Assistant da Support Worker - Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom - Supporting Futures Consulting Ltd
Description
ASSISTANT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT WORKER (NIGHTS)
Role:
Assistant Domestic Support Worker (Nights)
Based:
Cheshire
Start Date:
- ASAP
Duration:
- Permanent 22 hours per week
- Wednesday 4.30pm
- Thursday 9am (Sleep)
- Saturday 3pm
- Sunday 3.30pm (Sleep 11pm 8am)
Synopsis of duties
- You will be based within a Women's Refuge, providing clients with assistance and support as required in a safe and secure environment and assisting them to reach planned goals.
- Responsible for accepting new referrals and completing move in procedures for new clients
- Maintaining an understanding and awareness of and adhering to all support plans and risk assessments and to update the Domestic Abuse support worker (DASW) of changes to risk or incidents.
- The assistant domestic violence support worker is responsible for ensuring the service is delivered to a high standard following policy and procedure paying particular attention to: H&S, Child and Adult Safeguarding and confidentiality practice.
- No specific academic qualification required but must be willing to undertake training as required by Manager.
- Knowledge of issues relating to and working with vulnerable women and the issues surrounding Domestic abuse
- Knowledge and ability to assess and respond to child protection and POVA concerns.
- Ability of working on own initiative, managing time effectively as there will be Lone Working
- Ability and knowledge to implement needs assessment support plans and providing support in relation to these.
- Ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing in a confident and professional manner.
- Strong understanding of safeguarding and assessing and updating risk assessments
- Knowledge of mental health, substance misuse issues, knowledge of welfare benefits and relative legislation desirable
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