Job Title: National Peripatetic Service Manager
Location: Nationwide
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week
Refuge is the country’s largest single provider of specialist domestic abuse services, we are proud to be a leader in our field and an employer of choice, with excellent systems for supervision, quality management and development. For more information on our work, please visit www.refuge.org.uk.
We are recruiting for a National Peripatetic Service Manager who will manage a team of peripatetic workers and peripatetic deputy service managers to ensure that the combined resources of the team are appropriately deployed to always meet the greatest need within Refuge. The post holder will also be deployed periodically to local services in order to provide management coverage and support. The post holder will work closely with the Senior Operations Managers to support the implementation of new services. This may involve visiting potential sites and contributing to the establishment of new services in conjunction with the development team.
The post-holder will liaise with the domestic violence services managers to support them in ensuring the effective running of refuges, outreach, and advocacy services nationally to the highest possible standard. The post holder will provide high quality support and safety planning to women and children in crisis. This will include refuge, advocacy, and outreach services.
The role involves also managing services as required in line with Refuge’s policies and procedures and quality management system. The post holder will also be responsible for ensuring that contractual and other funding requirements are met fully, and that Refuge’s high-quality standards are maintained.
The post holder must have the ability to travel across all of Refuge’s services, including rural locations, and to participate in the on-call management rota.
All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality which underpin all our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work.
Benefits
Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.
Other information
Closing Date: Monday 25 July 2022 at 09.00 am
Virtual Interview Date: Monday 01 August 2022
An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.
Refuge is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. However, this post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
