Bradford RESET: Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Navigator
- Posted by The Bridge Project on 12th March 2025
- £29,256
- Full time
- 35 Salem Street, Bradford BD1 4QH
The Domestic Abuse Navigator is an exciting role, taking referrals and working with people who are identified as but may not self-identify as perpetrators of domestic abuse. Referrals into this element of Bradford RESET will come through two routes, 1. the Integrated Offender Management (IOM) Police Team who are based within the DA Unit – for standard and medium risk cases and, 2. the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) – high risk cases. Specifically, the post holder will work with standard, through to high-risk people harming in their intimate and/or family relationships.
Role Description
The primary role is to proactively engage and provide trauma informed motivational intervention and prevention to perpetrators, identifying their strengths and areas of unmet need and navigate people into a wide range of health and wellbeing services to meet these needs.
Once fully engaged in services and a reduction/ cessation of offending has been achieved, the post holder will work to engage the person into the longer term support element of the Bradford RESET service. This will evolve clear transition processes to ensure full engagement, aimed at longer term cessation of offending and improved wellbeing.
The successful candidate will be based within the Bradford RESET team will:
- Provide aspirational person-centred, trauma informed support through building a trusting relationship with the person to start to address issues that contribute to incidents of abuse.
- Proactivity and intensively conduct face to face work with the perpetrator to build all the networks of support that wrap around the individual to facilitate recovery, building and sustaining hope.
This is a full-time, fixed term contract until 31 March 2026, with the potential to extend based on funding continuing.
We are looking for an experienced and dynamic practitioner, who is positive and enthusiastic. The post is subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring check (the results
of which would not necessarily exclude applicants from consideration). The postholder requires a full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work related purposes.
If you are passionate about what we do and would thrive working as part of our staff team, we would love to hear from you.
In return, as well as a rewarding career, we can offer a competitive salary, 4% pension contribution, generous annual leave entitlement, employee assistance scheme, life insurance, a monthly team wellbeing session and a programme of mindfulness activities for staff. The Bridge Project is a Mindful Employer.
How to Apply
To find out more information and to download an application pack, please visit Jobs and Volunteering – The Bridge Project
You must complete the Bridge Project’s application form in order to be considered for the role. The application form plays a key part in our recruitment and selection process. We use the information you provide about your skills, experience, career and education history to decide whether or not to invite you for an interview. It is important that you complete the application form as fully and accurately as possible, ensuring that you give specific examples which demonstrate how you meet the criteria.
No CVs are accepted. No Employment Agencies please.
The closing date is 10pm on Sunday 30 March 2025.
Shortlisting will take place on Monday 31 March 2025.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 3 April/Tuesday 8 April 2025.
Job Details
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week
- Closing Date: 30/03/2025
- Payment Schedule: Monthly
- Job Salary: £29,256
- Contact Name: Maxine Woods
- Contact Email: recruitment@thebridgeproject.org.uk
- Phone Number: 01274723863
- Interview Date: 03/04/2025
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About The Bridge Project
Our Objectives
To relieve sickness, poverty and promote social inclusion through the provision of treatment, care, rehabilitation, education and training services to persons or members of their families who:
- Have been, or are, or are in danger of becoming substance misusers.
- Have committed or are likely to commit crime.
- Have been, or are, or are in danger of experiencing mental health conditions.
- Have been, or are, or are in danger of becoming homeless.
- Have been, or are, or are in danger of experiencing marginalisation, discrimination or social exclusion.
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