Senior Domestic Abuse Practitioner (Solihull)

Senior Domestic Abuse Practitioner

Location: Solihull
Working Hours: 37
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £31,030 - £41,980

Make a real difference in your community

Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier and more independent lives?

Join Waythrough, one of the UK s leading mental health and social support charities, and make a lasting impact every day.

We support over 125,000 people each year through our 200 services, empowering individuals to overcome challenges around mental health, housing, and substance use.

About the Role
We are currently seeking a Senior Domestic Abuse Practitioner to join our Domestic Abuse Services team at Waythrough.

You will be co-located within social care services, offering expert advice, guidance and intervention on complex cases where domestic abuse is a significant concern. The role combines consultation, training, and direct work with individuals using harmful behaviour, helping to reduce risk and improve outcomes for children and families.

What You ll Do

• Provide specialist consultations to professionals to support risk assessment, safety planning and decision-making

• Deliver direct brief interventions with people using harmful behaviour, individually and jointly with partner professionals

• Undertake home visits and joint appointments to support safe engagement with families

• Design and deliver flexible training and reflective practice sessions for professionals across children s services

• Manage a caseload, assess suitability for intervention, and contribute to safe, planned multi-agency responses

• Share expertise to support professionals working with resistant or reluctant individuals

• Represent the service at professional forums such as MARAC and community events

• Contribute to performance monitoring, data collection and service development

To Succeed in This Role, You ll Need:

• Experience working within a domestic abuse setting or related service

• Experience working with individuals and/or families affected by or using domestic abuse

• A strong understanding of domestic abuse, child abuse, trauma and safeguarding procedures

• Experience delivering direct work with people using harmful behaviour and managing challenging engagement

• Confidence working autonomously while collaborating effectively with partner agencies

• Excellent communication skills, including producing clear, professional written consultations

• The ability to manage workload and administrative responsibilities independently

You will also demonstrate sound professional judgement, particularly around risk management, escalation and advising professionals in complex cases.

If you have experience delivering domestic abuse support and want to be part of a growing, innovative service improving outcomes for families, we would love to hear from you.

Please note: The salary listed reflects the full earning potential for this role. Starting salaries depend on experience and progression within the band.

What We Offer

We value the people who make a difference every day. Alongside meaningful work, you ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:

• 27 days annual leave, rising to 32 after 1 year (plus bank holidays)

• Pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution, matched up to 6.5%

• Life assurance (3 annual salary)

• Enhanced sick pay and family-friendly pay

• Birthday leave and the option to buy up to 5 extra days annual leave

• Professional fee reimbursement for relevant qualifications

• 24/7 online GP access and Employee Assistance Programme

• Recognition and long service awards via our Way to Go and Aspirations portals

• £500 Recommend a Friend bonus

• Cycle to Work scheme and Credit Union membership

• Discounts via Blue Light Card, Charity Discounts, Extras and Tickets for Good

• Free will writing service and wellbeing initiatives throughout the year

Inclusion and accessibility

Waythrough is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities, especially those with lived experience of the issues we support.

We have signed up to the Disability Confident Scheme - all applicants are welcome, and adjustments can be made to enable fair participation.