Domestic Abuse Support Worker

Location: Sandwell

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Location:

Sandwell (Office Based) 💷 Salary: £14,870.70 - £15,290.87 per annum (£24,784.50 - £25,484.79 FTE) ⏰

Hours:

22.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday between 9:00am-5:00pm, hours/days negotiable)

Essential Requirements ✔ Female applicants only (This role is exempt under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.) ✔ Full UK driving licence required. ✔ Must have access to your own vehicle and be willing to travel.

Are you passionate about empowering women to rebuild their lives after domestic abuse? We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Domestic Abuse Intervention Support Worker to provide high-quality, trauma-informed support to women and their children living within safe accommodation. This rewarding frontline role combines practical support, advocacy, crisis intervention and group work to help survivors regain safety, confidence and independence. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a genuine difference while working alongside a supportive and experienced team.

The Role As a Domestic Abuse Intervention Support Worker, you will:

Deliver trauma-informed, person-centred support to women and their children.
Manage a caseload, completing comprehensive risk and needs assessments and developing tailored support plans.
Deliver one-to-one and group-based domestic abuse interventions.
Provide emotional support, crisis intervention and practical guidance to help clients rebuild their lives.
Support women to access housing, benefits, healthcare, legal services and other community resources.
Advocate on behalf of clients and work closely with partner agencies to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Promote independence, confidence and long-term resilience.
Maintain accurate case records and ensure all safeguarding, GDPR and organisational procedures are followed.
Contribute to the safe and effective running of refuge accommodation where required.

About You
We're looking for someone who has:

Experience supporting vulnerable adults, ideally within domestic abuse, homelessness, housing, supported accommodation or a similar environment.
Experience managing complex caseloads and undertaking risk and needs assessments.
Knowledge of domestic abuse, safeguarding, trauma-informed practice and multi-agency working.
Excellent communication and advocacy skills.
The ability to build trusting relationships while maintaining professional boundaries.
Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise a busy workload.
Confidence working independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. Benefits

25 days annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays.
Additional wellbeing day (pro rata).
Mileage allowance.
5% employer pension contribution.
Employee Assistance Programme.
Clinical supervision.
Ongoing training and development opportunities.
Annual leave purchase scheme.
Time Off in Lieu (TOIL) for approved overtime.
Regular staff away days and wellbeing initiatives.

If you're passionate about supporting survivors of domestic abuse and want to play a key role in helping women and children build safer futures, we'd love to hear from you. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, your application has been unsuccessful. If this role is not for you but you do know somebody who would be interested, please feel free to refer them to us!

We have a "Refer A Friend" bonus scheme and we will reward you retail vouchers for any referrals who are not already known to us and are successfully placed! Red Snapper Recruitment is a member of the Red Snapper Group. The Red Snapper Group acts as an employment agency (permanent) and as an employment business (temporary) - a free and confidential service to candidates.

The Red Snapper Recruitment Group is an equal opportunities employer