Violence Prevention Practitioner

Cranstoun Group; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading domestic abuse support organization in Southend-on-Sea is looking for a Violence Prevention Practitioner to join their team. This full-time role involves delivering specialist perpetrator interventions and collaborating with colleagues to support survivors. Candidates should be motivated practitioners with experience in the Domestic Abuse sector or related fields. The job offers a permanent contract with an opportunity to make a significant impact in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience working on behaviour change programmes.
• Delivering groups and one-to-one work in comparable settings like mental health.

Responsibilities

• Offer effective behaviour change interventions to perpetrators.
• Collaborate with colleagues supporting victim/survivors.
• Work with communities to raise awareness of domestic abuse.

Skills

Motivated practitioners

Experience in Domestic Abuse sector

Understanding multi-agency working

Job description

Violence Prevention Practitioner (Essex)

Hours: Full time – 35 hours (includes some evening work)

Contract: Permanent

Job reference number: 1654

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join Cranstoun’s domestic abuse team to deliver our specialist perpetrator interventions, across Southend, Essex & Thurrock (SET). Our behavioural change programmes are for those who perpetrate abusive behaviours in their relationships.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the SET team to offer effective behaviour change interventions to perpetrators.
• Collaborate with colleagues supporting victim/survivors and children/young people affected by domestic abuse.
• Work with communities and local partners to raise awareness and challenge attitudes that allow domestic abuse to continue.

Qualifications and experience

• Motivated practitioners who either have experience of working within the Domestic Abuse sector or have worked in a similar related area and would like to develop transferrable skills.
• Experience of working on behaviour change programmes, delivering groups and 1-2-1 work in comparable settings such as mental health, and understanding multi-agency working would be advantageous.

All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure.

To apply for this role, please submit your CV, along with a Cover Letter outlining your skills, experience, relevant qualifications and values fit for the role to [e-mail]. Please ensure you clearly state the Job Reference Number on your Cover Letter.

Please email Kate Grindley: [e-mail] with contact details to discuss further.