Job Description

***DOMESTIC ABUSE ***

***FEMALE ONLY ***
***TRAVELLING COMMUNITIES***
*** WILTSHIRE***
*** 37.5 h ***
*** £ 23240 ***

Brook Street Social Care is offering a new exciting and rewarding role within the Supported Housing accommodation in Wiltshire.
As a Domestic Abuse Casework Coordinator, you will provide:
Comprehensive and holistic assessment, including support planning, advocacy, case management, resettlement, progress monitoring and review for victims/survivors of domestic abuse with a range of complex social and housing need.
The Role involve working with Travelling Communities.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

• Provide practical, physical, and emotional support to the survivors of domestic abuse.
• Welcoming new residents, arranging for them to sign occupancy agreements, ensuring that they are aware of their options for moving on to more permanent accommodation and to develop a proactive move on strategy for individual residents.
• Recognising, respecting, and addressing the needs of clients who face barriers when seeking help to access the service, including those from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds, LGBTQ + communities, disabled people, women with complex needs, travelling communities, men and other hard to reach groups.
• Participating in the on-call Rota, providing 24-hour support over 7 days, to ensure effective out of hours coverage of the service
• Working in partnership with other agencies and to advocate for survivors to ensure their needs are met.
• Assessing benefit requirements of clients and ensure prompt take up of housing and other benefits.

ABOUT YOU:

• You have experience with survivors of domestic abuse, homeless or socially excluded people.
• You are PASSIONATE, EMPHATIC, OPEN MINDED and a GOOD LISTENER.
• You fully embrace the motivation and passion to advocate for individuals who have experienced discrimination or traumas.
• Ability to support people in a non-judgemental manner
• Female only

WHAT'S FOR YOU:

• Full in-depth training from experience facilitators
• Supportive induction
• 27 Days annual leave (extra day off for your birthday)
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Benefits and discounts

MUST:

• DRIVING LICENCE

If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you.
Please HIT THE APPLY button or get in touch with Sara for more details:
T: 0117 9486 300 and ask for Sara