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Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us .
Domestic Violence Perpetrator Specialist
We're proud to announce that AfC's Children's Services in Richmond have been awarded an Outstanding rating by Ofsted. This places Richmond alongside Kingston, which also holds an Outstanding rating, as a top-performing service. Our separately inspected Fostering Service has achieved a strong ‘Good’ rating, recognising our skilled and dedicated fostering workforce.
Come work with a skilled, stable workforce and be part of an organization that's truly making a difference.
We have an opportunity for a permanent Domestic Abuse Perpetrator role within the Families First Service.
The individual will be an expert within the Domestic VIolence field; providing high quality 1:1 and group work expertise and specialist case-consultancy to staff and other professionals working with families affected by violence and contributing to the development of Domestic violence informed practice and training.
Operational area Kingston and Richmond Primary place of work Civic Offices, 44 York Street, TW1 Appointment type Permanent Business area Early Help Full time/Part time Full-time Salary from £42,771 (SCP29) Salary to £45,750 (SCP32) Hours 36 Estimated Interview date/s TBC Closing Date 17/02/2026 Ref No 2220 Documents
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About the role
The Families First Model (FFM) is an innovative approach to safeguarding children and young people experiencing or at risk of harm. The model is underpinned by a strengths based ethos to identify and elicit positive changes for families. Multi-agency workers will be co-located within the Safeguarding Service to ensure collaborative, personalised delivery of whole family interventions to improve the lives of children and families. Multi-agency workers will undertake direct, specialist work with families, with a distinct focus on the Trio of Vulnerabilities (domestic abuse, substance misuse and mental health). Workers will share specialist advice and guidance with social workers in the statutory team they are based within, through effective group supervision and timely consultations.
2. The post holder will work with perpetrators of domestic violence and abuse, to assess risk, and to engage with them to address their behavior using a strength-based approach and trauma informed practice to assist them in changing their behaviour to effectively manage the risk.
3. Furthermore, the post holder will help perpetrators to understand their behaviours and their underlying beliefs and intentions as well as the effects of these behaviours on victims and children.
4. The post holder will co-work cases, working with the perpetrator independently from the allocated Social Worker or lead professional.
5. The post holder will contribute to developing our approach to working with perpetrators and victims of domestic abuse in line with the Domestic Violence Strategy.
For further information about this role, please contact Carly Piddington by email for an informal discussion.
About you
The successful candidate will be:
6. Educated to a degree level with a relevant professional qualification or significant relevant experience of working with parents / families impacted by domestic violence
7. Significant experience working with hard to reach and challenging perpetrators with complex needs, including mental health and substance use issues, delivering one to one tailored support and a structured group programme.
8. Undertaking effective assessments of risk and needs, as well as delivering appropriate interventions to manage these.
About our benefits
We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:
9. 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month (Or for term-time workers, your leave entitlement consists of the non-working periods in your contract)
10. Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
11. Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
12. Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
13. A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
14. A range of staff benefits and discounts
15. An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway
To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children. For our social work offer. For our Recruitment Journey,
Important Information
Start dates: Achieving for Children have meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.
Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the for right to work guidance.
Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.