Domestic Abuse Team Manager

About the Team: The Domestic Abuse Team is a skilled, trauma‑informed service dedicated to supporting adults and children impacted by domestic abuse. The team specialises in risk assessment, safety planning and multi‑agency working, and is known for its strong values, collaborative culture and commitment to achieving lasting, positive change.

The role is Team Manager for the Domestic Abuse Team covering Warwickshire, for a 12‑month fixed‑term maternity cover.

• Operational leadership – lead and manage the Domestic Abuse Team, ensuring high‑quality, safe and effective services are delivered to children and families affected by domestic abuse.
• Staff management and development – provide strong supervision, support and performance management, promoting reflective, trauma‑informed and restorative practice across the team.
• Safeguarding and risk oversight – oversee complex cases, risk management, thresholds and statutory responsibilities, ensuring robust safeguarding and timely decision‑making.
• Multi‑agency partnership working – build and maintain effective relationships with police, health, education, housing and voluntary sector partners to deliver coordinated responses to domestic abuse.
• Service development and quality assurance – contribute to strategic development, monitor outcomes and performance, and ensure practice meets legal, policy and commissioning standards.

• Travel expectations – regular travel across the county to meet with families, staff, partners and attend multi‑agency meetings, with flexibility to work from community and partner locations.
• Experience of working within a domestic abuse setting, with a strong understanding of risk assessment, safeguarding, trauma‑informed practice and multi‑agency responses.

• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focused on wellbeing and workload.
• A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas.
• Agile working, generous annual leave entitlement, bank holidays, an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.
• Generous pension scheme with typical employer contribution of ~19% per month and a valuable benefits package for members and dependants.

Successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre‑engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, if an individual has a declared criminal offence, an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is required. Applicants must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

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