Domestic Abuse Specialist - Family First Refuge

NB: Only women may apply for this post

Job Title:Domestic Abuse Specialist – Family First Refuge - 30 hours
Responsible to:Accommodation Services Manager
Location:To be based in Ballymena Accommodation

Aim of Post:Domestic Abuse Specialists provide trauma-informed, high-quality,pro-active, front-line support and services to women and children impacted by domestic abuse across the region. The role will deliver needs and risk-led responses and interventions, always ensuring women and children are central to the process.
 

Key Responsibilities of Family First role:

•To be aware of, and to promote, the principles underpinning children’s rights and parental responsibilities.

•To work as part of a team to identify, assess, and respond to the physical, psychological, emotional, social, and educational needs of the children.

•To work with mums to develop a support plan, focusing on safety planning and protection measures, safeguarding, behaviour management, positive parenting, healthy eating, sleep routines, family activities, and play. 
 
•Provide one-to-one and group work therapeutic support for children, enabling them to cope with the trauma they have experienced.

•To participate in the on-call rota, to ensure out of hours emergency / crisis are responded to appropriately.

Key Responsibilities of Domestic Abuse Specialist:

• Identify and assess the needs and risks of each client referred to the service using an evidence-based risk identification checklist.
• Carry a caseload, working with women and children to reduce risk, increase safety and create safer relationships.
• Support the empowerment of women (within the self-help ethos of Women’s Aid ABCLN), enabling them to recognise the domestic abuse within their situation and regain control of their lives.
• To deliver trauma informed and therapeutic interventions with women and children/young people experiencing domestic abuse.
• Establish and maintain links with key agency partners and participate in multi-agency forums/partnership meetings.
• Advocate on behalf of women with statutory and voluntary agencies including housing, job & benefits, social services, healthcare, education, police and legal support.
• Consult with service users and incorporate their views and experiences within service development.
• Ensure all work is carried out to Women’s Aid ABCLN standards and delivered to maximise agreed outcomes.
• Undertake any other duties as required.

For full recruitment pack please follow the link to Women's Aid ABCLN website