Domestic Violence - Specialist Senior Practitioner / Team Manager

The Talent Crowd

Posted 2 days ago, valid for 20 days

Stockport, Cheshire SK2 5JF, England

£38 per hour

Full Time

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Domestic Violence - (Specialist Senior Practitioner) / Team Manager, StockportPay rate, £38 per hourJob purpose: - The main purpose of this role is to provide social work expertise and support where children and families are experiencing risks related to domestic abuse. The domestic abuse team will work collaboratively with multi-agency colleagues from children’s social care, health, education, police, and wider community organisations, including IDVAs to support best practice in relation to domestic abuse where children and families are affected. The domestic abuse social work team will support the wider workforce in responding to situations where children and families are experiencing domestic abuse. The domestic abuse team will contribute to a daily duty offer of support to the wider service, providing advice and support to ensure that the first response to children and families experiencing domestic abuse follows good practice standards and promotes safety. The team will also represent children’s social care in forums such as daily risk meetings, MARAC, and MAPPA, sharing information and contributing to risk assessment and safety planning. The domestic abuse team will contribute to the development of wider learning and training opportunities for the wider service. The domestic abuse team will deliver the Caring Dads programme and will support the dissemination of learning and outcomes from this programme. The domestic abuse team will contribute to the assessment of children and families where there are complex issues relating to domestic abuse, including so-called honour-based abuse, and forced marriage. The domestic abuse team will also lead assessments, alongside locality colleagues, in relation to female genital mutilation. The domestic abuse team will keep abreast of local and national policy and practice updates, with a particular focus on domestic abuse, to ensure that domestic abuse practice in Stockport Family is delivered in line with national and local good practice standards. Please contact Molly Rylance on or email for more information. We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.

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