Family Safeguarding Domestic Abuse Practitioner

Role:               Family Safeguarding Domestic Abuse Practitioner

Based:             Walsall

Rate:                £24310 unqualified £26430 qualified

Start Date:      ASAP

Duration:        Permanent

Hours:             37.5 hours Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm

Our client, a specialist Domestic Violence charity based in the Black Country is  looking to recruit a skilled and proactive practitioner to work within Walsall Family Safeguarding Services local safeguarding teams with families at risk to provide a seamless and coordinated service.

Synopsis of duties:

• Work with a range of professionals within the Family Safeguarding Team and the wider partnership  to develop and deliver coordinated services to individuals/families identified via agreed referral routes and care plan within a timely manner.


• Hold/Manage a  case load of individuals/families undertaking all aspects of case management including, risk assessment ( including any risks of offending, failure to protect, harm to self and others), needs assessment, support planning ( including safety planning, emergency evacuation, support networks, maintaining their tenancy and other agency involvement), outcomes via the outcomes star and  regular case review ensuring that they are kept up to date and accurate and reflective of all actions and discussions taken place.


• Provide evidence based practical and emotional support to individuals and their children working within appropriate professional guidelines and legislation.


• Facilitate support groups e.g. Freedom Programme and You me and mum to victims of domestic abuse to help them understand the impact of abuse on their children.


• Provide a general awareness of healthy/unhealthy relationships to reduce risk, prevent abuse, challenge behaviours and provide support.


• To ensure an accurate capture of the voice of the victim throughout the care plan/ intervention building confidence, self-esteem and long term resilience.


• Where risk escalates respond immediately working with partners within agreed multiagency plans to ensure coordination, accountability and impact.


• Engage with the individual/ family at suitable locations including at home, Children’s Centre’s, local offices or other safe spaces.


• Work with other services provided through BCWA to ensure individuals receive all the support available to them this includes sexual violence support services, stalking, exploitation etc


• Work with other services provided throughout Walsall in both the statutory and non-statutory sector to help maximise independence and safety such as access to housing, legal advice, benefits, education and volunteering/job opportunities.

Essential Requirements:

• Relevant previous or current employment/ work experience


• Experience of working with vulnerable adults and children in a safeguarding capacity and with demonstrable outcomes


• Have knowledge of the dynamics of domestic abuse and its impact on individuals and families and techniques to engage


• Have an excellent understanding and working practice of undertaking risk assessments and understanding the nature of domestic and sexual violence


• Car driver

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