Family Practitioner; Domestic Abuse

Warwickshire County Council

Working directly with children and families affected by domestic abuse in Nuneaton & Bedworth. The role is primarily based in Nuneaton & Bedworth, with work taking place across community settings, including family homes and partner agencies.

• Provide targeted, trauma‑informed support to families, focusing on improving safety, strengthening relationships, and promoting positive outcomes for children.
• Work holistically with both parents and children, using evidence‑based approaches to address the impact of domestic abuse and support sustainable behavioural change.
• Deliver specialist interventions, supporting families to understand the impact of domestic abuse, build resilience, and promote behaviour change for those who have abused.
• Contribute to multi‑agency working, ensuring the voice of the child is central to all interventions and safeguarding remains a priority.

• Minimum of 1 year experience of demonstrably effective continuous Family Support Work or as a Family Practitioner.
• Experience of working directly with children and families in a safeguarding or domestic abuse context.
• Strong understanding of the impact of domestic abuse on child development, parenting capacity, and family dynamics.
• Experience of delivering one‑to‑one and/or group interventions is desirable.
• Ability to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English, meeting the Fluency Duty.

• Supportive managers, recognition and robust supervision policy focused on wellbeing and workload.
• Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas.
• Refer a Friend package for some roles (terms and conditions apply).
• Agile working, generous annual leave, bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas.
• Access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.
• Employer pension scheme with typical contribution of around 19% per month.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under‑representation in its workforce.