Experienced COMPASS Domestic Abuse Social Worker
SO3 (£39,862 - £45,091) plus essential car user allowance and reimbursement of Social Work England fees
37 Hours, Full Time
Permanent
Hybrid: Fred Perry House and homeworking 2 days per week minimum in the office.
Your Role
Join our Domestic Abuse Team as a dedicated, compassionate social worker focused on supporting children and families impacted by domestic abuse. Work collaboratively across sector partners and contribute to strategy, risk assessment, and specialist intervention programmes.
Responsibilities
* Provide specialist input to support assessment, planning and intervention with families.
* Represent children’s social care in key forums such as daily risk meetings, MARAC and MAPPA.
* Contribute to strategy discussions and Section 47 enquiries, offering expertise in risk assessment, safety planning and risk management.
* Collaborate with multi‑agency partners—including children’s social care, health, education, police and voluntary/community organisations—to strengthen responses.
* Develop learning and training opportunities across the wider service and deliver specialist interventions such as the Caring Dads programme.
Qualifications
* Minimum two years’ experience in a social worker role.
* Commitment to relationship‑based social work and an empowering approach to families.
* Experience working with or supporting domestic abuse victims and their families.
* Willingness to engage in continuous professional development and learn new practices.
Benefits
* Modern offices with hybrid working options.
* Reimbursement of Social Work England regulator fees and full subscription to Research in Practice.
* Essential Car User Allowance from £846 per annum.
* Access to systemic social work training, supervision and therapeutic support.
* Dedicated workforce development managers and structured CPD opportunities.
* Recognition through the annual ‘Ambitious Stockport’ Awards.
* Supportive leadership with access to professional coaching.
* Inclusive and diverse work culture committed to the real living wage and fair working conditions.
Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this campaign does not currently qualify. If you meet the criteria for the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme, you will be guaranteed to be shortlisted for assessment.
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