Domestic Abuse Counsellor Job at Family Action - PARCS

Domestic Abuse Counsellor Job at Family Action - PARCS

JOB DESCRIPTION
Job title: Domestic Abuse Counsellor
Service: Portsmouth Abuse and Rape Counselling Service (PARCS)
Salary: Grade 3 (lower) point 20-23
Hours: Flexible part-time hours available: days and hours to be agreed at interview
Location: Based in the PARCS Portsmouth office - flexible working to be discussed on an individual
basis
Responsible to: Adults Team Manager (Clinical Lead)

Summary of job:
PARCS merged with Family Action in 2021, and we are continuing to build a team motivated to provide
progressive and inclusive support, focused on quality, care and resilience; developing our excellent longstanding
reputation in Portsmouth and extending our reach within the local area and beyond. We work with children,
young people and adults, as individuals and groups within the community.
Our Portsmouth Rape and Abuse Counselling Service provides inclusive individual and group time limited and
outcome focused counselling to children, young people and adults who have experienced sexual violence, rape
and domestic abuse. We provide a range of specialist, trauma-informed support services to young people and
adults of all genders including a telephone helpline, support work, training and co-production projects.
We are looking to recruit experienced counsellors to work with adult survivors of domestic abuse, using traumainformed approaches working within a time-limited model. The contract is in partnership with the You Trust and
will provide counselling for those in Refuges and in target hardening properties referred by SDAS.
Key tasks and responsibilities:
1. To provide inclusive counselling for a diverse range of adult survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence
and/or sexual abuse in line with the commissioned timeframes and objectives.
2. To undertake initial assessments with new clients and be able to assess need, risk and to record the
assessment as part of the allocation process.
3. To have an active interest in working with those affected by sexual violence and abuse, and recognise the
impact that trauma has in relation to this.
4. To ensure you understand and comply with Family Action’s procedures for promoting and safeguarding
the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
5. To maintain confidential, up to date and accurate records of all sessions and plans, carefully considering
the sensitive nature of the work, regarding statutory investigations and court proceedings.

6. To use outcome tools to measure and monitor client well-being, to assess on-going risk, promote safety,
collate data and to welcome service feedback.
7. To liaise with referrers and other professionals and agencies as appropriate and where required,
including signposting.
8. To carry out or participate in all such other tasks and activities that will help develop and promote the
service, including a commitment to learning and providing feedback for reporting to commissioners.
9. To participate fully in regular management supervision, appraisals, team meetings and clinical
supervision sessions.
10. To ensure the implementation of Family Action’s Equality & Diversity Policy and
Ethical Policy in every aspect of your work and positively promote the principles of these policies amongst
colleagues, service users and other members of the community.
11. To comply with Family Action’s Health and Safety Policy, Data Protection Policy and to protect your own
and others’ health, safety and welfare.
12. To work flexibly as may be required by the needs of the service including some evening work and
occasional weekends and carry out any other reasonable duties as required.
Be able to evidence Family Action’s values at all times, which underpin Family Action’s mission of ‘building
stronger families’ by:
a) Being people focused
b) Reflecting a ‘can do’ approach
c) Striving for excellence in everything we do
d) Having mutual respect for everyone we work with, work for and support through our services
13. Implement Family Action’s Equality & Diversity Policy and Ethical Policy in every aspect of your work and
positively promote the principles of these policies amongst colleagues, service users and other members
of the community.
14. Comply with Family Action’s Health and Safety Policy, Data Protection Policy and to protect your own and
others’ health, safety and welfare.
15. Work flexibly as may be required by the needs of the service and carry out any other reasonable duties as required.

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