About Barnet Council

Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centers, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative – which drive everything we do.

About the role

In Barnet we are recruiting new positions to enhance our Domestic Abuse services and create a new Barnet Domestic Abuse Support Hub (BDASH). This will increase our capacity for facilitation of Advocacy and Support services for victims and survivors of domestic abuse.

The Senior Domestic Abuse Intervention Officer will motivate, nurture and line manage a staff team consisting of IDVAs, DA Intervention Officers and support staff to deliver Barnet’s DA Support Hub (BDASH) work on a daily basis. The post holder will also provide regular professional supervision to team members.

You will assess the level of risk and service to be offered to service users, ensuring that the highest priority work is allocated and that the safety and wellbeing of the victims and survivors and their families are secured. This includes making decisions about the immediate safety of vulnerable adults and young people at risk of significant harm.

The post holder will be responsible for receiving, assessing, allocating, reviewing, and closing cases, and will keep abreast of developments in all the cases covered by the team.

This post is key to developing Barnet’s model of domestic abuse intervention in line with the Council’s Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy.

Interviews will be held 18th – 20th March 20206.

Please click here to download the Job description for this role. (Right-click and select “Open in new tab” so you can keep the job description open while completing your application)

About you

You will have:

A degree level education or relevant professional skills and qualifications commensurate with the needs of effective service delivery i.e. Psychology, Mental Health, Counselling, Social work.
Level 3 accredited qualification in supporting victims of domestic abuse (e.g., SafeLives IDVA training or equivalent).
A minimum of 3 years post qualification experience in domestic abuse work.
Experience in directly undertaking and line-managing case work involving the assessment and management of serious and complex risk involving victims / perpetrators of domestic abuse and their families.
Have the ability to prioritise risk and be responsible for achieving safe outcomes.
Have a high level of interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills including the ability to deal with complex issues in a sensitive and appropriate manner
Experience of working with victims and families of domestic abuse, gender-based violence, risk analysis and management, child / adult safeguarding and additional vulnerabilities e.g. mental health, substance misuse, homelessness
The ability to assess and balance risk and protective factors within a legislative, theoretical, best practice and policy framework.
The ability to liaise with professionals across housing, health, education, police, and social care to ensure coordinated support.

What we offer

31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays
Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents
Work-life balance options may include hybrid working, flexitime, job share, home working, part-time
A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more
Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership
Excellent training and development opportunities
Employee well- being training programs including confidential employee assistance

How to apply

Read the job description and person specification before clicking ‘Apply’ to commence the online application form. If you would like any further information about the role before applying, please contact Radlamah Canakiah (Strategy Manager) on radlamah.canakiah@barnet.gov.uk

Barnet Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Barnet operates stringent safer recruitment procedures, this may include AI Detection Screening, Biometric ID/Right to Work Checks, Qualification and Registration Checks, Up to 6 years of Employment Data and Insights to Accelerate Screening (Konfir), Up to 5 years of Employment History References, DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Checks, Credit Checks and Social Media, Sanctions and Occupational Health Screening.

To deliver Barnet Council’s commitment to equality of opportunity in the provision of services, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. As such we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Barnet Council embraces all forms of flexible working (including part-time, compressed hours, and hybrid working) and is committed to offering employees a healthy work-life balance. Candidates are encouraged to talk about relevant requirements and preferences at interview. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

Barnet Council is a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply

All posts with the council are subject to a probationary period of six months, during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the council satisfaction your suitability for the position in which you will be employed.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.

Please ensure you regularly check the email account (including JUNK MAIL folders) that you use to submit your application, as any further communication regarding your application will be sent electronically. Should you not hear from us within four working weeks of the closing date for this post, then regretfully in this instance, you have not been shortlisted.