listener with high level verbal and written communication skills
Have an understanding or awareness of the relevant legislation
Have previous experience of working with children and families
Have successfully collaborated with partners to effectively deliver work
Have the ability to plan your work using your own initiative
Have proven IT skills

If you are passionate about making a difference and have the skills we are looking for then we would love to hear from you

Contact Us
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 13th May 2024 with interviews to follow.

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