Teenage Intimate Partner Abuse Improvement Worker
Teenage Intimate Partner Abuse Improvement Worker
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: £29,722.63
Location: Hampshire
Hours: Monday – Thursday 9am - 5pm, Friday 9am - 4.30pm
Contract: 12 month Secondment (Co-located with Children’s services)
Vacancy Reference: STOPDA876
Main purpose and scope of the job:
This role is a practice and service improvement post focused on strengthening responses to teenage intimate partner abuse (TIPA) across statutory and voluntary sector settings.
The Teen Intimate Partner Abuse Improvement Worker will work alongside young people, practitioners and partner agencies to:
understand and scope current practice with teenagers experiencing or using abusive behaviours in relationships
identify gaps, barriers and inconsistencies in how teenage TIPA is recognised and responded to
develop, pilot and test improved ways of working, including preventative and early-intervention approaches
improve pathways between schools, Children’s Services and voluntary sector provision
evaluate impact using feedback from young people and professionals
Direct work with young people will be used intentionally to inform learning, test approaches and improve outcomes, rather than being the sole focus of the role.
Key Aims of the Role
Improve young people’s understanding of intimate partner abuse, consent, coercive control and healthy relationships
Reduce the impact of teenage intimate partner abuse and sexual exploitation
Strengthen prevention, early identification and intervention across services
Improve safety, wellbeing and confidence for young people
Support system-wide efforts to break cycles of abuse
This role requires flexibility and travel across multiple sites within Hampshire; therefore, a full driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential.
How to Apply
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.
