Perpetrator Practitioner

Funded by the South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner, Safer Merthyr Tydfil in partnership with Respect and Welsh Women's Aid is seeking to recruit Perpetrator Practitioners to their CtL CLEAR Perpetrator Response.

Respect in partnership with Welsh Women's Aid has developed the Change that Lasts Awareness Raising (CLEAR) perpetrator response. This is a complementary strand of work to the Change That Lasts Approach, addressing perpetrators of VAWDASV. The aim is to intervene with perpetrators as early as possible, increasing awareness and accountability with the safety and wellbeing of survivors and children at the heart of the design.

We always welcome and support applications from those who have personal experience of domestic abuse.

Main Purpose of Post

The Perpetrator practitioner will deliver the strand of work within Change that Lasts that is related to perpetrators. This will include co-locating with specialist services, managing a client case load, delivering training and supporting local relationships with partners and stakeholders. It will involve the delivery of interventions and assessments with communities, professionals and perpetrators.

There are three main audiences for the work:

· Communities: Engaging with and supporting communities to respond better to VAWDASV (including perpetrators).

· Professionals: Working with targeted groups of professionals in non-statutory organisations with the aim of enhancing their ability to 'recognise, respond and refer' when engaging with survivors and perpetrators of VAWDASV and work safely and effectively with both.

· Specialist Services: Equipping specialist VAWDASV services with resource and expertise by delivering an early intervention response to perpetrators that compliments the 'Change that Lasts' associated support services for survivors.

Role specific responsibilities

1. Delivering the Programme

a. Deliver the 'Change that Lasts' intervention to perpetrators, including (but not limited to) carrying out assessments, managing risk and providing individual 1:2:1 and group behaviour change sessions.

b. As part of the Change that Lasts team deliver work with communities and professionals through briefings, events, workshops and training

c. Contribute to the ongoing development of the 'Change that Lasts' Perpetrator Response led by feedback and consultations from a wide range of stakeholders.

d. Deliver the 'Change that Lasts' Perpetrator Response in line with the principles and content of the Respect Standard, the Welsh Women's Aid National Quality Service Standards and the 'Change that Lasts' approach.

e. Contribute to the successful delivery of the programme against agreed deliverables and milestones.

f. Raise any risks and concerns to the management team.

g. Assess the harm, capacity and needs of perpetrators as well as risks to others.

h. Contribute to risk management, safety planning and support, identify and refer to services appropriate to their needs. Work in partnership with other members of staff and colleagues in external agencies to ensure that the safety of children and survivors is paramount.

i. Keep accurate and up to date records and provide regular reports against the agreed outputs and activities to ensure accurate and timely reporting to the Commissioner of the project.

2. Developing Partnerships

a. Work closely with the Change that Lasts team to support the ongoing development of relationships to deliver the implementation of the 'Change that Lasts' Perpetrator Response

b. Ensure that the ethos of the 'Change that Last' approach is present throughout the work of the intervention.

c. Work with the team to ensure that the 'Change that Lasts' Perpetrator Response is responsive to VAWDASV in a range of relationships and that barriers to engaging in the services are recognised and addressed.

d. Work with Welsh Women's Aid to share expertise and embed best practice in local areas.

e. Work with Welsh Women's Aid to share consistent communications and key messaging to partners and communities.

3. Evaluation

a. Contribute to data and information collection, ensuring data is relevant to the 'Change that Lasts' approach in line with the requirements of evaluators

b. Support evaluators and partners to gather necessary information to support the production of an evaluation.

c. Support the management team and administrators to monitor outcomes,
and keep them informed of any issues and successes.

d. Ensure that agreed case recording and monitoring systems are kept up to date and secure.

e. To carry out word-processing, filing, and administrative tasks necessary to comply with the job description.

Self-Development

· Acting in a professional manner whilst on duty

· Maximising own personal development by positively contributing to induction, supervision, training, clinical supervision, appraisal and team meetings (as appropriate)

· Identifying own training needs in consultation with line management and taking steps to ensure these are met

· Conducting all work in a way that reflects the aims and principles of Safer Merthyr Tydfil, promotes anti-oppressive and anti-racist practice, and complies with all Safer Merthyr Tydfil policies, procedures and guidelines

· Carrying out any other duties as commensurate with this role

The post is subject to suitable employment screening checks which includes eligibility to work in the UK, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and a minimum of two previous employment references.

Hours: 37 hours per week (Flexibility is required as evening and occasional weekend work is essential)

Salary: £26,526, rising to £27,852

Contract: Fixed Term Contract initially to 31/03/2025 (funding on annual cycles), A generous package including 25 days holiday per year (increasing by one for each completed year of service to a maximum of 30) plus public holidays, Flexible Working Hours Scheme, employee pension scheme with 6% employer contribution, childcare voucher scheme