VACANCY – Support Worker (Domestic Abuse)
Location: Derbyshire
Length: December 2021
Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday
Pay: £10 per hour (Inclusive Of Holiday Pay) £12 per hour via Umbrella/LTD
An opening has arisen for a Support Worker for a large housing association covering Derbyshire. This position will require candidates with a strong work ethic and attention to detail. Said candidate will need to have strong experience dealing with domestic abuse within a refugee or community environment.
Responsibilities of the role:
- Provide support the vulnerable women escaping domestic abuse
- Support service users/tenants to express themselves and make informed choices and decisions about their lives in a way that respects their dignity and rights
- Devise and implement individual care and/or support plans with risk assessments that are not risk averse
- Key work named service users
- Follow and review support plans with the service user and record progress of plans
- Assist in the delivery of support to clients who may present behavioural challenges
- Responsibility for safeguarding adults and/or children who have needs for care and support, are experiencing, or are at risk of, abuse or neglect, and as a result of those needs are unable to protect themselves against the abuse or neglect or the risk of it
- Ensure health and safety policies and procedures were upheld at all times
Essential experience/requirements:
- Previous experience in a related role
- Enhanced DBS
- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
Please Note: Due to the nature of this position the vacancies are exempt under Sch 9 Pt 1 of the Equality Act 2010 and is only open to female applicants.
To discuss this excellent opportunity further, please contact Kimberleigh Parsons on 0121 616 0660, or alternatively email kparsons@venngroup.com with an up-to-date copy of your CV as soon as possible.
Please note that only suitable candidates will be contacted. If you have not received a response within 48 hours please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.
