Domestic Abuse Team Manager

About the Role

Join our team as a Domestic Abuse Team Manager and make a positive difference in the lives of survivors. Lead a dedicated team, provide, support and implement strategies to combat abuse and help create a safer community.

The Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Workers and Team Manager are part of the Children, Young People and Learning Directorate. These roles identify, assess, and assist victim-survivors of domestic and sexual violence and abuse, in order to increase their safety and the safety of their families and are an integral part of the Early Help and Children's Social Care Service.

If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and relish being part of a close-knit team, supporting colleagues to deliver better outcomes for the residents of West Sussex. we want to hear from you!

The Opportunity

Salary: £48,226 to £51,356 per annum
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2028.
Working Pattern: Full Time (37 hours per week)
Location: Horsham (with Hybrid and Flexible working)

Internal candidates wishing to apply for this role will be considered for a secondment position. Please can you, therefore, discuss and agree this with your manager before applying for this position.

You will work Monday to Friday with the requirement to travel countrywide and mainly based in Horsham. You will need to be able to travel independently around the county, including to areas that may not be easily accessible by public transport. Pool cars and pool bikes available.

All West Sussex County Council (WSCC) employees have a WSCC location as their contractual work location, however we do operate a 'Smarter working' approach, this is something that you agree locally with your manager, for what works best for you, your role and your team. More details will be shared once you start working.

We're looking for someone passionate about working with victims-survivors and their families, building relationships and who will manage the day-to-day operation of the service.

In this role, you will lead, supervise and oversight of a team that provides direct intervention to victim-survivors and their families through targeted support and partnership working with both internal and external partners including Children's Social Care and Police. You will oversee and manage the incoming referrals, providing direction and support to DA workers to reduce the risk of harm and prompt safety.

You will work with partner organisations to ensure victim-survivors receive the advice, information, and support that they require, including the provision of practical support where appropriate to reduce risk and promote safety.

With a focus on continuous improvement, you will lead and work in a multi-agency way, keeping clients and children central to all coordinated responses and holding those causing harm to account.

As a proactive leader, you will enable the team to provide support to those who affected by sexual violence and abuse. You will be responsible for the case management for the Domestic Abuse Workers delivering the service in the Integrated Front Door, ensuring that a seamless service is delivered to clients from referral to exit from service.

About You

We are looking for someone with proven leadership skills and a desire to use these in influencing colleagues, partners and decision-makers, as part of our mission to secure continuous improvement, driving forward the 'Children First' Improvement Plan. Raising practice standards that will directly lead to better outcomes for victims, survivors and their families.

You will be a team player whilst being able to work on your own initiative, being able to provide guidance to the team, faced with complex problems to solve across many domains, all of which will require energy, creativity, agility, and a strong drive to achieve change.

You will be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, communicating on several different levels with multiple stakeholders and adapting your style accordingly.

You will have keen attention to detail, be comfortable working independently and be at ease in this fast-paced, agile environment with rapidly changing deadlines, workloads, and priorities.

You will be qualified to a post graduate level or have the equivalent level of significant experience. If you are a proactive leader with excellent communication and pragmatic problem-solving skills, we want to hear from you!

If this is you, apply now and embark on a rewarding career that values your skills offers opportunities for development!

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.

Reward and Benefits

As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.

Along with a generous holiday entitlement of 30 days plus opportunity to buy additional leave).

Upon joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following:

For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE06312.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Rachel Tandy at .

For an informal conversation regarding the application process, please contact Elaine West (Resourcing & Talent Acquisition Specialist) at .

Does this sound like the opportunity for you? Click apply below, upload your CV and cover letter, explaining how you meet the key skills in the attached job description and outlining your motivations for applying.

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.

Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application please contact .

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