Family Safeguarding Domestic Abuse Practitioner

Family Safeguarding Domestic Abuse Practitioner

Location: Walsall Borough
Hours: 37.5 hours, Monday–Friday (9am–5pm)
Salary: £25,282 – £30,304 (dependent on qualifications)
Contract: Permanent
Travel: Required — full driving licence and access to a vehicle essential
Occupational Requirement: Female-only (Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1)

We are seeking a skilled and compassionate Family Safeguarding Domestic Abuse Practitioner to join a multi-disciplinary team supporting vulnerable families across Walsall. This role plays a vital part in improving outcomes for children and families experiencing domestic abuse, mental health challenges and/or substance misuse.

You will work directly with adults and children to reduce risk, build safety, and promote long-term resilience, while collaborating closely with social care, health, and partner agencies.

What You’ll Do

• Manage a caseload of families, completing risk assessments, needs assessments and safety plans

• Deliver evidence-based emotional and practical support using a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach

• Facilitate group programmes such as the Freedom Programme and You, Me & Mum

• Capture and communicate the voice of the victim throughout all intervention work

• Respond quickly to escalating risk and work collaboratively within multi-agency plans

• Attend case meetings such as CIN, CP, TAC, TAF, MARAC and MAPPA

• Support access to housing, benefits, education, legal advice and community resources

• Maintain accurate, confidential records in line with safeguarding, GDPR and organisational policies

• Build strong professional relationships across safeguarding, health and voluntary sector partners

• Represent the service in meetings and contribute to best practice development

About You

Essential:

• Experience supporting vulnerable adults, children or families

• Strong knowledge of domestic abuse dynamics and safeguarding

• Experience completing risk assessments and safety/support planning

• Ability to manage complex caseloads and work under pressure

• Confident communicator with excellent report-writing skills

• Skilled in building trust, maintaining boundaries, and working collaboratively

• IT-competent (Microsoft Office, Teams, case management systems)

• Driving licence and access to a vehicle

Desirable:

• Experience delivering group programmes

• Level 3 qualification in a related field

• Knowledge of motivational interviewing

• Understanding of trauma-informed practice and VAWG frameworks