DRIVE Case Manager – Berkshire

• Locations

  Berkshire

• Salary

  £25000 - £30000 per annum + hybrid working

• Sector

  Social Care, Social Care & Health

• Type

  Permanent

Job Title: DRIVE Case Manager

Location: Berkshire

Salary: 25-30k

Contract Type: Permanent

About the Role: We are seeking a dedicated DRIVE Case Manager to deliver our Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA) programme. You will champion our values across the organisation, fostering a culture of fairness, collaboration, and trust.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Inter-agency Work:
   • Embed the Case Manager role into multi-agency domestic abuse responses.
   • Challenge partner agencies positively, acknowledge best practices, and strive for beneficial changes.
   • Support professionals in alignment with the DRIVE Project’s aims and ethos.
   • Maintain partnerships with statutory, private, and voluntary agencies.
   • Represent the service at multi-agency meetings and contribute to evaluations.
   • Provide a single point of contact for involved professionals.
2. Case Management:
   • Manage a caseload of high-risk domestic abuse perpetrators, providing medium to long-term support based on thorough assessment and individual planning.
   • Contribute to service reviews, attend case management meetings, and clinical supervision.
   • Take appropriate steps to protect others where imminent risk is identified.
3. Recording and Administration:
   • Ensure case files and records are accurate, complete, and GDPR compliant.
   • Enter required information into the DRIVE project electronic case management system.
   • Maintain a secure audit trail of all relevant communication.
4. Direct Work with Service Users:
   • Proactively engage service users, providing positive behaviour change options.
   • Use motivational work, relationship building, and therapeutic skills to address abusive behaviour.
   • Ensure consistent delivery of services, including comprehensive risk assessment and support planning.
   • Work closely with Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs) to support partners, ex-partners, new partners, and family members in managing risk and developing intervention plans.
5. General:
   • Stay compliant with relevant legislation, procedures, policies, and professional codes of conduct.
   • Represent the service at local events, deliver training, and presentations.
   • Engage in reflective practice, share learning, and commit to regular training.
   • Act with integrity and respect in all interactions.
   • Hold a full driving license, have access to a car, and be able to travel as required.
   • Partake in evening and weekend work as needed.

Person Specification:

Essential Experience:

• Direct work with vulnerable service users.
• Experience in public protection/safeguarding multi-agency settings.
• Managing safeguarding issues and procedures.
• Writing and presenting information to various audiences.
• Working within legislative frameworks to encourage partnership working.
• Experience in conflict management.

Desirable Experience:

• Working with victims and/or perpetrators of domestic abuse.
• Experience with service users having complex needs, mental health issues, or substance misuse.
• Pro-social modeling and motivational interviewing.

Abilities and Attributes:

• Decision-making confidence.
• Team collaboration and independent initiative.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Belief in perpetrator behavior change.
• Comprehensive understanding of risk.
• Capacity to manage raw emotions, conflict, and trauma.
• Proactive and self-motivated.

Liaison and Partnership:

• Effective relationship management skills.
• IT proficiency, particularly in Microsoft Office.
• Relevant degree, vocational qualification, or equivalent experience.
• Strong advisory, negotiation, and persuasive skills.
• Empathy, conflict, and crisis management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills.

Knowledge:

• Understanding of domestic abuse and its impact, legal and practical remedies.
• Knowledge of public protection arrangements and multi-agency/partnership working.
• Effective engagement strategies with domestic abuse perpetrators.
• Understanding of IDVA work, risk assessment, and safety planning.
• Knowledge of the MARAC process and child protection system.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our organisation.

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