Domestic Abuse Coordinator

• Undertake holistic assessments, risk formulation and support planning with families where domestic abuse and substance misuse are present, including substance use, mental and physical health, parenting capacity, strengths and wider social needs.
• Support service users to recognise the impact of their behaviour, take responsibility, develop non-abusive coping strategies and work towards safer relationships and family life.
• Facilitate the Building Bridges behaviour change programme, delivering structured one-to-one and group interventions for people who have used abusive behaviours.
• Promote stabilisation and recovery from substance use through evidence-informed key work, harm-reduction advice and planned referral or onward support.
• Work closely with specialist domestic abuse services, children’s social care, health, housing, criminal justice and other internal and external partners to support risk reduction and safety for adult and child victim-survivors.
• Provide flexible support to families in a range of settings, including homes, children’s centres and schools, in line with need and safeguarding arrangements.
• Deliver whole-family assessments, evidence-based psychosocial interventions and targeted family interventions with parents and children, where appropriate and safe to do so.
• Contribute to multi-agency risk management and safeguarding processes, sharing information appropriately and escalating concerns without delay.
• Maintain accurate, timely and defensible case records; monitor engagement, outcomes and safety indicators; and contribute to continuous programme learning and development.
• Build respectful, purposeful relationships that promote whole-person development, social (re)integration and meaningful, sustainable change.

• Experience of working with adults and/or families affected by domestic abuse, substance misuse, offending, safeguarding, mental health or related complex needs.
• Experience of facilitating structured one-to-one or group interventions, with the confidence to engage people who have used harmful behaviour while maintaining clear boundaries, appropriate challenge and accountability.
• A sound understanding of domestic abuse, coercive control, risk, safeguarding and the impact on adult and child victim-survivors.
• Knowledge of substance misuse, recovery, mental health and health-and-wellbeing interventions, with a holistic and strengths-based approach.
• Ability to complete high-quality assessments, risk management plans, case records and reports, and to use information-sharing processes appropriately.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, good IT skills and the ability to build purposeful relationships with a wide range of people and agencies.
• Ability to remain calm, professional and reflective in challenging situations, and to work constructively as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Commitment to ongoing learning and to completing relevant domestic abuse behaviour-change programme and safeguarding training.

• 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays, rising by one day for each year of service, capped at 30 days.
• A paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week,
• a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Benefits and discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays and more.
• A friendly and supportive team.
• Training, career development and progression opportunities.
• A refer-a-friend scheme with vouchers when a successful candidate joins.

 

 

 

AI can be a really helpful tool when putting together your application, and we are happy for you to use it. However, what we are most interested in is you.

 

We want to understand your experiences, achievements and strengths, so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact you have made in previous roles.

 

There is no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.

 

Direct applications only - we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.

 

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions.

 

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

 

If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we would love to talk to you.

CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41)

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

1/11/2026

James Mawhinney | james.mawhinney@cgl.org.uk | 07469355983

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.