Vacancies

Perpetrator Officer 

35 hours

Salary £24,042 Per annum

The Perpetrator Officer will be based at Phoenix House, Blaina, but will be required to work throughout the Gwent borough to further develop and deliver interventions to male and female perpetrators of domestic abuse. 

Responsibilities and tasks

The Perpetrator Officer’s duties are to:

• Deliver the Perpetrator Programme to perpetrators of domestic abuse.
  This includes both assessment work and facilitating group sessions, including evening sessions. Support with the planning of the programme and undertaking work as necessary to maintain the Respect accreditation, by pooling best practice evidence and developing resources
  
• Develop and maintain effective working links with key partners and services to encourage referrals into the service and joint working.
• Assess the needs and dynamic risks of victims of domestic abuse and their children, carry out short and long term risk management, safety planning, identify and refer to services appropriate to their needs, including attendance at Child Protection Case Conferences and MARAC as required. Work in partnership with other members of staff and colleagues in external agencies to ensure that the safety of children and victims is paramount.
• Advise perpetrators and families affected by domestic abuse of their rights and options for seeking help and support from other agencies, making referrals and coordinating provision of multi-agency support where necessary, proactively advocate, ensuring barriers to accessing support and protection are minimised.
• Support the management team and administrators to monitor outcomes,
  and keep them informed of any issues and successes.
• Ensure that agreed case recording and monitoring systems are kept up to date and secure, and write internal and external reports where required, including for safeguarding conferences, team meetings, managers and others.
• At all times protect the safety and security of Phoenix DAS, service users, staff, volunteers and buildings, and the confidentiality of records and other information. 
• Actively participate in ongoing supervision and team meetings as required.
• Be responsible for personal learning and development by keeping up to date with   research, legislation, policy and practice, and other literature relevant to the project. 
• Ensure the effective implementation of Phoenix DAS’ Safeguarding, Health & Safety, Equal Opportunities and other policies and procedures, and uphold the core values of Phoenix DAS.
• Work across teams and undertake other such duties, appropriate to the grade and character of the work, as may reasonably be expected.

Other Opportunities within the service 

The Perpetrator Officer will have the opportunity to work extra hours and be involved in the income generation for Phoenix DAS this can include;

• Deliver training for groups and organisations, raising awareness of domestic abuse and the services provided by Phoenix DAS. Provide guidance
  for partner agencies that work with perpetrators or families affected by domestic abuse, to enable them to identify and support those affected by domestic abuse and ensure that their responses and interventions are safety focused.
• The post-holder will be encouraged to attend relevant training courses 

This job description outlines the duties of the post at the time it was drawn up, and will be reviewed as and when required. Daily tasks and responsibilities may vary, and are dependent upon the needs of the service. Such variations are a common occurrence and will not necessarily justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post.

Person Specification

Qualifications:

• A recognised professional qualification in a related field, such as Psychology, Counselling, Social Work, Teaching, Probation Service or NLP (Desirable).

Experience:

• Experience of working with challenging individuals, offenders or perpetrators of domestic abuse (Essential)
• Experience of using motivational work with individuals to empower change (Essential)
• Experience of developing and running group programmes (Desirable)

Knowledge: 

• Clear understanding of the impacts of domestic abuse (Essential)
• Knowledge of services and other organisations in Gwent and surrounding area (Desirable)
• Geographic knowledge of the Gwent area  (Desirable)
• Knowledge of child protection and adult safeguarding procedures (Essential).

Skills and Abilities

• Able to work on their own initiative but also work as part of a team (Essential)
• Able to communicate effectively with clients and outside agencies (Essential)
• Ability to work under pressure (Essential)
• A car owner-driver (Essential)
• Ability to prioritise one’s own work (Essential)
• Able to talk to groups of people and deliver presentations (Essential)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills (Essential)

Personal Attributions

• Approachable and friendly (Essential)
• Confident and able to challenge constructively (Essential) 
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic and adaptable (Essential)
• Seeking to develop their career (Desirable)
• An interest in research (Desirable)
• Welsh speaker (Desirable)

The post will be subject to a DBS check.

Closing date for applications is Sunday 25th October 2020. For an information pack and details on how to apply please email jobs@phoenixdas.co.uk

This post is fully funded until 30th September 2021 and is part of a Home Office and PPU funded pilot project. 

Partner Link Worker

35 hours & 25 hours

Salary £24,042 Per annum (Pro Rata)

The Partner Link Worker will be based in Phoenix House, Blaina, but will be required to work throughout the Gwent borough providing support and information to those affected by domestic abuse. The partner link worker will work directly with victims of perpetrators engaged with Phoenix DAS, to ensure that they are informed and safeguarded. 

Partner Link Worker will also identify and maintain effective working links with new and existing key partners to the project and, to increase the profile borough wide through networking and publicity.

Responsibilities and tasks

The Partner Link Worker duties are:

• Work directly with the victims of perpetrators engaged with Phoenix DAS, to ensure they are kept updated of their progress with the Perpetrator Intervention Service. This will include current and ex partners as well as any family member identified as victims.  
• Develop and maintain effective working links with key partners and services to encourage referrals into the service and joint working.
• Assess the needs and risks of victims of domestic abuse and their children, carry out short and long term risk management, safety planning and support, identify and refer to services appropriate to their needs, including attendance at specialist/dedicated courts and MARAC as required. Work in partnership with other members of staff and colleagues in external agencies to ensure that the safety of children and victims is paramount.
• Advise victims and families affected by domestic abuse of their rights and options for seeking help and support from other agencies, making referrals and coordinating provision of multi-agency support where necessary, proactively advocate, ensuring barriers to accessing support and protection are minimized.
• Support the management team and administrators to monitor outcomes,
  and keep them informed of any issues and successes.
• Ensure that agreed case recording and monitoring systems are kept up to date and secure, and write internal and external reports where required, including for safeguarding conferences, team meetings, managers and others.
• At all times protect the safety and security of Phoenix DAS, service users, staff, volunteers and buildings, and the confidentiality of records and other information. 
• Actively participate in ongoing supervision, case management and team meetings as required.
• Be responsible for personal learning and development by keeping up to date with   research, legislation, policy and practice, and other literature relevant to the project. 
• Ensure the effective implementation of Phoenix DAS’ Safeguarding, Health & Safety, Equal Opportunities and other policies and procedures, and uphold the core values of Phoenix DAS.
• Work across teams and undertake other such duties, appropriate to the grade    and character of the work, as may reasonably be expected. 

Other Opportunities within the service 

The Partner Link Worker will have the opportunity to work extra hours and be involved in the income generation for Phoenix DAS this can include;

• Deliver training for groups and organisations, raising awareness of domestic abuse and the services provided by Phoenix DAS. Provide guidance
  for partner agencies that work with perpetrators or families affected by domestic abuse, to enable them to identify and support those affected by domestic abuse and ensure that their responses and interventions are safety focused.
• The post-holder will be encouraged to attend relevant training courses 

Person Specification

Qualifications:

• A recognised professional qualification in a related field,  such as Psychology, Counselling, Social work, Teaching or NLP (Desirable).

Experience:

• Experience of working with vulnerable people (Essential)
• Experience of manage a caseload (Essential) 

Knowledge:

• Clear understanding of the impacts of domestic abuse (Essential)
• Knowledge of child protection and safeguarding procedures (Desirable) 
• Geographic knowledge of the Gwent area  (Desirable)
• Knowledge of services and other organisations in Gwent and the surrounding area (Desirable)

Skills and Abilities

• Able to work on their own initiative but also work as part of a team (Essential)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – written and verbal (Essential)
• Ability to work under pressure (Essential)
• A car owner-driver (Essential)
• Ability to prioritise one’s own work (Essential)
• Able to talk to groups of people and give presentations (Desirable)

Personal Attributions 

• Non-judgemental, supportive and able to engage with victims of domestic abuse (Essential) 
• Approachable and friendly (Essential)
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic and adaptable (Essential)
• Confident and able to challenge constructively (Essential)
• Welsh speaker (Desirable).

 

The post will be subject to a DBS check.

Closing date for applications is Sunday 25th October 2020. For an information pack and details on how to apply please email jobs@phoenixdas.co.uk

Youth Respect Officer  

35 hours

Salary £24,042 Per annum

Phoenix Domestic Abuse Services are one of the few organisations in the UK providing support to families where Adolescent to Parent Abuse is present. Our aim is to reduce young people’s aggressive, controlling and threatening behaviours towards their parent(s)/carers and siblings and to rebuild family relationships. 

This is a varied and exciting role and the successful applicant will pro-actively work with young people (aged 11-18) to provide effective interventions to reduce their use of abusive behaviours. 

The Youth Respect Officer will be based in Blaina, but will be required to work throughout Gwent to develop and deliver a package of individual and group interventions to young instigators of domestic abuse. 

Responsibilities and Tasks

The Youth Respect Officer’s duties are to:

• Develop and deliver the Phoenix Youth Respect Programme to young perpetrators of domestic abuse. This includes both individual work and group sessions.
• Conduct initial assessments to establish need and identify risks. Develop an individual action plan for the young person. 
• To support young people to understand their behaviour and provide them with effective interventions and coping skills to help them reduce their abusive behaviour.
• To support young people to increase confidence and self-esteem, improve communication and develop and maintain positive relationships. 
• Manage a caseload of service users.
• Attend Case Management meetings within the team to discuss and assess risk.
• Implement best practice in safeguarding young people, siblings and families from harm.
• Work with other members of staff and colleagues internally and externally to ensure that the safety of victims and children is paramount and monitored carefully 
• Maintain accurate records of all work undertaken on the organisations database.
• Develop and maintain effective working links with key partners and services to encourage appropriate referrals and joint working, positively representing Phoenix DAS in multi-agency settings. 
• Attend regular supervision sessions with Line Manager.
• Undertake relevant training courses.

Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge 

• A recognized professional qualification in a child-care related field such as social work, youth and community or education (Desirable).
• Experience of working with challenging individuals, offenders or perpetrators  of domestic abuse (Desirable)
• Experience of using motivational work with individuals to empower change (Essential)
• Experience of developing and running group programmes (Desirable)
• Experience of working with children/young people in crisis which includes a sound knowledge of Child Protection issues.( Essential)
• Clear understanding of the impacts of domestic abuse (Essential)
• Geographic knowledge of Gwent area  (Desirable)
• Knowledge of services and other organisations in Gwent (Desirable)

Skills and Abilities

• Able to work on their own initiative but also work as part of a team (Essential)
• Ability to initiate, develop and sustain effective relationships with young people (essential)
• Able to communicate with clients and outside agencies (Essential)
• Ability to work under pressure (Essential)
• A car owner-driver (Essential)
• Ability to prioritise one’s own work (Essential)
• Able to talk to groups of people and give presentations (Essential)

Personal Attributions

•  Approachable and friendly (Essential)
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic and adaptable (Essential)
• Confident and able to challenge constructively  (Desirable)  
• Welsh speaker (Desirable)  

The post will be subject to a DBS check.

Closing date for applications is Sunday 25th October 2020. For an information pack and details on how to apply please email jobs@phoenixdas.co.uk

This post is fully funded until 30th September 2021 and is part of a Home Office and PPU funded pilot project. 

Parenting Officer

35 hours

Salary £24,042 Per annum

The Parenting Officer will be based in Phoenix House, Blaina, but will be required to work throughout the Gwent borough providing support and information to those parents affected by a specific type of domestic abuse- Adolescent to Parent Abuse. 

Adolescent to parent abuse is a pattern of physical, psychological and emotionally abusive behaviour and actions directed at parent(s)/carer(s). The parenting officer will provide practical and emotional support to parent/carers affected. 

Responsibilities and tasks

The Parenting Officer duties are:

• Provide support to parents and carers on a voluntary basis, completing interventions to assess, address and support the reduction of abuse within the family and empowerment of parent(s). 
• Design and deliver groups to provide a space for sharing, learning and building connections and mutual support between parents and carers.
• Work directly with the victims of Adolescent to Parent Abuse- both individually and in a group setting.
• Develop and maintain effective working links with key partners and services to encourage referrals into the service and joint working.
• Assess the needs and risks of these victims and their children, carry out short and long term risk management, safety planning and support, identify and refer to additional services appropriate to their needs if needed.
• Work in partnership with other members of staff and colleagues internally and externally to ensure that the safety of children and victims is paramount.
• Support the management team and administrators to monitor outcomes,
  and keep them informed of any issues and successes.
• Ensure that agreed case recording and monitoring systems are kept up to date and secure, and write internal and external reports where required, including for safeguarding conferences, team meetings, managers and others.
• At all times protect the safety and security of Phoenix DAS, service users, staff, volunteers and buildings, and the confidentiality of records and other information. 
• Actively participate in ongoing supervision, case management and team meetings as required.
• Be responsible for personal learning and development by keeping up to date with   research, legislation, policy and practice, and other literature relevant to the project. 
• Ensure the effective implementation of Phoenix DAS’ Safeguarding, Health & Safety, Equal Opportunities and other policies and procedures, and uphold the core values of Phoenix DAS.
• Work across teams and undertake other such duties, appropriate to the grade    and character of the work, as may reasonably be expected. 

Other Opportunities within the service 

The Parenting Officer will have the opportunity to work extra hours and be involved in the income generation for Phoenix DAS this can include;

• Deliver training for groups and organisations, raising awareness of domestic abuse and the services provided by Phoenix DAS. Provide guidance
  for partner agencies that work with perpetrators or families affected by domestic abuse, to enable them to identify and support those affected by domestic abuse and ensure that their responses and interventions are safety focused.
• The post-holder will be encouraged to attend relevant training courses 

Person Specification

Qualifications:

• A recognised professional qualification in a related field, such as Psychology, Counselling, Social work, Teaching or NLP (Desirable).

Experience:

• Experience of working with vulnerable people (Essential)
• Experience of working with families in crisis (Desirable)
• Experience of manage a caseload (Essential) 

Knowledge:

• Clear understanding of the impacts of domestic abuse (Essential)
• Knowledge of child protection and safeguarding procedures (Desirable) 
• Geographic knowledge of the Gwent area  (Desirable)
• Knowledge of a strengths based approach (Desirable)
• Knowledge of services and other organisations in Gwent and the surrounding area (Desirable)

Skills and Abilities

• Able to work on their own initiative but also work as part of a team (Essential)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – written and verbal (Essential)
• Ability to work under pressure (Essential)
• A car owner-driver (Essential)
• Ability to prioritise one’s own work (Essential)
• Able to talk to groups of people and give presentations (Desirable)

Personal Attributions 

• Non-judgemental, supportive and able to engage with victims of domestic abuse (Essential) 
• Approachable and friendly (Essential)
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic and adaptable (Essential)
• Confident and able to challenge constructively (Essential)
• Welsh speaker (Desirable).

 

The post will be subject to a DBS check.

Closing date for applications is Sunday 25th October 2020. For an information pack and details on how to apply please email jobs@phoenixdas.co.uk

This post is fully funded until 30th September 2021 and is part of a Home Office and PPU funded pilot project. 

Intervention Hub Co-ordinator

 21 hours

Salary £24,042 Pro Rata

The intervention hub coordinator  will be based at Phoenix House, Blaina, but will be required to work throughout the Gwent borough to further develop and deliver the intervention hub to male and female perpetrators of domestic abuse.

The intervention hub is an online cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) based intervention that tackles a range of issues including domestic abuse.  During the project this approach will be promoted and piloted throughout Gwent with a clear monitoring and evaluation process in place in order to assess its effectiveness.

Responsibilities and tasks

The intervention hub coordinators duties are to:

• Attend training on the use of the intervention hub and use this knowledge to develop a plan to pilot the hub with perpetrators  throughout the Gwent area 
• Work alongside the perpetrator team to identify suitable candidates for the programme and implement robust monitoring tools to assess and manage risk 
• Liaise with referrers to promote the project 
• Manage a caseload of perpetrators using the hub and provide support as needed 
• Provide accurate and up to date reports to refers on progress with hub interventions 
• Support with the planning of the programme and undertaking work as necessary to maintain the Respect accreditation, by pooling best practice evidence and developing resources
• Develop and maintain effective working links with key partners and services to encourage referrals into the service and joint working.
• Assess the needs and dynamic risks of victims of domestic abuse and their children, carry out short and long term risk management, safety planning, identify and refer to services appropriate to their needs, including attendance at Child Protection Case Conferences and MARAC as required. Work in partnership with other members of staff and colleagues in external agencies to ensure that the safety of children and victims is paramount.
• Advise perpetrators and families affected by domestic abuse of their rights and options for seeking help and support from other agencies, making referrals and coordinating provision of multi-agency support where necessary, proactively advocate, ensuring barriers to accessing support and protection are minimised.
• Support the management team and administrators to monitor outcomes, and keep them informed of any issues and successes.

• Ensure that agreed case recording and monitoring systems are kept up to date and secure, and write internal and external reports where required, including for safeguarding conferences, team meetings, managers and others.
• At all times protect the safety and security of Phoenix DAS, service users, staff, volunteers and buildings, and the confidentiality of records and other information. 
• Actively participate in ongoing supervision and team meetings as required.
• Be responsible for personal learning and development by keeping up to date with   research, legislation, policy and practice, and other literature relevant to the project. 
• Ensure the effective implementation of Phoenix DAS’ Safeguarding, Health & Safety, Equal Opportunities and other policies and procedures, and uphold the core values of Phoenix DAS.
• Work across teams and undertake other such duties, appropriate to the grade and character of the work, as may reasonably be expected.

Other Opportunities within the service 

The  Intervention Hub Coordinator will have the opportunity to work extra hours and be involved in the income generation for Phoenix DAS this can include;

• Deliver training for groups and organisations, raising awareness of domestic abuse and the services provided by Phoenix DAS. Provide guidance
  for partner agencies that work with perpetrators or families affected by domestic abuse, to enable them to identify and support those affected by domestic abuse and ensure that their responses and interventions are safety focused.
• The post-holder will be encouraged to attend relevant training courses 

This job description outlines the duties of the post at the time it was drawn up, and will be reviewed as and when required. Daily tasks and responsibilities may vary, and are dependent upon the needs of the service. Such variations are a common occurrence and will not necessarily justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post.

Person Specification

Qualifications:

• A recognised professional qualification in a related field, such as Psychology, Counselling, Social Work, Teaching, Probation Service or NLP (Desirable).

Experience:

• Experience of working with challenging individuals, offenders or perpetrators of domestic abuse (Essential)
• Experience of using motivational work with individuals to empower change (Essential)
• Experience of developing and running group programmes (Desirable)

Knowledge: 

• Clear understanding of the impacts of domestic abuse (Essential)
• Knowledge of services and other organisations in Gwent and surrounding area (Desirable)
• Geographic knowledge of the Gwent area  (Desirable)
• Knowledge of child protection and adult safeguarding procedures (Essential).

Skills and Abilities

• Able to work on their own initiative but also work as part of a team (Essential)
• Able to communicate effectively with clients and outside agencies (Essential)
• Ability to work under pressure (Essential)
• A car owner-driver (Essential)
• Ability to prioritise one’s own work (Essential)
• Able to talk to groups of people and deliver presentations (Essential)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills (Essential)

Personal Attributions

• Approachable and friendly (Essential)
• Confident and able to challenge constructively (Essential) 
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic and adaptable (Essential)
• Seeking to develop their career (Desirable)
• An interest in research (Desirable)
• Welsh speaker (Desirable)

The post will be subject to a DBS check.

Closing date for applications is Sunday 25th October 2020. For an information pack and details on how to apply please email jobs@phoenixdas.co.uk

This post is fully funded until 30th September 2021 and is part of a Home Office and PPU funded pilot project.