SYP - Domestic Abuse Risk Assessor

Role: Domestic Abuse Risk Assessor

Department: Performance & Governance – Protecting Vulnerable People

Location: Maltby, Rotherham

Salary: Band C - £21, 507 - £24, 057 (Pro-Rota)

Hours: 29.6 Hours per Week (Including Days, Afternoon & Weekend Shifts)

Contract: Permanent

Role Purpose:

Identify the level of risk associated with a domestic abuse incident to give a quality service to victims of domestic violence by proactively ensuring that their problems and needs are correctly, safely and sympathetically dealt with, over and above that normally provided by operational policing and the criminal justice system.

Role Details:

The successful candidate will be expected to risk assess all Force recorded domestic abuse incidents by interrogating various SYP systems to determine the current indication of risk of further harm to the victim(s) as per the DA and SCPO guidance.

Once risk assessment level is determined, you will ensure that necessary action is taken to safeguard the victim and ensure intervention is offered to victims to prevent repeat victimisation and escalation. The candidate will then liaise with all District Safeguarding Adult Teams across the Force, with Domestic Abuse departments across the country and liaise with multiple agencies who have a vested interest in domestic abuse cases to ensure support and help is given to victims.

Furthermore, you will deal with telephone enquiries from Domestic abuse victims and assist in providing a high and professional level of customer service and continuity. As well as having to interrogate SYP computer systems to retrieve data and disseminate the results. Provide advice and guidance to district personnel on DA issues where necessary.

Contact point for applicants:

For further information about the role, please contact Suzanne Jackson on 0114 296 1816. Please do not contact this number for an application form.

Skills and experience:

For further information relating to the role and tasks of this position, please refer to the attached role profile.

Benefits:

We offer generous entitlements and supportive polices to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:

• Generous annual leave allowance
• Flexible and agile working
• Generous ‘family’ leave
• Access to a range of occupational health facilities
• Generous pension scheme
• Employee assistance service ( accessible 24/7)

Further Information:

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South Yorkshire Police welcome applications from under-represented communities. For further information on diversity and inclusion within South Yorkshire Police, please visit the diversity and inclusion page: https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/sign-up/for-a-job-with-syp/diversity-in-the-force/

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 3 years has been identified for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Appearance & Standards:

All tattoos and piercings must be in line with South Yorkshire Police’s Appearance and Standards policy. Tattoos visible on your face, neck, hands or head are not permitted. Any tattoos which could be deemed inappropriate or cause offence will also not be accepted. If you have tattoos, you will need to make a declaration at the time of application.

Closing Date:

Tuesday, 4th June 2019

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