<div><p>Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families? West Berkshire Council is seeking a dedicated Domestic Abuse Practitioner to join our Family Safeguarding Team, working in partnership with the newly commissioned Domestic Abuse Service.</p><h3>The Role</h3><p>As a Domestic Abuse Practitioner, you will be integral to the successful delivery of the Domestic Abuse Transformation Project. You will work collaboratively to:</p><ul><li>Provide specialist domestic abuse advice and support to the Family Safeguarding Team.</li><li>Ensure the effective identification, assessment, and intervention for children and families experiencing domestic abuse.</li><li>Work in partnership with the Domestic Abuse Hub and other key agencies to ensure coordinated responses to safeguarding.</li></ul><h3>Skills and Attributes</h3><p>The ideal candidate will possess:</p><ul><li>A thorough understanding of the impact of domestic abuse on children and effective safeguarding measures.</li><li>Experience in applying specialist knowledge to provide advice and guidance to colleagues.</li><li>Strong partnership working skills, with the ability to collaborate with a range of stakeholders.</li><li>Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.</li><li>A positive and solution‑focused approach to overcoming challenges.</li></ul><h3>Benefits</h3><ul><li>Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities.</li><li>Generous local government pension scheme.</li><li>Family‑friendly policies.</li><li>A range of local discounts.</li><li>Well‑being programme including Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits.</li><li>Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 29 days per annum (plus public holidays) and rising by 5 additional days after 5 years’ service.</li></ul><h3>Equal Opportunities</h3><p>The Council supports equal opportunity of employment and positively encourages applications from people who fall within any of the nine protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.</p><h3>How to Apply</h3><p>Please complete the short online application form.</p><p>This role has been identified as public facing in accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016; the requirement to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English applies.</p><p>The role involves regulated activity with children. As such, appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check with the relevant Barred List(s).</p><p>In this post you will be required to maintain continuous registration with the DBS Update Service for the duration of your employment.</p><p>This privacy notice applies to job applicants applying for vacancies with West Berkshire Council https://info.westberks.gov.uk/pnapplications</p><p>This post is a Sensitive Post for the purpose of the Local Government Housing Act 1989 and the post-holder is therefore restricted from engaging in any prescribed political activities. In summary, this means that you are prohibited from holding political office and from involvement in any political activity within or outside the workplace. Full details of the restrictions can be found in the Council’s Policy and Guidance on Politically Restricted Posts.</p><p>We recognise that candidates may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support the preparation of their job applications. When used appropriately, AI can be a helpful aid in structuring responses, checking clarity, and improving presentation. However, applications must reflect your own skills, experience and understanding. If an application appears to rely excessively on AI-generated content, it may not meet the required standard and could be rejected.</p></div>