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Role:             MARAC Coordinator

Based:          Brent

Salary:           £20 - £21 ph umb

Start Date:    ASAP

Duration:      Temporary 3 months possible extension              

Hours:           35 hours per week Monday to Friday

Our client, a leading domestic abuse charity is looking to recruit a MARAC Coordinator to coordinate, administer, and manage the operation of the MARAC

Synopsis of duties:

The MARAC Coordinator will coordinate, administer, and manage the operation of the MARAC. Bring together agencies to ensure that local systems are truly keeping survivors safe, holding perpetrators to account, and preventing domestic abuse.

Respect the independence of each agency and ensuring the MARAC’s key principles are survivor’s and children’s safety, offender accountability and giving a clear message that domestic abuse is s crime that will not be tolerated.

The post holder will be located in Brent, and will meet MARAC partners in a variety of settings in the community

The post holder will also spend time raising awareness of the service, domestic abuse, and the MARAC in addition to training agencies on the MARAC and inducting new MARAC representatives on the MARAC.

The post holder will have an excellent understanding of domestic abuse and its effects on women and children, of best practice in supporting survivors of domestic abuse, and of the MARAC.

Essential Requirements:

Excellent understanding of domestic abuse and its effects on women and children, of best practice in supporting survivors of domestic abuse, and of the MARAC.

Thorough knowledge of safeguarding practice, procedures and legislation

A good understanding of the importance of confidentiality and anti-discriminatory practice, safe practice and health and safety procedures

Experience of risk and needs assessment, safety and support planning, and crisis planning and successfully managing high numbers of referrals

A clear understanding of the coordinated community response to domestic violence and abuse, how it relates to MARAC in particular, and experience of the purpose and workings of MARAC 

Experience of supervision/coaching of staff or volunteers, of managing performance and achieving targets through review of individual and team practice

Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills; including report writing, data collection and monitoring

Good understanding of managing a project

Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency