Domestic Abuse Outreach Worker

Domestic Abuse Outreach Worker

Position: Domestic Abuse Outreach Worker – Women  

Location: Outreach base within Mansfield and Ashfield – Office base NIDAS, Suite1B Birch House, Ransom Wood, Southwell Road West, Mansfield NG21 0HJ

Salary:  Starting salary £23,541 (FTE), increasing to £25,039 (FTE) on completion of probation period

Hours: Various part time and fulltime working patterns (to be discussed at interview)

Closing Date: Monday 30th September 2024

Interview Dates:  Wednesday 2nd October 2024

We have an exciting position to join the dedicated team at NIDAS. We pride ourselves on our person centred approach and we are continually striving to improve, develop and create services to improve the lives of families affected by domestic abuse. We are looking for a dynamic individual that will provide a non-judgmental, non-directive, emotional and practical support to women living in the districts of Mansfield and Ashfield who have been impacted by domestic abuse.

NIDAS Nottinghamshire Independent Domestic Abuse Service is a specialist family support service that’s supports women and families that have been affected by Domestic Abuse. We have been working in Mansfield and Ashfield for over thirty years.

Main duties:

• Provide a safe, environment in which to provide support.
• Maintain accurate case files and records of all communication in line with safeguarding and data protection legislation
• Take a person centred approach to provide support to clients addressing their immediate and long term support needs
• Identify risk using the SafeLives DASH assessment toolkit and refer to the Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) as appropriate.
• Work in a trauma informed way with members of the family.
• Provide emotional and practical support, drawing on strengths within their capacity to meet their potential. 
• Safety planning and referrals to external agencies for support.
• Advocacy for families ensuring their wishes and feelings are heard, and support agencies understand the complexities and impact of domestic abuse
• Support the wider team during annual leave/sickness.
• Engage in regular case reviews with the wider team/management to work through complex cases and offer insights from experience to overcome challenges together.
• Be able manage own caseload and know and communicate limitations.
• To have continual high regard for the use and communication of client and agency data that complies with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
• To promote and support equality and empowerment within all areas of work. 

About you:

You will be a dynamic self-starter playing a key role in the development and growth of the Family Service. You will be empathic and ensure that the voice of the survivor is heard and that it feeds into the strategic direction of the organisation to promote a client led vision.

To apply: 

Please contact Leanne 

If you have been shortlisted for interview, you will be informed by email. Regrettably, we are normally unable to acknowledge unsuccessful applicants. We reserve the right to close a recruitment campaign earlier than the advertised closing date if a high volume of responses are received