Domestic Abuse Prevention Worker - Thriving Families

TLC:
Talk, Listen, Change are looking for a Domestic Abuse Prevention Worker (Thriving Families), to deliver tailored perpetrator interventions within a multi-disciplinary team.

The role
This role will work collaboratively within Manchester City Council’s multi-disciplinary Thriving Families Team, to support families where children are open to Child Protection or Child In Need Plans.

The Domestic Abuse Prevention Worker will engage directly with adults responsible for causing harm, aiming to increase perpetrator accountability and encourage positive change. Through one-on-one tailored interventions, the goal is to reduce risk to both victims and children, while enhancing the perpetrator's willingness to alter harmful behaviours. The Domestic Abuse Prevention Worker will work collaboratively with the Thriving Families Team and other agencies, ensuring a multi-agency, whole family approach.

Additionally, the worker liaises with victim/survivor services to assess risks, formulate safety plans to secure better outcomes for those impacted by domestic abuse.

About you

You’ll be confident in delivering direct work with those who use harm.

This will include completing comprehensive assessments of risk and need to deliver tailored interventions.

You’ll have direct experience of working therapeutically with a client group and be confident in addressing challenging and harmful behaviour.

You will have experience of safeguarding processes and multi-agency working.

Above all you will have the ability to build positive relationships with difficult to engage client groups, and you’ll bring a positive, solution focus attitude. We’d also love to hear from applicants who are fluent in speaking an additional language.

We offer an annual continuous Professional Development allowance, generous annual leave entitlement and Birthday leave.

About us

The funding secured will enable TLC:
Talk Listen Change to support our work with perpetrators of domestic abuse, their partners, and families. We are continuously expanding and enhancing our programmes, including the development of new service sand initiatives to support more people. This is a pivotal time for TLC:
Talk Listen Change and we are looking for enthusiastic, experienced, engaged and highly motivated people to join our team.

We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest pool, reflecting the diverse range of people we support.

We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you to be the best you can be, please contact us.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

• Locations:
  Greater Manchester, Manchester
• Role Type:
  Fixed term
• Working Hours:
  
  Full-Time

Please click the link for further information on the role and how to apply

• Closing Date:
  Thursday 19th March 2026 at 12:00pm
• Closing Time: 9am
• Anticipated Interviews Week Commencing:
  Monday, January 13, 2025 - 12:00
• Employee Benefits:
  
  Annual ‘Continuous Professional Development’ allowance
  
  Generous annual leave entitlement including:
  
  Additional December leave (Subject to yearly board approval)
  Birthday leave
  
  Health & Wellbeing DayEDI focused Volunteering Day Access to Employee Assistance Programme Access to Cycle to Work scheme
  
  Paid 30-minute lunch-break & flexible working approach
  
  Access to social activities hosted by Bruntwood.
• Working Pattern Details:
  This role is co located within Manchester Children’s Services, Thriving Families Multi-Disciplinary Team. The role is office based across two Manchester locality offices:
  Central (Longsight District Offices, Stockport Road, Longsight, M12 4LL
  ) and North (Harpurhey District Centre, 6 Moston Lane, Harpurhey, M9 4DD
  ). The role will be office based, travelling to locations within the city of Manchester to deliver face to face sessions, including community and home visits. Occasional travel to TLC head office (Trafford House, Chester Road, Manchester, M32 0RS
  ) will also be required.
• Would You Consider A Job Share For The Role?:
  Yes