Black Country Women's Aid (BCWA) is an established charity working across the Black Country and wider West Midlands providing accommodation and community support services to victims of domestic abuse, sexual abuse and human trafficking.
To advise on all matters relating to landlord and tenant disputes and to negotiate with landlords to prevent homelessness and provide practical assistance to help customers remain in their accommodation or move to alternative accommodation thereby preventing homelessness.
To conduct housing advice interviews with local private sector residents focussing on preventing homelessness and giving good quality advice on the potential avenues to resolve problems and on housing choices available so that customers can make informed decisions about their options.
To provide good quality advice, information and assistance through face to face interviews, home visits, by telephone and LBTH JD and PS Template May 2021 by correspondence within a casework based customer care framework, ensuring all deadlines are met and appropriate referrals are made to other agencies to properly progress the case.
To act as an independent advocate to ensure that victims of domestic violence are at the heart of the service and the voice of the child is heard where domestic violence is a factor in their household.
To lead on the provision of high quality bespoke interventions for high and medium risk victims of domestic violence, using the Early Help Assessment tool in conjunction with the DASH risk assessment to determine need.
General
4Recruitment Services are seeking an Independent Domestic Violence Officer for our client based in Oldham.
To undertake homeless assessment casework and associated functions to enable the Council to meet its statutory responsibilities
To explain to service users the process of making a homeless application, the reasons why detailed enquiries will be undertaken and possible outcomes and implications of such an assessment.
To work as part of a duty team to ensure that all homeless people and potentially homeless people have had their circumstances fully assessed.
Acting as a lead officer in liaising with clients and Council solicitors in reviews and when defending County Court Actions.
To investigate, resolve and respond to formal and information senior level MP/member enquiries and complaints, including from the Ombudsman, regarding the services delivered by Housing Options service within statutory and corporate deadlines and foster a positive relationship with members in relation to their casework.
To provide an efficient and responsive casework review service, ensuring that all reviews and county court appeals are dealt with in accordance with legislation, Council policy, and statutory deadlines.
Role: Embedded Children & Young Persons Caseworker - Exploitation
Based: Somerset
Our client, a well-respected charity is looking for a dedicated and highly organised Children & Young Persons Specialist Exploitation Caseworker to join their experienced and compassionate team across Somerset.