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Crossroads Derbyshire

Part of Derbyshire Domestic Abuse Support Services Consortium

ABC Project – Abusive Behavioural Change

(Formerly SAM Perpetrator Programme

Job description - Group facilitators

Job Title: ABC Project Group Facilitator

Responsible to:ABC Project Leader/DDAS Line Manager

Hours: 21 hours per week

Salary: £18,459 pa (pro rata)

Main Purpose:

To undertake group work with clients (perpetrators) who attend ABC Project.
Prioritise the safety of those at risk from domestic violence and abuse.
Participate in the range of multi-agency forums that address the safety of those at risk from domestic violence and abuse.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Client work

To conduct violence prevention work in a way that shows an understanding of domestic violence and abuse and its effects on partners, ex-partners and children.
To co-deliver a structured violence prevention programme for clients who have been abusive to an (ex)partner.
To conduct appointment based assessments with potential clients to assess their suitability for the ABC violence prevention project.
Prepare and submit reports to social care and other agencies as necessary.
To conduct meetings with clients and other professionals as necessary.
To liaise with other agencies as appropriate, attending core group and case conferences as required.
To participate in case management meetings with other ABC Project staff about the progress of the intervention work and to ensure that the safety of those at risk from domestic violence and abuse remains at the forefront of ABC Project work.
To implement actions agreed in case management discussions.
To assist in presentations or workshops about the work of DDAS/Crossroads Derbyshire, and to attend meetings, seminars and conferences as required.
To attend practice and clinical supervision.

Administration

To assist with collecting information needed for monitoring purposes.
To maintain up to date information on legal, housing and welfare issues relevant to domestic violence and abuse.
To assist the project co-ordinator in producing statistical and other reports on work done with the ABC Project to meet the requirements of The Big Lottery.
Cooperate in the ongoing evaluation of ABC Project service.
To maintain appropriate client records in line with ABC Project, DDAS and Crossroads Derbyshirerecording systems.

Other

To attend and contribute to team meetings and case reviews as required.
To attend line management sessions as requested and to provide information on client work, service delivery and organisational issues to the project team leader.
To implement decisions agreed in line management meetings.
To keep up to date with domestic violence issues and participate in relevant training.
To undertake other duties as reasonably requested.

Standard statements

The post holder will be expected at all times to respect the confidentiality of individual service users, whilst adhering to Child and Adult Protection policies and procedures including the Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference information sharing protocol.
The post holder will be expected at all times to show a commitment to anti-racist and anti-sexist work and to anti-discriminatory practice in relation to class, sexuality, disability, age and faith.
Crossroads Derbyshire has a comprehensive Equal Opportunities Policy which is reviewed regularly. It is the responsibility of each worker to keep up to date with this policy.
Work as defined in the Code of Conduct/Protection from Abuse policies.
Contribute to funding bids and other service development.
To maintain full and accurate case records and monitoring systems as required.
To comply with Crossroads Derbyshire’s financial regulations and other organisational policies and procedures.
Participate in monitoring and evaluation of the service.

This job description is not an exhaustive list of duties but is intended to reflect a range of duties the post holder will perform.

The job description will be reviewed regularly and may be changed in the light of experience and in consultation with the post holder.

August 2016