Domestic Abuse Engagement Officer

Place and Economic Growth

Strategic Housing 

Ref: G5/OL-92366

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £29,269 - £32,076 per annum (Grade 5)

Hours: 36.66 per week

Based: The Office is based at Civic Centre, West Street, Oldham, OL1 1UT, with some home working

Closing Date: Monday 6th May 2024

Shortlisting & Interview Dates: TBC.

Job Description & Person Specification.doc

Role Overview:

Working as part of a team to:

• Engage Children, Young people and/or Adults who have been identified as requiring support
• To focus on engaging individuals and families who have particular vulnerabilities such as domestic abuse, crime or mental health needs
• To undertake in-depth assessment using a wide range of assessment tools to understand the root causes of problems.
• To develop jointly with the family/individual an action plan that addresses the root causes of the family or individual’s problems.
• To facilitate or undertake appropriate interventions to support people by identifying and addressing their resettlement needs to ultimately reduce dependency on services.
• To record on the Early Help system all the information relating to the engagement and action plan to enable case management supervisions and management information to be generated.
• To collate a wide range of information relating to the client’s progress to support evaluation and demonstrate positive outcomes.

Key Requirements:

Engagement:

To engage with Children, Young People and/or Adults who have been identified as needing support to help them to make positive changes in their lives. This will require engagement with people who may have refused other services, understanding and empathising with the issues they face, and working with them to access services to support their resettlement needs.

Assessment:

To undertake Early Help assessments with Children, Young People and adults to determine unmet needs. To undertake other assessments as required

To use that assessment process to identify services currently working with the individual or family and make plans for change

Outcomes:

To identify and agree with the individual or family an agreed set of achievable and measurable outcomes

To record agreed outcome measures and help with planning

To establish and record practical action plans, with all relevant parties, to achieve those outcomes

To hold services to account for delivering their contribution to the action plan

Direct Work:

To undertake activities with the individual and/or family which motivate them to change and engage with services, including community activities and facilities, to promote self-confidence, self-awareness and self-management and lead to a reduction in dependency on services.

To facilitate and support, where appropriate access to and transition between relevant specialist services and ensure that they are able to access community services and facilities.

To provide specialist support in a given area

Oldham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure from the DBS (and a Certificate of Good Conduct where you have lived abroad for 12 months or more in the last 10 years).

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NB. - Any candidate that meets the criteria of our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme and meets the essential criteria of the role, will be guaranteed the first stage of assessment (whether that is an interview or another assessment, as appropriate).

Our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme supports candidates with disabilities, carers, those who are aged 24 or under and have previously been in or currently in care, and those whose last long term substantive employer was the Armed Forces.

Diversity and Inclusion:

At Oldham Council, we are committed to creating a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We aim to develop a culture of respect, where differences are recognised regardless of background. We aim to be an employer of choice by engaging in fair and open recruitment processes and Applications are encouraged from all communities across the borough to create a workforce that represents the diversity of our population.

About Us:

Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough.  Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans. We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.

The Council has a clear set of Values and Behaviours, our Values outline how we do business and we share these borough wide with our residents, partners and businesses.  Internally we have translated these values into five cooperative behaviours which outline the priority areas of focus for all staff at all levels. You can view the Values and Behaviours on our Greater. Jobs pages Working for Oldham

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Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for an at risk employee, it can be pulled back at any point up to the post being formally offered to an external candidate or an internal candidate that is not at risk of redundancy. 

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