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Join Rape Crisis South London at a time of significant change and growth with an ambitious vision for the future, and a new leadership team. We are seeking a highly experienced Children and Young People (CYP) Clinical Lead to oversee and develop our specialist therapeutic services for children and young people aged 4–24.
We support survivors of sexual violence across twelve South London boroughs through counselling, advocacy, group work, education, and professional training.
About the Role
You will lead and manage our CYP counselling, play therapy, and trauma-informed services, ensuring high-quality clinical delivery and strategic development. This role includes strategic development of CYP, clinical leadership of all delivery, supervision oversight, safeguarding responsibility, service improvement, and management of CYP budgets and reporting.
About You
You will bring:
- A counselling/psychotherapy qualification (accredited or equivalent experience).
- Significant post-qualification experience, including 600+ supervised hours.
- At least 3 years’ clinical work with children and young people affected by sexual violence.
- Strong experience in clinical leadership and team development.
- In-depth safeguarding knowledge and experience working within the violence against women and girls sector.
- Understanding of trauma-informed practice and a commitment to feminist principles.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to have a DBS check.
What We Offer
- 27 days’ annual leave + bank holidays (pro rata)
- 3 gifted days (pro rata) between 27–31 December
- Pension scheme (3% employer / 5% employee)
- Life Assurance, Healthcare Plan, EAP, Cycle-to-Work Scheme
- Supportive feminist working culture
Our Feminist Commitment
Rape Crisis South London is a proudly feminist organisation. Our work is rooted in the belief that sexual violence is both a cause and consequence of gender inequality. We recognise that women and girls experience disproportionate levels of sexual violence, and we are committed to challenging the structures, attitudes, and behaviours that enable this harm.
We centre the voices, rights, and experiences of survivors in everything we do. Our approach is grounded in empowerment, intersectionality, and inclusivity, recognising that women’s experiences are shaped by factors such as race, class, sexuality, disability, migration status, and identity.
By joining our team, you will be part of a movement working to end sexual violence and to create a society where all women and girls live free from oppression, fear, and harm.
EDI Statement
RCSL is an equal opportunities employer, and we are particularly keen to receive applications from women underrepresented in leadership roles in the violence against women and girls movement and those with experience of providing services in a diverse context.
Safeguarding and Confidentiality
RCSL is committed to creating and maintaining a safe, respectful, and trauma-informed environment for all survivors who use our services. We recognise our responsibility to protect adults and young people at risk from harm, abuse, and exploitation, and we understand that safer recruitment is a vital part of safeguarding. We welcome candidates in particular who have experience understanding of issues affecting women and girls.
Mission Statement
Providing specialist support to women and girls who have experienced rape and/or childhood sexual violence and abuse.
Vision
A world free from sexual violence, where survivors are believed, respected, and supported.
Learning and Development
As a charity currently going through an exciting period of transformation, we welcome people who are enthusiastic about continuous learning and development
While we endeavour to contact all applicants, and we thank everyone who takes the time to apply, we have limited resources. Therefore if you do not here from us within 1 month of applying, please presume you have been unsuccessful but we welcome future applications.
This post is open to women only (Schedule 9, Paragraph 1, Equality Act 2010).
How to Apply
Please submit your CV and a cover letter (up to 1,000 words) outlining how you meet the essential and desirable criteria.
Registered Charity
Providing specialist support to women and girls who have experienced rape and/or childhood sexual violence and abuse.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
We are looking for an enthusiastic Volunteer Officer to plan and deliver our new Volunteer Strategy. This role involves leading and coordinating our voluntary role holders across different roles and integrating with the wider work of the team.
We want someone who is passionate about volunteers and who will rise to the challenge set by our Chief Officer for all our work to have a clear fingerprint of volunteers demonstrated. The post holder will have latitude to develop a modern, exciting, and vibrant volunteer base and will work across the team to embed new roles which enable us to spread our reach further into the District.
We work closely with the local health and social care system to use our volunteer’s skills and lived experience to support Patient Safety Walkabouts and Patient Led Assessments of Care Environments (PLACE). We also have the power and responsibility to deliver Enter and View visits as a Local Healthwatch organisation. The Volunteer Officer will coordinate and oversee these activities to continue our successful partnership approach.
We are committed to providing social value to the local population, we do this through our opportunities which include volunteering, collaborating, work experience, and placements.
Purpose
To have responsibility for the Healthwatch Wakefield Volunteer Strategy. To lead on recruitment, co-ordination, and support of a diverse range of volunteers for Healthwatch Wakefield; including a ‘buddy’ system to help overcome barriers to involvement. To facilitate and maintain an activity and training record, and report on volunteer contributions on a regular basis. To remain up to date with relevant legislation and good practice in volunteering. To review and develop the roles available for volunteers in Healthwatch, working collaboratively with volunteers, contributors and the team.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Promote and deliver volunteering opportunities
- Recruit, induct, support and develop volunteers
- Lead Enter and View visit planning and coordinate patient safety activities
- Provide leadership for the volunteer programme
Person specification
Essential Criteria:
- Experience of supporting and supervising volunteers, including recruitment and induction.
- Experience of producing systems and procedures for volunteers.
- Experience of delivering and co-ordinating training.
- Experience of working with a diverse range of communities.
- Experience of working in partnership and with external stakeholders.
- Experience of report writing.
- Communication, facilitating, and liaison skills.
- Ability to confidently build and maintain professional relationships.
- Ability to work as part of a team and to collaborate with others.
- Good planning and organisational skills, including ability to prioritise workload.
- Able to work effectively under pressure and to deadlines.
- Able to produce succinct, articulate and well-formatted documents and reports.
- Ability to understand, interpret and analyse basic financial information
- Competence in IT skills and internet use.
Desirable Criteria:
- Experience of developing a volunteer policy.
- Experience of working with volunteers within a health or social care setting.
- Experience of managing a project budget.
- Knowledge of the third sector in Wakefield District and the environment within which it works.
- Knowledge of health and social care structures.
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