Intervention & Recovery Services Coordinator
September 2015
Dear Applicant`
Intervention & Recovery Services Coordinator
Thank you for your interest in the above post. Please find enclosed the following:
- Job Description
- Person Specification
- Information about Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd
- Women’s Aid Federation of England Statement of Purpose
- Application Form
- Main Terms and Conditions of Employment
The closing date for receipt of applications is 12 noon, Friday 16th October 2015 The date for the interview is 29 October 2015 at The Farr Centre, Worksop.
Applications will not be accepted by email or fax.You must send a hard copy by post.
Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd accepts no responsibility for non-receipt of application forms. It is recommended that you check the weight of your application form before posting and apply the correct postage as incorrect postage will result in non-receipt of application.
Please note that application will not be accepted by CV.
Yours faithfully
Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd
Mandy Green
Head of Services
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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE WOMEN’S AID
Job Description:Intervention and Recovery Coordinator
Hours of Work:21 hours per week (some out of hours working will be necessary)
Salary Scale:£27,052- £28,636 per annum, pro rata for part time
Responsible to:Head of Service
Purpose of the post:
To be responsible for the day to day management, support and development of:
The IRIS Advocate Educator and the implementation and role out of the IRIS project across North Nottinghamshire,
Medium Risk Intervention team
Medium risk plus service, looking at repeat complex medium risk cases
To oversee and support the women’s counselling service
Ways of Working
The organisation is made up of paid and unpaid workers working as a team to discuss and agree decisions. Paid and unpaid workers are consulted on forward planning and longer term developments. All workers bring their own individual skills and are all valued equally. Encouraging and nurturing skills are crucial to the personal and professional development of workers and that of the organisation as a whole. We aim to empower women by encouraging them to make their own decisions and to support these decisions no matter what they may be.
Duties:
1.Staff Management
a)To provide line management, support, supervision and appraisals for the staff of the IRIS project, Medium risk intervention team leader, Women’s Counselling service and other staff as requested.
b)To be proactive in the role out of the IRIS project across North Nottinghamshire and build up excellent relationships with the Clinical Commissioning Groups, ensuring national IRIS standards are maintained
c)To ensure the volunteer counsellors are supported, placement reports are completed and regular service meetings are facilitated at all time maintaining the BCAP standards
d)To liaise with educational institutes to recruit female counsellors level 4 or level 5, and to be responsible for the induction ongoing support
e)To ensure that the Staff provides support, supervision and appraisals to volunteers, work placements and students.
f)To develop and maintain excellent partnerships both operational and strategic across north Nottinghamshire
g)To ensure that agreed monitoring including targets and outcomes are adhered to in line with contracts and charitable funding secured.
h)To ensure that staff development and training needs are identified and addressed within training budget constraints.
i)To ensure that the quality standards achieved organisationally are maintained
j)To dip test staff case files on a monthly basis to ensure the correct information is being captured
k)To assist in the organisation of an annually agreed training programme for the staff team.
l)To ensure that effective staff induction systems are implemented and monitored as appropriate within the Farr Centre or any other office space across the organisation.
m)To assist in coordinating and attending Service Coordinators meetings.
n)To coordinate staff cover, annual leave, on-call where necessary and to ensure the smooth running of services.
o)Ensure all staff understand, implement and are involved in development of all Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd policies and procedures.
p)To attend and facilitate team and project meetings as required.
q)To assist with the recruitment within the project team or other services as requested by the head of services.
r)To take turn on a rota basis to be the manager on call for the organisation
s)To have an excellent understanding of Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd safeguarding polices and procedures
- Finance
a)To have responsibility for the financial management of the IRIS project, Medium risk services including medium risk plus and the women’s counselling service, including budget management.
b)To assist in the development of the budget for the service in conjunction with the Head of Service and Finance Team Leader.
c)To work with the Head of Service and Business Development Coordinator to develop and implement a fundraising strategy, including contributing to making funding applications.
d)To ensure monitoring and financial procedures and relevant grant conditions are adhered to at all time.
3.Training
a)To be work with the senior management team to develop training resources and the development and delivery of training courses as appropriate.
4. Development
a)To participate in the development of services and implementation of the business plan for Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid
b)To be aware of and disseminate information re: changes in legislation that impact upon women, children and young people affected by domestic violence and Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid services.
c)To participate in the development and regular review of policies and procedures.
d)To participate in the development and implementation of user consultation strategies, monitoring and evaluation systems as per agreed Quality Standards.
e)To ensure that Services undergo annual reviews, equality impact assessments, and maintain achieved quality assurances.
f)To work in conjunction with the management team to plan and deliver AGM.
5.Public Relations
a)To ensure that the public profile of Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid is raised in conjunction with the Head of Service and all project staff.
b)To participate in the development of publicity materials and information about the work of Nottinghamshire Women’s AId in conjunction with Head Of Service and all other staff
c)To respond to media enquiries in liaison with the Head of Service.
d)To maintain partnership working in conjunction with the Head of Service and all other staff to ensure representation of Nottinghamshire women’s aid on relevant forums and committees.
6.Board of Trustees
a)To support the Board of Trustees in ensuring that Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid adheres to its memorandum and articles of association.
b)To provide quarterly reports to the Head of Service for circulation to the board of trustees and other reports as required.
c)To attend the Board of Trustees meetings, team meetings and other committees that form part of the structure of the organisation.
d)To work with the Head of Service and members of staff to prepare plans with costs for submission to the Board of Trustees for the maintenance or expansion of the existing service and for new developments and projects undertaken at Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid.
e)To ensure the service user involvement policy is implemented
f)To contribute to the production of the Annual Report for Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid.
7.General
a)To ensure that Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid projects, premises and working conditions adhere to all relevant legislation as may, from time to time, be in force, such as Health and Safety regulations and requirements.
b)To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times.
c)To maintain confidentiality in all matters relating to the organisation.
d)To work within the ethos values and principles of Nottinghamshire women’s aid.
e)To understand and implement Nottinghamshire women’s Aid policy on Equal Opportunities and effectively communicate this internally as well as to external agencies, other professionals and service users where necessary.
f) Any other duties as requested by the Head of Service and commensurate to the post.
Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd
Intervention and Recovery Coordinator – Person Specification
Applicants will need to demonstrate in the application form and at the interview that they have the ability to meet each of the following requirements. Evidence for this can be drawn from your employment, voluntary or life experiences.
Values:
- Commitment to and understanding of Women’s aid Federation England’s aims and objectives.
- Commitment to equal opportunities and anti oppressive practise and policies
- A feminist analysis of the causes of male violence against women, children and young people
Experience:
- At least two years experience of management and Project development.
- Experience in the support, supervision and development of staff. Including volunteer counsellors
- Understanding of managing a specialist women’s counselling service and the BCAP standards
- Experience of working with women, children and young people affected by domestic violence and/or who require specialist counselling services.
- Demonstrate an understanding of working with women with complex issues who are affected by domestic abuse
- Experience in managing risk and safeguarding women, children and young people
- Experience of developing policies and procedures.
- Experience of managing and maintaining financial targets
- Experience of developing and delivering training courses
- Experience of monitoring and evaluating services
- Excellent IT, written and verbal communication
- Experience in monitoring and evaluating services
- Must hold a full driving licence and have access to a car
Skills:
- Ability to deliver work within time schedules.
- Ability to deliver presentations to external agencies.
- Ability to prioritise and organise own workload
- Ability to enable team members to plan and prioritise their workload.
Personal Qualities:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Flexibility and good problem solving skills
- Self motivated and responsive to change
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd
Intervention & Recovery Coordinator
Main Terms and Conditions of Employment:
Salary:£27,052- £28,636 per annum, pro rata for part time
Pension:October 2015-September 2017 Employer pays 1% Employee pays 1%
October 2017-September 2018 Employer pays 2% Employee pays 3%
October 2018 onwards Employer pays 3% Employee pays 5%
Hours:Part time 21 hours per week(out of hours working will be required as part of this posts responsibilities)
Holidays:26 days per year, plus bank holidays.
Travel:Mileage rate is currently paid at 35p per mile for authorised travel.
Equal Opportunities:
Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd is committed to the prevention of discrimination or harassment against any of its workers, support group or users of its services on the grounds of race, religion, sexuality, size, age or HIV status.
Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Ltd
Background Information
Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd, formally Bassetlaw Women’s Aid Ltd was formed in 1984 by a group of women who saw the need for a Refuge in this area. Since then it has grown and developed services in response to need. It is a charitable company limited by guarantee governed by a Board of Trustees. In 2003 it changed its structure from a collective to a linear management structure and in 2006 after consultation with its members changed its name from Bassetlaw Women’s Aid Ltd to Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid LtdIt offers temporary emergency accommodation, confidential advice, information and support to single women and women with children who have been physically, emotionally or sexually abused.
Mission Statement
Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd exists for the benefit of all women, young people and children experiencing physical, mental or sexual abuse in their relationships. We offer information, a menu of options, access to (temporary) accommodation, ongoing support and aftercare.
Women’s Aid recognises that violence against women results from the unequal position of women in society. We are opposed to all forms of emotional and physical violence and abuse against women, young people and children. We are committed to the principle of self-help and self-determination and encourage women seeking advice, information, support or refuge to determine their own future.
Quality Assurance
Women’s Aid National Quality Standards
Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd has passed stage 1 of the Women’s Aid Federation England National Quality Standards.
Leading Lights Accreditation
Our Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA) service achieved Leading Lights Accreditation (a nationally recognised advocacy qualification) in July 2011, achieving re accreditation in January 2015. Currently only 20 other IDVA services have achieved this standard in the United Kingdom.
Investors in People
In September 2011 the organisation achieved recognition from Investors in People, being awarded the GOLD standard. In September 2014 we maintained the GOLD standard award. We are currently awaiting the outcome for Champion Status.
Aims and Objectives
Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd aims to help women and their children who have experienced any form of physical, emotional or sexual abuse by meeting the following main objectives:
Refuge provision
We will meet the immediate housing needs for women and their children who are escaping abuse by offering an immediate and temporary place of safety in the Refuge. Our “open door” policy ensures that no woman will be turned away without receiving assistance from our organisation.
We will offer the women and their children the support needed to adapt to their new environment and to provide the appropriate advice to empower women by encouraging them to determine their own future without prejudice or persuasion.
Domestic Abuse Support Service
We will enable the woman to maintain an assured short-hold tenancy through ongoing support and resettlement work up until the time the woman determines this is no longer needed.
We will recognise the varied and individual needs of each woman by reflecting this in the personal support agreements and respect these individual needs.
We will ensure that all women who are or have experienced domestic violence and have chosen to stay within their existing homes are given the same opportunities for information, support, and training.
We will endeavour to reduce the isolation of the women seeking our services due to location, disabilities, etc by providing an accessible rural as well as urban outreach service.
The Farr Centre
We will provide support to women in the community who are experiencing domestic violence, abuse, poverty, unemployment and changes to their lives.
We will provide information, support, guidance and training.
We will enable women to develop skills through involvement in social activities, to become confident, self aware and assertive in order that they can take control of the lives through self-determination.
Children’s Services Young People Domestic Abuse Support Service
We will provide direct support to young people and children as individuals, within the family or in groups, around their experiences of domestic violence.
We will provide child-focused support to women around their children’s experiences of domestic violence.
We will liaise and advocate on behalf of young people, children and carers with other local agencies in order to coordinate support services in the community.
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Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd
Application for the post of:Intervention & Recovery Services Coordinator
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Please return the completed form, clearly marked Private and Confidential to:
Intervention & Recovery Services Coordinator
Employment Group
Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd
The Farr Centre
Chapel Walk, Westgate
Worksop, Notts S80 1LR
Closing Date: 16th October 2015 at 12 noon Interview Date: 29th October 2015
Personal details (please complete in block capitals)First NameLast Name
Address
Postcode
Telephone numbers
DayEvening
Email address:
National Insurance Number:
Are you related to any current worker, volunteer or trustee of Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd?YES NO If yes please state their name
Do you have a full current driving licence ?YES NO
Do you have regular use of a car?YES NO
Are you eligible to work in the UK? YES NO
Referees
Please provide details of two referees below. Relatives are not acceptable referees. One of the referees must be your present or most recent employer and normally no offer of employment will be made without reference to her/him. If you have not been previously employed, then head teachers, college lecturers or other persons who are able to comment authoritatively on your educational background and/or personal qualities are acceptable as referees.
Name (Referee 1)
Address
Telephone
How long known?
Can we approach before the interview YES NO / Name (Referee 2)
Address
Telephone
How long known?
Can we approach before the interview YES NO
Disclosure of Criminal Background
Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd is required under the Police Act 1997, the Protection of Children Act 1999 and the Criminal Justice & Court Services Act 2000 to check the criminal background of those employees whose jobs give them access to children or other vulnerable members of society. Decisions to appoint will be subject to consideration of a disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
If the post for which you are applying requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check, you must provide information about ALL convictions, as the post is automatically exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and rules relating to “spent” convictions do not apply.
The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are “protected” and are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account.
Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website
Please answer the following questions.
Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence? / YES NO
Have you ever been cautioned for a criminal charge? / YES NO
Are you at present the subject of a criminal charge? / YES NO
If YES to any of the above questions please give brief details including dates.
Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will receive the organisation’s Safeguarding Policy that outlines the duties and responsibilities of the employer and employee.
Equality Act 2010
The Equalities Act 2010 states a person has a disability if they have a physical or mental impairment which has a long-term and substantial adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day to day activities. The Act requires an employer to make reasonable adjustments to working conditions in order to enable disabled applicants to have equal access to employment opportunities. Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd is committed to the development of positive practices to promote equality in employment. The organisation guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements.
If you would like to declare your disability, please tick the appropriate box below.
Do you consider yourself to be disabled?YES NO
DATA PROTECTION ACT
The personal information collected on this form will be processed on computer to manage your application. If successful, your personal information will be retained whilst you are an employee and used for payroll, pension and personnel administration. It will not ordinarily be disclosed to anyone outside the Organisation without first seeking your permission, unless there is a statutory reason for doing so. This Organisation is under duty to protect the public funds it administers and to this end may use the information you have provided on this form for the prevention and detection of fraud.
It may also share this information with other bodies responsible for auditing or administering public funds for these purposes. For further information visit: ww.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
Declaration
I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information given on ALL parts of this form is correct. I understand that, should my application be successful and it is discovered subsequently that information has been falsified, then disciplinary action may be taken which may include dismissal from the post.
I confirm that I have a legal right to work in the UK and if this application is successful, I undertake to produce appropriate documentary evidence to prove this, prior to commencing work with the Organisation.
I consent to the collection, storage and use of my race, disability, gender, belief or religion, age or sexual orientation details. I understand that these details will not be used as part of the selection process. I understand that any use of these details will only involve producing anonymous statistics to monitor the effectiveness of Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd Equal Opportunity Policy.
Signed / Date
Please return your completed form by post to arrive by the closing date to: “job title” Employment Group, Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd, The Farr Centre, Chapel Walk, Westgate, Worksop, Notts S80 1LR
If you have not received a reply within the next 6 weeks, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
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