SAFER MERTHYR TYDFIL

Responsibility

• adopting a trauma informed, strengths based and needs led approach with all victims and survivors of domestic abuse accessing the Family Court system offering support, information and advocacy to maximise positive and timely outcomes at court
• identify and assess the risks and needs of families referred to the service using the DASH risk identification checklist and provide the assessments to the referring social work agency within agreed timescales
• check in with families after final orders have been made providing advice, support and signposting as necessary
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• attend Family Court to offer support and advocacy to those who require it, including giving advice to the court on individual family circumstances
• adopting a multi-agency approach, improve coordination between the Family Court and agencies, such as local authorities and Police and the way allegations of domestic abuse and other risks of harm are dealt with
• work with partners to enable earlier engagement with children within proceedings, ensuring their voice, feelings and wishes are centred within the process
• provide high quality telephone or face to face support, advice and advocacy to service users in respect of their rights, housing, legal options, health and finance

Earnings for position domestic

Responsibility

• to provide safe, creative, stimulating, age-appropriate support for CYP, both individually and in groups, being aware of individual social emotional, psychological and educational needs
• to formulate Individual Support and Safety Plans with CYP and their carer, which identifies their needs; how these are to be addressed and to ensure these plans are regularly reviewed
• CAMHs, YOS etc to establish good working relationships in order to ensure the safeguarding and individual needs of each CYP are met

Requirements

• essential
• experience of direct work with vulnerable CYP
• experience of delivering 1-1 and group work with CYP
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• experience of making assessments of risks and needs in relation to CYP

Requirements

• management: 2 years

Earnings for position service manager

Responsibility

• responsible for supporting the Senior Management Team in identifying and securing resources and implementing the future funding plan
• responsible for annual employee appraisals , performance reviews, monthly supervision and staff professional development
• represent the project at local and regional groups as required
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• ensure all project documentation is completed on a timely basis and that risk management and safeguarding procedures are followed at all times
• maintain an accurate and secure audit trail of all relevant communication

Requirements

• team leadership or management: 2 years