Our Story:

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.

Our Team:

We’re looking for a dynamic Domestic Abuse Manager to join our Community Safety and Protection division. Reporting to the Head of Service, you’ll lead a small, dedicated team including a Senior IDVA and a Case Officer—to deliver impactful services supporting victims and tackling domestic abuse.

Based at our head office with flexible working options, this full-time role also includes a car allowance.

Hours: 37 per week

Your Contributions:

We're looking for a passionate and driven leader to shape and strengthen our response to domestic abuse. In this vital role, you’ll lead a specialist team, manage the delivery of high-quality frontline services, and drive innovation in how we support victims, families, and address perpetrator behaviour.

You’ll oversee our  Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) partnership work, supervise IDVA staff, and ensure our services meet the latest standards and legislation. As the Council’s lead on domestic abuse strategy, you’ll also guide multi-agency efforts and champion awareness and training across the workforce.

This is your chance to influence change, support recovery, and help build safer futures.

Our Offer:

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development 
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites 
• Flexible working arrangements 
• Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.

Next Steps:

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact (Lee Coombes - lee.coombes@halton.gov.uk)

 Interviews will take place on wc 23rd June 2025.

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk

Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application!