Domestic Abuse Support Worker

Develop your potential with The Haven Wolverhampton.

Applications are invited for the following post, from those who have a strong commitment to working with women and children.

As a Domestic Abuse Keyworker, you will take a woman-centred approach to proactively support them and their children to improve their financial, physical, and emotional wellbeing whilst they are residing in Haven accommodation. You will ensure safety of residents, working across our accommodation on shift pattern to ensure support is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

Domestic Abuse Support Worker Responsibilities:

- To work with women to support their emotional wellbeing and provide the tools to do so in safe accommodation in which to develop their independence safety.
- To support women and advocate for them as needed, providing advice on and practical issues. Complete risk assessments with women and implement support plans with women based upon their needs, setting objectives that are achievable and sustainable. Work with women to identify support needed, and work with women to ensure the support needed is given via The Haven services or other identified agencies.
- Prioritise the safeguarding of children and adults, making referrals to statutory agencies as needed.
- As part of induction into accommodation, work with women to ensure that they have a good understanding of policies and procedures.
- Work with women to gain their independence, dignity, and choice always and accountability for the decision-making process.
- Work with Mothers to ensure that the needs and views of children and young people are identified, and work and liaise with CYP staff to meet those needs.

About The Haven Wolverhampton:

The Haven Wolverhampton established in 1973 to provide both practical and emotional support services to women and children who are affected by domestic violence, homelessness, and abuse.

Location: Wolverhampton

Contract type: Permanent, Full Time (40 hours per week)

Salary: £19,500 - £22,500

You may have experience of the following: Key Worker, Helpline Advisor, Advocate, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Vulnerable People, Advocacy, Customer Service, Telephone Helpline, Support Worker, Social Care, Helpline Advocate, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Supported Housing, Sheltered Housing, etc.

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You will work with young people between the age of 14-25 with needs related to homelessness and substance misuse, including those that are affected by their parent’s substance misuse. The purpose of the role is to engage young people in a variety of interventions, using a young person centred approach, empowering them to reduce risk, increase resilience and achieve positive outcomes.

Aquarius is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

This is a new service that works collaboratively across the whole of Birmingham and in partnership with Adult Social Care and Birmingham Children’s Trust.

The service will support:-

• Young people with SEND who are likely to require support into adult life.
• Young people identified as requiring support through statutory health and social care assessments
• Young people who may be vulnerable as adults due to child sexual exploitation, domestic abuse, offending – behaviours, drugs and alcohol
• Young carers
• Any siblings aged between 16 - 25

Based in the Transitions Hub you will support young people with multiple risk factors who are homeless or at risk of homelessness with your specific focus around substance misuse. Our Complex Needs Practitioners work flexibly across the community and within our multi-agency partnership settings. The caseload will include a mixture of community and multi-agency referral pathways including health, social care, schools and youth

justice.

A core part of the role will be working with young people and their families to address holistic support needs across all aspects of the young person’s wellbeing. This could include diverse work related to homelessness, 5 step family work, exploitation, physical and emotional health as well as substance misuse.

An energetic and confident self-starter, you have proven experience within health and social care, particularly

working with young people and supporting them through mental ill health.

The salary for this role is £23,420.00 - £26,804.00 (under review) per annum.

We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a BAME background.

Closing date for applications is 24th May 2021 at 11:59pm. However we reserve the right to close vacancies before the specified closing date, should a large number of applications be received beforehand.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? Apply now via our website.

ASSISTANT OPERATIONS MANAGER 

Are you an accomplished, confident, approachable and empathetic manager? Do you want a job where you make a difference every day? Can you listen as well as talk, be organised as well as flexible?  If this is you, then you should take the next step and apply to join the family of the Fishermen’s Mission.

We are looking for an Assistant Operations Manager to work closely with the Operations Manager to deliver frontline emergency response, practical welfare and pastoral support operations throughout the UK. 

This job is about commercial fishermen and their families and the Fishermen’s Mission staff that support them in times of need.  You will be able to drive consistency and professionalism in service delivery and lead the application of the charity’s values. You will be able to communicate clearly the bigger picture of the charity's aims and will also have the attention to detail to make sure everything is running like clockwork, both from an administrative perspective and in terms of HR, compliance and governance.

The role will entail significant travel to staff at the fishing ports and harbours throughout the UK. (Easy access to major travel routes would be an advantage as it is anticipated that the succesful candidate would be expected to be travelling and visiting operational staff around the UK for approxiamately 70% of the time. )

As a key player in the Head Office team, you will also be able to input to the development of operations at the management level. This is one of the most rewarding jobs you could ever hope to have. 

The Fishermen’s Mission is a Christian charity that has been around since 1881.  We help active and retired commercial fishermen and their families.  You could be part of our vital work.   Relevant experience is important, but we’re not caught up in qualifications; we are looking for the right person.  Someone who can organise and inspire a dispersed and diverse team to perform willingly and consistently.  Sound like you? Get in touch.