MARAC Coordinator - Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences
£36,426 - £44,139 per annum
Fixed Term until the 31st March 2025
Full Time (36 Hours)
Flexible working arrangement -An option to work some days of the week from home.Primary location is Wandsworth Town Hall, but the post holder may be expected to work flexibly across two locations (Wandsworth Town Hall and Richmond Civic Centre).
Target Start date- 18th November 2024
Are you a positive and dedicated professional who wants to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable residents by supporting the vital work that tackles Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG)?
Reporting to the VAWG Manager, you will effectively coordinate and administrate the Domestic Violence and Abuse Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) which includes receiving referrals and risk assessments, agenda setting, recording minutes and actions.Working in partnership with a range of stakeholders and delivering MARAC training, you will ensure that partner agencies complete their actions and maintain relevant databases.
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 existing 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.
About the role
You will administer the 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.
Contact details
For an informal discussion please contact Albina Hiorns, VAWG Manager, on .
Closing Date: 3rd Nov 2024
Shortlisting Date: 4th Nov 2024
Interview Date: 11th Nov 2024 (this could be changed)
Richmond and Wandsworth Better Service Partnership is 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.
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.