Family Choices Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Programme Facilitator (Reading)
Full Time: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £24,000 per annum
Contract: permanent
BWA works to enable people living with the devastating impact of domestic abuse to see and make choices about their future and to rebuild safe and strong lives, free from abuse.
Family Choices is a 25 week programme aimed at addressing abusive behaviour for those who have acknowledged the abuse and demonstrated a desire to change. The programme aims to hold perpetrators of domestic abuse to account whilst exploring the impact their behaviour has on survivors and children. It also aims to support individuals to reduce incidents of abuse and help them develop skills and strategies to engage in healthy non-abusive relationships.
The programme puts the safety of survivors and children at the heart of the intervention and the Perpetrator Programme Facilitator works in conjunction with a dedicated Partner Support Worker who assesses the risk and completes a detailed safety plan with the survivor throughout the programme.
The role involves working with male and female perpetrators of domestic abuse, both in 1:1 sessions and a group capacity. You will explore the impact that being in an abusive relationship has on partners and children and deliver a psychoeducational intervention for those who perpetrate abuse. Delivery of training and awareness raising are requirements for the post.
You will have established experience of providing domestic abuse interventions to either survivors or perpetrators and experience working directly with a wide range of people in a service provider role. You must be a strong team player, an active and empathetic listener, able to form working relationships quickly and work within professional boundaries.
For the above vacancy, the ideal candidate will have experience of working in a confidential and safeguarding environment, and have an understanding of domestic abuse and its impact on families.
The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
BWA is an equal opportunities employer. This role is open to both male and female applicants
No CVs will be accepted and no agencies.
Closing date: Open with suitable candidates being invited for interview when their applications are received.
Family Choices job description and person spec amended version 07.07.21
REFERRAL COORDINATOR – Reading and Bracknell
Full Time: 30 hours per week across five days
Salary: FTE £19,250 Pro Rata £15,400 per annum
Contract: 12 months
BWA works to enable people living with the devastating impact of domestic abuse to see and make choices about their future and to rebuild safe and strong lives, free from abuse. We are a registered charity and company limited by guarantee.
We are looking to recruit a highly organised and dedicated referral coordinator, based in Reading (working across Reading and Bracknell) to oversee referrals to BWA. As BWA’s referral coordinator your job will be to manage all new outreach referrals, provide high quality support, risk assessment, information and advocacy to clients who have experienced domestic abuse at their first point of contact with the service. We are looking for an individual who is able to work in a fast-paced environment and is committed to building strong relationships with a wide range of professional agencies.
For the above vacancy, the ideal candidate will have experience of working in a confidential and safeguarding environment, and have an understanding of domestic abuse and its impact on families. A full driving license and access to transport is desirable
An enhanced DBS check will be required for the successful candidate for this role.
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
BWA is an equal opportunities employer.
Please download an application form and job description/person specification below.
For further information please contact Helen info@bwaid.org.uk or call 0118 9500182. No CVs will be accepted and no agencies.
Closing date: Open
Suitable candidates will be invited to interview as their applications are received and the first suitable candidate will be recruited.
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Referral Coordinator Job description and person spec 15072021