Hybrid VAWG Training – Community Engagement Specialist

at Landye Bennett Blumstein LLP

• Job title: VAWG Training – Community Engagement Specialist
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: £48,003 - £53,172 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Colindale, United Kingdom

About the role

• Lead role in domestic abuse services addressing violence against women and girls. Manage training, outreach, and partnerships as part of the Barnet’s Domestic Abuse Support Hub.

Responsibilities

• The post holder will lead in taking forward Barnet ‘s DA and VAWG Action Plan in partnership with Barnet’s VAWG Strategy Manager on addressing violence against women and girls through, education, outreach, management of Barnet’s DA MARAC, IRIS services and community engagement.
• This will involve managing partnership working with MARAC members, delivering training programmes, workshops and awareness-raising through campaigns to various audiences, including professionals, community groups and young people and also build relationships with key partner agencies and stakeholders, manage IRIS programme and projects related to VAWG prevention, and contribute to a whole systems partnership approach to safety.
• This post is key to developing Barnet’s model of domestic abuse intervention in line with the Council’s Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy.

Requirements

• A degree level education or relevant professional skills and qualifications commensurate with the needs of effective service delivery i.e. Psychology, Mental Health, Counselling, Social work.
• A minimum of 3 years post qualification experience in domestic abuse work.
• Experience in delivering training programmes, workshops and awareness-raising through campaigns to various audiences
• The ability to work in partnership with children and young people and their families and with other professionals.
• Experience of establishing and facilitating cross organisational working that shapes and influences the benefits of having a diverse workforce.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and advisory skills, both written and verbal when interacting with a range of agencies and individuals.
• Good written and verbal reasoning skills and the ability to produce reports to the required standard, to develop, monitor and maintain appropriate recording systems and to develop such skills in others.

Benefits

• 31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents
• Work-life balance options may include hybrid working, flexitime, job share, home working, part-time
• A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more
• Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Employee well-being training programs including confidential employee assistance