SYP - Domestic Violence Manager

Role: Domestic Violence Manager

Department: Barnsley

Location: Worsborough, Barnsley

Salary: £24,759 - £28,353

Hours: 37 hours

Contract Type: Secondment / Fixed Term Contract (approx 12 months)

Details of role:

To manage the new Domestic Abuse Team to ensure a high quality of service to victims through effective investigation and offender management.

Role Purpose:

The purpose of the role will be to review all high risk district domestic violence incidents, set investigation/ safeguarding plans and allocate to appropriate staff. The remit of the team may extend to medium risk cases to prevent repeat victimisation and escalation to high, by contacting and offering support and advice and signposting them towards relevant external agencies.

The successful candidate will ensure necessary action is undertaken to safeguard the victim, providing a service to that victim tailored to their individual needs by signposting to relevant agencies and putting necessary safety measures in place.

Key Responsibilities:

The post holder will supervise a team of Domestic Violence Officers and Staff, allocating their work load, supporting their development, conducting all PDR’s and managing all their welfare needs.

The successful candidate will also ensure that all high risk DV Victims are referred to the Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference and work with partnership agencies to develop a risk strategy to further protect the victims and their children.

Skills and experience:

• Experience of attending and participating in meetings
• Experience in updating and interrogating computer systems
• Ability to compile reports
• Knowledge of MARAC

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)

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, 16 July 2019

Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made with the HR Manager, Recruitment and the Line Manager for the role.

Contact point for applicants:

For further information about the role, please contact DCI Paul Murphy on 07464 985375. Please do not contact this number for an application form.

Further Information:

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Diversity & Inclusion:

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:

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Internal Secondments:

To apply for this post as a secondment you must have the support of your Line Manager. This should be sent via email to Recruiting@southyorks.pnn.police.uk. Please ensure that in the subject of the email contains the Job title and closing date of the role.

Without support, your application will not be considered any further.