Teenage Intimate Partner Abuse Specialist

Category:Children and Young Persons Worker Community

Type:Full Time

Location:Fareham & Gosport

Contract length:Fixed Term

Main purpose and scope of the job

• Giving young people knowledge and understanding about domestic abuse and sexual exploitation, its cause, who it happens to, its effects, how to recognise abusive tactics and behaviours, and how to form healthy, non-abusive relationships.
• Enabling young people to reduce the impact of domestic abuse and sexual exploitation on young people.
• To promote social cohesion and social inclusion and reduce anti-social behaviour. Equipping young people to know where to seek help and support for domestic abuse.
• Supporting young people to recognise how society and the media impacts on beliefs and behaviours, ideas, fears, wishes etc., in a safe place. Supporting young people to look critically at how social media can be used to increase or decrease young people’s safety.
• Providing protection for young people, thus reducing immediate risk.
• Empower young people to make safe choices and to develop an individual safety and support plan, if receiving one-to-one support or group work.
• Providing support, advice and assistance to young people who have experienced domestic abuse living in the community and in refuge.
• Facilitating group work and holistic one to one support including exploring healthy relationships, expressing emotions, safety, wellbeing, education and family relationships.

Available Posts:

Fareham and Gosport:
Reference Number: STOPDA853
Contract Type: Fixed Term Maternity Cover until May 2027
Hours Per Week: 37 (Monday – Thursday: 9:30am – 5:30pm & Friday: 9:30am – 5pm)

Applying for this post

You can apply by:

• Submitting your application and equal opportunities forms via the online form below
• Emailing your completed application and equal opportunities forms to: humanresources@stopdomesticabuse.uk

Appointment will be on merit alone.

We will recruit the first suitable applicants, so apply early as we may close applications earlier.

An enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure will be required for this role.