Deputy Service Manager- Behaviour Change

*This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

 Stop Domestic Abuse is a trauma informed organisation, the work we do to support those effected by domestic abuse may be triggering for those with past trauma. Please only apply if you are living free from abuse. If you’d like to talk to us about this, please get in touch.

Salary: £31,978-£36,547

Location: Havant, Fareham, Gosport, Portsmouth

Hours: 37 (Monday-9.30am-5.30pm & Friday 9.30am - 5.00pm)

Contract : Permanent

Job Reference Number: STOPDA 763

Main purpose and scope of the job:

Stop Domestic Abuse is an innovative provider of services to all those affected by domestic abuse.  As well as working to protect, support and empower victims and survivors to live a life free of domestic abuse, we also support those who recognise and want to change their abusive behaviour to do so through therapeutic intervention. Stop Domestic Abuse have been involved in behaviour change interventions since 2015 and have been delivering interventions since 2017. Our interventions support service users to recognise and manage emotions and thoughts, develop healthier relationships and develop skills to manage difficult situations in order to keep victims and children safe.

This is an opportunity to lead and develop a team providing domestic abuse support and behaviour change intervention. You will manage, develop and co-ordinate aspects of the behaviour change services at Stop Domestic Abuse and line manage a specialist team.

You will also support in the monitoring of data and outcomes of the team, identifying and managing any operational risks and ensuring that targets are met.

You will work closely with the Service Manager and behaviour change team to develop and maintain a safe, high-quality professional service to service users and ensure service users are empowered to make positive changes.

Please click on links below to download an application pack.

Please note there is no closing date for this post, we will keep the vacancy open until we have successfully appointed to the role. Once your application has been reviewed we will contact you to let you know if you have been shortlisted for an interview.

We particularly welcome applicants from BAMER communities that are currently under-represented in our organisation.

Appointment will be on merit alone.

We will recruit the first suitable applicants, so apply early as we may close applications earlier.

An enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure will be required for this role.