ISS Practitioner – Domestic Abuse

As a Specialist Domestic Abuse Practitioner within our prevention services, you’ll provide a high-quality, proactive and frontline service to the partners and ex-partners of perpetrators engaging in the Derbyshire 180 service. Working as part of a small team, you’ll engage in multi-agency work to support domestic abuse survivors and keep families safe. You’ll deliver evidence-based support interventions, focusing on safety and protection, with the ultimate goal being a safer future and life free from abuse.

Job Requirements

• Manage a case load and make sure each customer receives the appropriate service individual to their needs.
• Work alongside partner agencies, such as the police, health professionals, child protection, housing practitioners and other voluntary and statutory specialists, so the wider needs of customers are understood and met.
• Provide practical, emotional and advocacy support that empowers victim-survivors to understand and overcome their current situation. You’ll focus on practical safety measures and the use of civil and criminal justice systems in order to increase protection.
• Explain housing, civil and criminal legal options to customers and support them through the criminal/civil justice systems and MARAC process, so that they under-stand the procedures, as well as their role and rights within those forums.
• Work in partnership with the Intensive Case Managers, making sure that all necessary actions are carried out to maintain the safety of the victim-survivor while the perpetrator is engaged with the service.

What We’re Looking For

• A good level of education such as GCSE English and maths, or equivalent.
• At least 12 months experience supporting adults with complex needs, such as relationship abuse and mental health.
• An understanding of criminal and civil law processes and proceedings.
• A genuine understanding of people in abusive relationships.
• Self-motivated with good time management and the ability to prioritise high-risk cases.
• Full UK driving licence and use of your own vehicle for work.
• DBS check and police vetted.

Be a catalyst for change and help us impact the way our region addresses abusive relationships. Apply now!

We’ll be interviewing as we go so might close the application process early if we find the right person.

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