Job Description

Salary: £29,000-33,000

Full time

Closing date: 10th October. Interviews to take place soon after.

This role is a short term contract, ending March 2025.

An Enhanced DBS Check is required for this role.

RISE specialises in designing and delivering behavioural change and pyscho-educational courses, striving for a world where harmful behaviour is marginalised and fewer people are victims of abuse and crime.

The DRIVE Project Case Manager will strive to make contact and work on a one to one basis with perpetrators whose victims have been identified as high risk at MARAC to pro- actively secure engagement, influence attitudinal and behavioural change and link to complementary services. To do this, the Case Manager will work with existing agencies in each pilot site to design a co-ordinated, strategic individual intervention plan to address identified needs and risks and promote understanding of the impact of abusive behaviours.

Throughout the intervention the Case Manager will work closely with the IDVA service to review risk, develop safety plans and improve outcomes for all parties involved.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Experience

In order to deliver this role, you will have the following experience:

Working with DA perpetrators, victims, or vulnerable service users
Working within a public protection/ safeguarding multi-agency setting .e.g. Child protection, vulnerable adults, MARAC, MAPPA.
In managing safeguarding issues and procedures.
Writing and presenting information formally and informally, to a range of audiences.
Working within legislative frameworks and using this application to develop, influence and encourage partnership working.
Working within conflict management continuum.
Evidence of keeping reliable and timely reporting and meeting deadlines

Skills

Have confidence in their own ability to make decisions.
An ability to work collaboratively as part of a team; whilst also having the initiative to work independently as necessary:
Excellent communication skills (both written and oral).
Belief in perpetrator behaviour change.
A comprehensive understanding of risk.
Range of experience in domestic abuse sector.
Capacity to manage raw emotions including conflict, challenge and trauma.
Proactive and self-motivated.

Knowledge

Excellent understanding of domestic abuse
Understanding of public protection arrangements
Knowledge of effective ways of engaging perpetrators of domestic abuse

Benefits of working for RISE

In return, you will work for an award-winning organisation (featured in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024) that celebrates diversity, culture and individual differences, and that will help you to grow and thrive in your career. As a learning organisation, RISE has created a culture of continuous professional development.

Employees are the heart of our business – we have an Employee Council that gives employees a way to channel their voice to improve their employee experience. As an employee, you will be invited to regular staff meet-ups and can connect with others in different ways, e.g. through our book club.

Other benefits include an employee assistance programme, that all employees have access to, which provides support with counselling, legal advice, access to doctors and benefits and debt advice. We also have birthday policy, which means everyone can have their birthday off work, on top of their 27 day’s annual leave entitlement.

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