Domestic Abuse Service Team Manager

Vetro Recruitment; Pontypool; On-site; GBP 35,000

Job description

I am currently recruiting for a Domestic Abuse Service Team Manager in the Gwent area. I am keen to speak to managers who want to make an impact on service delivery and are passionate about the best possible outcomes for Young People.

• Salary: £35,000 (Pro Rata)
• Hours: 28 Hours: (negotiable working pattern Monday to Friday)
• Contract: Permanent
• Shifts: Flexible between 09:00 to 16:30
• Location: Gwent wide (options of Newport, Pontypool, Ebbw Vale, Abergavenny)

Benefits of the Domestic Abuse Team Manager Service

• Enhanced annual leave provision of 35 days per year
• Long service recognition
• Enhanced Maternity
• Good work-life integration with agile working options
• Family-friendly employer
• Enhanced sick pay entitlement
• Ongoing training opportunities
• Time off in lieu
• Investment in your on-going career development
• A free and confidential service available to all staff
• Millage paid at 0.45p a mile

As a Domestic Abuse Team Manager Service you will be responsible for:

• Member of the Senior Management Team
• Collaborate with the Director of Support Services and other Service Managers
• Organisational Strategy and the Support Services Strategy
• Lead on creating a safe, supportive space within your own team and the wider organisation
• Lead the CYP team in an inclusive, engaging and empowering way and supporting and coaching them to do likewise with their team members
• Oversee the service for children and young people, ensuring that they are at the centre of their own support, is fundamental to service design and to influencing the wider VAWDASV sector
• Collaborate with the Fundraising Manager in providing reports and returns to grant funders
• Collaborating with the Senior leadership and Senior Management Team in the development of future services
• Manage the budget for your area effectively, acting as Budget Holder, meeting frequently with the Finance Team
• Manage operational obligations linked to funding contracts
• Lead compliance and continual improvement of CYP services through policy, procedure, internal audit procedures and external quality standards
• Oversee Safeguarding for CYP services, complying with internal and external policy and legislation, and ensuring the team's awareness of their safeguarding responsibilities
• Oversee risk management compliance within CYP services in terms of both the team's safety and that of the individuals using our services
• Lead the development and oversee effective relationships across statutory, voluntary and community partners and referral agents
• Oversee keeping abreast of current research and good practice in relation to working with CYP's affected by VAWDASV and manage implications for services
• Communicate on your area of operation, sharing outcomes, achievements, gaps and feedback to our SLT, our Board of Trustees and external stakeholders where appropriate
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as required

Requirements:

• Professional qualifications in relation to children/young people include teaching, youth work, mental health, and well-being.
• Relevant experience in managing, and coordinating CYP projects or services in charity
• Experience in enabling team members to support individuals
• Experience in compliance and quality assurance processes
• Ability to coach others to manage crisis situations and assess risk appropriately
• Developing and reviewing policies and procedures
• Experience in project implementation and management
• Understanding and application of trauma-informed practice in service development and delivery
• Understanding and application of being a trauma-informed leader
• Ability to understand project budgets and basic management accounts
• Ability to work collaboratively to create a safe, supportive space