MARAC Coordinator - Domestic Violence and Abuse Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference

The role

We’re looking for a positive and dedicated MARAC Coordinator to support our vital work tackling Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG). If you are looking for an opportunity to make a difference to the lives of some of our most vulnerable residents, then this could be the role for you.

You will be responsible for ensuring that safeguarding and risk issues are identified and effectively managed through the Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC) in Wandsworth, and work alongside the exiting MARAC Coordinator. This panel brings together multiple agencies to identify risk and works to protect the victims of the most serious domestic violence and abuse. This is a fixed term contract until 31st of March 2025.

About the role

You will administer MARAC panel by receiving referrals and risk assessments, setting the agenda, completing minutes and actions, and ensuring that partner agencies complete their actions.

You will have a key role to play in analysing the data that comes out of the panel, to identify where there are gaps in referrals and to ensure that agencies are working with all victims, including those from minority or hard to reach groups. This will include preparing performance reports on the MARAC for partnership meetings. As the MARAC expert, you will develop and deliver training sessions to partner agencies to raise awareness of the MARAC process and violence against women and girls.

You will also support the VAWG Manager and Vulnerabilities Manager with the coordination and administration of wider meetings on violence against women and girls and with planning and implementing awareness raising campaigns and events such as the White Ribbon campaign.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

You will be required to have experience of working with local communities, statutory and voluntary sector organisations and an understanding of how agencies work to protect victims of violence and abuse. This role does not work directly with victims of violence and abuse but plays a key role in coordinating the work of partners to protect victims.

• You will have great understanding of relevant legislation, policy and procedure relating to domestic violence and abuse.
• You will have a great understanding of MARAC operating and information sharing protocols and their possible applications, as well as experience and knowledge of the MARAC process.
• Experience of performance reporting and training delivery
• Experience of working with and negotiating and influencing the police and other statutory and voluntary partners at a strategic and operational level
• You will be proficient in data management and the ability to use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access)
• Excellent time management and organisational skills including the ability to meet tight deadlines.

If you are passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of vulnerable young people, possess the required qualifications or working towards the relevant qualifications, and thrive in a challenging yet highly rewarding environment, we invite you to apply for this opportunity.

Closing Date: 8th July 24.

Shortlisting Date: 11th July 24.

Interview Date: 15th July 24 (this could be changed).

For an informal discussion please contact Albina Hiorns, VAWG Manager, on 07903401526.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. This campaign is anonymised.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.