IDVA Team Leader
Title: IDVA Team Leader
Area: IDVA Service
Reporting to: Community Service Manager
All paid members of staff are accountable to the CEO, and ultimately the Trustees of TDAS
Place of work: Trafford
Hours of Work: 30 hours
Salary/scale: Starting: £26,528 (£32,718 FTE)
Benefits:
A generous package including 34 days holiday per year (pro rata) inclusive of bank holidays (FTE), extra holidays, for long service, Employee pension scheme with employer contribution (after 3 months of employment), Cycle2work Scheme, Life assurance benefit, 365 days a year Employee Assistance Programme
Closing Date 10:00am Friday 4th April 2025
Date of Interview Tuesday 8th April and Thursday 10th April 2025
This post is subject to DBS disclosure scheme
Background
Trafford Domestic Abuse Services (TDAS) is a Quality accredited, registered charity offering support to individuals and families who are affected by domestic abuse since 1990. We support families who live/work in the Trafford area and also provide IDVA and Children and Young People (CYP) support services in Salford. We provide both intervention and prevention services and work in partnership with other voluntary organisations to support families across Greater Manchester.
TDAS Values
Innovative: introduce new ideas, are creative and foreword thinking.
Collaborative: work in partnership with key stakeholders to enable people to achieve a defined & common purpose
Openness: create an open culture, provide transparent reporting, good fundraising and governance.
Person centred: provide coordinated, personalized and enabling services to everyone
Empowering: empower our service users to become stronger, more confident, being aware of their rights and privileges and live a more meaningful and fulfilling life.
Purpose of the role
To lead and supervise the team of IDVAs and YPVAs in working within a multiagency framework to provide a high quality, pro-active service to victims of domestic, sexual and honour-based violence and abuse, stalking and forced marriage, often those at the highest risk. To be the lead in crisis situations and provide advice and guidance on child protection and adult safeguarding issues and information sharing concerns.
Application Criteria and Process
Proven track record of managing service contracts and initiating and developing services.
Managerial experience and experience of working with a range of services to coordinate the support for service users.
Experience of working with high risk community service, individuals in a crisis situation, demonstrating strong crisis management, skills and ability to cope under pressure.
Experience of auditing cases effectively, efficiently and in a professional manner
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS.
Applicants with minimum qualifications and experience will only be considered. Please do not send CVs, as they will not be processed.
No agencies please.
For further information please contact hayley.jones@tdas.org.uk Tel: 0161 872 7368 An application pack is available to download from www.tdas.org.uk