Senior Domestic Abuse Officer
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 10 Hydref 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £34.33 yr awr |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 09 Tachwedd 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Swindon, Wiltshire |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Nations Recruitment |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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Job title: Senior Domestic Abuse Officer
Job Category: Social Care Non-Qualified
Job location: Civic Campus, Euclid Street, Swindon, SN1 2JG, Swindon Borough Council
Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start
Salary: £34.33 per hour
Job description
PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
Manage, lead and develop a group of operational domestic violence workers in delivering probation services in accordance with the needs of the Swindon Children’s Safeguarding Team, relevant policies, standards and objectives; develop and manage partnerships to enhance service delivery; liaise with and represent the Service to other agencies and organisations.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Manage activities
Manage and maintain programmes or other activities to meet Swindon Children’s safeguarding team requirements and the relevant requirements and performance targets in relation to service users
Manage change in organisational activities
Work closely with social services team and area managers to contribute to the annual team plan in conjunction with co-managers and in line with the key performance requirements
Contribute to the establishment of strategies and procedures to guide the work of your team
Contribute to the evaluation and improvement of performance in the organisation as a whole to ensure that performance targets are met
Contribute to and support the organisation’s commitment to staff development
Liaise with key stakeholders (internal/external) to achieve objectives.
Work with others
Represent the organisation positively to a variety of audiences
Review internal and external operating environments, including: identifying and developing suitable partnerships
Establish and maintain effective links with partnership agencies especially children’s safeguarding.
Facilitate training for partners and staff, delivering where appropriate
Manage contract delivery and verify expenditure
Manage risk
Categorise and manage high risk cases
Have a good up to date understanding of dynamic risk in relation to safeguarding and domestic violence.
Ensure that staff members are competent to manage risk escalation and work with high risk cases.
Implement internal policies and procedures for risk management
Have or be prepared to develop a good understanding of programmes delivery related to managing risk.
Be prepared to prioritise and escalate risk as required through MARACS, MAPPA and children’s safeguarding.
Review operations and carry out continuous improvement in managing risk
Manage health and safety issues for staff and service users in relation to own and team activities.
4. Manage people
Manage yourself, develop and enhance your own resources
Manage and supervise a team of operational staff, either directly or through first line team leaders (programmes), ensuring good and up to date standards of performance in line with service policies and procedures and national standards
Train, motivate and develop teams and individuals to enhance performance
Lead the work of teams and individuals to achieve their objectives
Plan, allocate and evaluate work carried out by teams and individuals
Create, develop and maintain productive working relationships with co–managers and others
Contribute to the selection of new staff
Undertake induction, supervision and appraisal of staff, manage poor performance
Manage resources
Support the efficient use of resources
6 Manage information
Keep self and team up to date with new developments
Obtain, record and analyse information to devise solutions to problems, develop strategies and aid decision making and problem solving by others
Chair and participate in formal meetings
Ensure security and confidentiality of clients' records and that all client data is handled sensitively and appropriately
Manage quality
Promote the importance and benefits of quality, and aim for quality standards in dealing with suppliers, contractors, etc
Manage continuous improvement in the delivery of services to offenders and other service users in line with performance management objectives and targets
Provide advice and support for the development and implementation of quality systems
Implement quality assurance systems
Monitor compliance with quality systems
Lead on thematic inspections
8 Manage equal opportunities and diversity
Promote people’s rights and responsibilities
Promote equality and diversity
Promote the rights to confidentiality of information
Challenge discrimination and disadvantage both in the organisation’s internal operations and in its dealing with service users, partnerships, agencies, etc
Job Category: Social Care Non-Qualified
Job location: Civic Campus, Euclid Street, Swindon, SN1 2JG, Swindon Borough Council
Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start
Salary: £34.33 per hour
Job description
PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
Manage, lead and develop a group of operational domestic violence workers in delivering probation services in accordance with the needs of the Swindon Children’s Safeguarding Team, relevant policies, standards and objectives; develop and manage partnerships to enhance service delivery; liaise with and represent the Service to other agencies and organisations.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Manage activities
Manage and maintain programmes or other activities to meet Swindon Children’s safeguarding team requirements and the relevant requirements and performance targets in relation to service users
Manage change in organisational activities
Work closely with social services team and area managers to contribute to the annual team plan in conjunction with co-managers and in line with the key performance requirements
Contribute to the establishment of strategies and procedures to guide the work of your team
Contribute to the evaluation and improvement of performance in the organisation as a whole to ensure that performance targets are met
Contribute to and support the organisation’s commitment to staff development
Liaise with key stakeholders (internal/external) to achieve objectives.
Work with others
Represent the organisation positively to a variety of audiences
Review internal and external operating environments, including: identifying and developing suitable partnerships
Establish and maintain effective links with partnership agencies especially children’s safeguarding.
Facilitate training for partners and staff, delivering where appropriate
Manage contract delivery and verify expenditure
Manage risk
Categorise and manage high risk cases
Have a good up to date understanding of dynamic risk in relation to safeguarding and domestic violence.
Ensure that staff members are competent to manage risk escalation and work with high risk cases.
Implement internal policies and procedures for risk management
Have or be prepared to develop a good understanding of programmes delivery related to managing risk.
Be prepared to prioritise and escalate risk as required through MARACS, MAPPA and children’s safeguarding.
Review operations and carry out continuous improvement in managing risk
Manage health and safety issues for staff and service users in relation to own and team activities.
4. Manage people
Manage yourself, develop and enhance your own resources
Manage and supervise a team of operational staff, either directly or through first line team leaders (programmes), ensuring good and up to date standards of performance in line with service policies and procedures and national standards
Train, motivate and develop teams and individuals to enhance performance
Lead the work of teams and individuals to achieve their objectives
Plan, allocate and evaluate work carried out by teams and individuals
Create, develop and maintain productive working relationships with co–managers and others
Contribute to the selection of new staff
Undertake induction, supervision and appraisal of staff, manage poor performance
Manage resources
Support the efficient use of resources
6 Manage information
Keep self and team up to date with new developments
Obtain, record and analyse information to devise solutions to problems, develop strategies and aid decision making and problem solving by others
Chair and participate in formal meetings
Ensure security and confidentiality of clients' records and that all client data is handled sensitively and appropriately
Manage quality
Promote the importance and benefits of quality, and aim for quality standards in dealing with suppliers, contractors, etc
Manage continuous improvement in the delivery of services to offenders and other service users in line with performance management objectives and targets
Provide advice and support for the development and implementation of quality systems
Implement quality assurance systems
Monitor compliance with quality systems
Lead on thematic inspections
8 Manage equal opportunities and diversity
Promote people’s rights and responsibilities
Promote equality and diversity
Promote the rights to confidentiality of information
Challenge discrimination and disadvantage both in the organisation’s internal operations and in its dealing with service users, partnerships, agencies, etc