Senior Independent Domestic Violence Advisor

Posting date:	04 February 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	Competitive
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	06 March 2026
Location:	Oldham, OL1 1HD
Company:	inploi
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	75782953

Summary

Children and Young People

Early Help

Senior Independent Domestic Violence Advisor

Ref: 001282

Contract: Fixed term (12 months - extension subject to continuing funding)

Salary: £42,839 - £47,181per annum (Grade 8)

Hours: 36.66 per week

Based: Spindles Centre

Closing Date: Sunday 22nd February 2026

Shortlisting & Interview Dates: TBC.

Role Overview:

The Families First Partnership Programme is a once in a generation chance to reshape Children’s Social Care alongside council colleagues, education, police, health voluntary, faith, community groups and most importantly our residents, to change and improve our offer of help and protection. Families First Partnership Programme is enabling us to do just that! Through this work, we will create a system that delivers better experiences, stronger relationships, and lasting changewhere families feel supported, professionals feel empowered, and children thrive. This is our moment to make it happenlet’s do it together.

Strengthening family help is a key part of the programme, and as part of this we are creating a new Domestic Abuse Prevention Team led by this manager, and with 5 Prevention Officers each aligned to one of Oldham’s 5 districts. The team will offer advice and support to standard and medium risk victims of domestic abuse, deliver group-based courses for survivors and support other professionals to play their part in responding to concerns of domestic abuse.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing the team of Domestic Abuse Prevention Officers including allocation and supervision of work and oversight of performance;
  
• Providing advice, oversight and guidance for team members around support for victims of abuse and their children;
  
• To lead within the Service in developing work around preventing domestic abuse and supporting recovery;

Key Requirements:

To succeed in this role, you will need as a minimum:

• NVQ 4 in a related subject, such as Health & Social Care or substantial equivalent experience within the field of domestic abuse
  
• Significant experience of supporting individuals or families who have complex lives which may include; mental health, offending, substance misuse, domestic abuse and may be resistant to service involvement
  
• Significant experience of leading, managing and supporting the development of staff working with children, young people, families or vulnerable adults.
  
• Proven ability to facilitate sessions, workshops and briefings to audiences at all levels, ensuring complex issues are addressed in an accessible and appropriate manner.

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

About Us:

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:

A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.

We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information.

Our Values and Behaviours:

By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.

We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:

• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take ownership and drive change

You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page

Our Benefits Package:

At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:

• 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
• The option to purchase additional annual leave.
• An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
• Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
• Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
• Staff recognition and celebration events.
• Peer support groups

Inclusive Recruitment:

We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.

If you’re an applicant with disabilities, aged 24 or under and have previously been in or currently in care, a carer, someone who has served in the Armed Forces, or you’ve participated in the GM Elevate Programme, and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme.

Data and Privacy:

For details of how we use your data please see our privacy notice.

Important Information:

Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for a current employee at risk of redundancy, it can be pulled back at any point, up to the post being formally offered to a candidate who is not at risk of redundancy.

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