Domestic Abuse Refuge Practitioner - Leicester

Red Snapper Recruitment are recruiting for a Domestic Abuse Refuge Practitioner based in Leicester.

The purpose of this role is to plan and implement high quality support for women and children

affected by all forms of domestic abuse.

This is a part time 20 hours per week (14:00pm - 19:00pm), permanent role and offers a salary of £12,012.27 per annum (£22,523 per annum FTE) and has a work pattern of: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

To apply, you must have current driving license and access to a vehicle.

Main duties and responsibilities

• To provide direct support and assistance day and night to meet the needs of women and their children experiencing violence/abuse, and maximizing their physical, mental and social wellbeing by providing an environment that is confidential safe supportive and respects the dignity and individuality of each resident.
• To assist the Senior Services Manager and work collectively as part of a team and participate in the day to day running of the supported refuge accommodation to ensure efficient and effective service delivery.
• Identify and develop support strategies to meet the needs of women and children
• affected by domestic abuse in all forms, seeking support across services.
• Provide high quality case work, 1:2:1 support and advice to victims/survivors who are/have experienced DA.
• Provide safety planning, undertake regular risk and needs assessments.
• Work with women to identify their 'support’ needs and incorporate these into women’s Individual Support Plans.
• Leading on referrals into the community team, you will develop and deliver a range of support services to women and their children.

Person Specification

• Good general level of education.
• Good knowledge of DA issues and the statutory framework.
• Good understanding of referrals processes.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop good relationships with colleagues, volunteers, outside agencies and users of the service.
• Ability to speak at least one of the following languages Urdu, Hindi, Mirpuri, Punjabi Gujrati or Bengali Farzi, Pushtu, African languages in particular Somalian is desirable.

Role is subject to DBS check at the relevant level.

[Optional]If this role is not for you but you do know somebody who would be interested please refer them. We have a referral bonus scheme and will pay £75, in retail vouchers of your choice, for referrals who are not already known to us.

Due to the high volume of applications received, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, I am afraid your application has been unsuccessful.

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