Domestic Abuse Support Worker

Role: Domestic Abuse Worker (Dispersed Properties)

Based: Cheshire

Rate of Pay: £14 – 16 per hour (dependant on experience)

Start Date: Immediate – January 2024

Duration: 1 month initially with a very strong possibility of a long-term extension

Hours: 36 hours/ Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm/4.30pm

Supporting Futures are currently recruiting for an experienced Support Worker to support victims of Domestic Abuse living in dispersed properties in Cheshire. You will be working with fantastic team and manager and will be working to support women and children who have experienced Domestic Abuse to empower them to make positive choices, find safe sustainable housing and move towards independent living.The service support women with a range of needs including homelessness, tenancy sustainment, substance misuse, mental health, Domestic Abuse, support during criminal and civil justice cases, family and child related issues and all other practical and emotional needs.

Synopsis of duties:

· Key working between 5 – 7 medium risk victims of domestic violence in temporary accommodation in the community and supporting them to move towards independent living and access safe long-term housing options

· Responsible for carrying out initial assessments, risk assessments (including CAADA DASH RIC assessments), devising support plans and liaising with appropriate agencies

· Supporting clients with housing applications and for supporting clients with all aspects of resettlement including accompanying on viewings and sign ups, signing up to utilities and accessing local facilities and applying for crisis fund and to local charities for furniture and amenities

· Supporting clients with income management and for understanding their tenancy rights and obligations

· Supporting clients to complete housing and welfare benefit applications and accompanying clients to various meetings and appointments

· Signposting clients to additional services and agencies including counselling, debt management, group programmes, housing, solicitors etc

· Working in partnership with other agencies and facilitating multi-agency meetings

· Supporting clients to access the community services and facilities

Essential Requirements:

· Experience supporting vulnerable clients in supported housing

· Experience of key working clients including carrying out support plans and risk and needs assessments

· Experience of or a knowledge of Domestic Abuse and its impact

· Valid driving license and access to a car

· Enhanced DBS issued within the last 12 months and/ or registered on the DBS Update Service

For more information, please call the team on (phone number removed) and ask to speak to Lisa or email your CV at (url removed)

Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency.