Police Partnership IDVA Job Birmingham area,West Midlands England UK,Social Work

Full Time
West Midlands
4th November 2026

Website
Birmingham & Solihull Women's Aid

Police Partnership IDVA

Police Partnership
IDVA

Hours of Work: 37hours per week(shift work
-covering 9am-7pm service)
Possible weekend cover

Salary: £31,537

Job Purpose:

To provide specialist expertise on IDVA within West Midlands Police (WMP) Call Centre and Domestic Abuse Desk. This role will support the improvement of police practice by providing tailored guidance, advice, and professional support to officers and staff, strengthening their understanding of safe, trauma informed and appropriate interventions with women and children affected by DVA.

Note that this post is subject to Non-Police Personnel Vetting level 3.

Responsible To: IDVA Services Manager

Duties and Responsibilities

Practice-based work

To work alongside WMP to raise an understanding of DVA to promote safe working practices to support and safeguard women and children living with or escaping DVA at the point of crisis.

To promote understanding of the experiences and needs of women and children living with or escaping DVA, particularly around the importance of holding perpetrators accountable for abuse and not blaming victims.

To support WMP to respond to women and children’s safety and to inform them of their rights and options around to the criminal justice system.

To develop a good relationship with all staff and work effectively with the teams. This includes:

provision of systematic support and feedback to teams, including meeting through individual and strategy group case discussions

informing and supporting WMP decision-making processes around safeguarding

providing relevant training and awareness sessions

Administration and Monitoring

To work within BSWA’s and WMP administrative and financial systems

To accurately record work carried out, complete monitoring and contribute to the preparation of returns for funders

To keep accurate records of financial transitions in line with BSWA’s procedures

To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date

Communication:

To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the staff, volunteers and service users by:

Maintaining BSWA and trust communication records

Following safety procedures

Attending team meetings

To develop and maintain excellent communication with colleagues from the partner specialist DA services.

To attend in-house training

To attend support and supervision sessions, including case reviews and safeguarding, with your line manager

To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies

To participate in multi-agency work, including delivery of training and awareness sessions, as agreed with your line manager

To promote awareness of BSWA services and the impact of domestic violence on women and children

General:

To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA.

To work within BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice and offer an equal service to all women, children and young people regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation

To maintain the confidentiality of women and children using the service and in all matters relating to the organisation.

To work within BSWA and local multi-agency adult and child safeguarding procedures.

To maintain an awareness of the issues surrounding domestic violence on a national and local level

To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times

To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise incidentally, develop, or be assigned commensurate with the post

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is at 12 noon on Wednesday 4thNovember. Interviews will take place weeks commencing 16thand 23rdNovember.