DA Service Manager

£2000-£3000

Valley House, Draper's Fields, Coventry

Full time
Permanent
Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 14 Apr | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: 90406b41ae5f4a13b0224411dc2cee9c

Location ref: Draper's Fields, Coventry

Valley House

Full Job Description

To be responsible for the completion of Early Help and Social Care referrals and
To be responsible for managing a caseload of families within the supported
To be responsible for the completion of service user risk assessments, safety plans and
To support service users to access additional Family Hub/WISH support as appropriate
Be responsible for tracking and monitoring the progress of Early Help and Social Care
To act as a lead for Valley House in relation to city wide developments
To facilitate 1 to 1 and group work with families
Liaise with universal services and facilitate/develop activities with external agencies where
Facilitate consultation activities with children
Continuous development of groups and resources
Attend all external meetings relating to children and families
Support families through the family court process where appropriate
To work jointly with the staff team to identify service users that meet the criteria for an Early
To work in partnership with service users to complete the Early Help referral and
To work in partnership with the staff team to support service users to access Family Hub
To attend Early Help/Child Protection meetings as appropriate
To facilitate a range of groups and activities for service users and children
To track the progress of all Early Help referrals to ensure a timely response at each stage
To complete internal reports for the Service Managers highlighting issues/trends in relation
Assess child's needs and focus on school attendance, child development and therapeutic
To provide transitional support for families as required
To ensure internal safeguarding policies and procedures and external requirements are
To ensure all service user information is captured and input onto the Valley House Case
To attend networking meetings/events to ensure continued development of the service
To act as the named lead within the service for children and young people
To take part in the out of hours on-call rota with other staff that requires travel at short
Adhere to all Valley House policies
Ensure the effective implementation of Valley House Equality and Diversity policies
Ensure the service user is at the heart of all service delivery and development
Attend all meetings and training relevant to your role
Act as an ambassador for Valley House
To carry out other duties appropriate to the post as requested by your line manager or

work towards a qualificationExperience of working with families affected by domestic abuse
Experience of completing assessments with vulnerable families
Experience of multi-agency working
Experience of facilitating group work/activities
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDINGKnowledge and understanding of the difficulties faced by survivors of
domestic abuseKnowledge of best practice in relation to safeguarding children and
adultsKnowledge of effective ways of working to engage with vulnerable
familiesUnderstanding and passion for the work of Valley House
SKILLS AND ABILITIESAbility to work effectively within a team and on own initiative
Competent in the use of IT tools, including Word, Excel and Outlook
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
3. Valley House is an Equal Opportunities Employer and requires its employees to

To take part in an out-of-hours on-call Rota with other staff
Need to have a UK driving Licence and access to a vehicle and able to
travel city wide at short notice.

Direct job link

https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/da-service-manager-126693289