Victim Support is looking for a Caseworker- Children and Young People (CYP) based in Preston or Blackpool and covering the Lancashire area.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Lancashire Victim support is commissioned to deliver NEST Lancashire, which is a specialist service to support young victims of crime.

An opportunity has arisen for two CYP case worker to join the NEST team to deliver the service to the young people of Lancashire. The posts will be for 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

You will be based at either our Preston or Blackpool office, however you may be expected to cover other areas of Lancashire if a need is identified needed.

As a CYP worker you will play a vital role in delivering our structured support service to young victims of crime and domestic abuse (aged 5-18). You will be responsible for establishing contact with victims to assess the impact of crime and providing appropriate information and support as needed.

You will have the relevant professional qualification and evidence of successfully delivering support to vulnerable children and young people. An understanding of the current issues for children and young people experiencing crime and the impact and effects of trauma and abuse.

You will be confident; self-motivated and have the ability and experience to motivate others to achieve results. Along with a high resilience and the ability to work under pressure.

You must hold a full clean driving license (and access to a car). * If you have a disability that prevents you from driving please specify so we can assess what reasonable adjustments can be made.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are outlined in the person specification under essential and tested area. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support is committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required for this role.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

We reserve the right to close the advertisement early should suitable applications be received.

Victim Support is looking for a full time Caseworker- Children & Young People, known internally as a Children & Young People (CYP) Caseworker based in West Yorkshire in the Bradford area.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Main purpose of a Children & Young Person (CYP) Caseworker is to offer and provide, where that offer is accepted, tailored one-to-one support to children and young people who have been effected by crime. This will include the provision of wraparound support to help victims cope, recover and develop resilience to future victimisation and will involve multiagency working where appropriate to address complex needs. This is a full time role for 37.5hours per week and is fixed term until 31/03/2023.

In this role you will assist victims in ensuring they receive the support required to complete their journey through the criminal justice system and access additional support services. Work alongside a team of staff and volunteers to reflect the community and the needs of the victims and utilise resources in the team to deliver individual, bespoke services to vulnerable victims.

Liaise closely with all internal Victim Support services and external agencies to ensure victims' needs are met and a partnership approach is developed and reporting requirements are met. Develop and maintain effective working relationships and promote effective communication between staff and other stakeholders.

Travel will be required to meet the needs of victims and to fulfil the role. There will also be a need for occasional travel outside of the contract area to meet the demands of the role and for training or staff meetings

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

As the services are provided between 8am -8pm,Monday to Friday, Saturday 8-4 pm, you will be required to work flexibly across those times covering Monday to Friday 8-4pm with occasional late cover 12-8pm and Saturdays on a rota basis.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as A. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support is committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required for this role.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should suitable applications be received.

About the Role

SBS is looking for 2 experienced Independent Domestic Violence Advocates to join our dynamic team in Southall to provide high-quality advice, support, and advocacy services to victims of domestic abuse and other forms of gender-based violence, including forced marriage, rape and sexual abuse, so-called honour crimes, and related issues such as immigration, asylum, and No Recourse to Public Funds.

You will assist women to access support under various destitution schemes, promote social inclusion, encourage independence, and develop the personal resilience of women using our advocacy service.

Working within a multi-agency framework, you will ensure women’s needs are met by encouraging engagement with a range of SBS and external services, keeping service users at the heart of all service delivery.

About You

You will need a strong commitment to tackling all forms of violence against women and children, and to fighting for the freedoms and rights of women and girls.

You will have a sound understanding of the practical, emotional, social, and economic issues facing Black and minoritised women affected by domestic violence and other forms of violence and abuse, and knowledge of the range of options available to survivors of domestic abuse including safe housing, criminal justice, and civil remedies.

You will have a CAADA/Safelives/Womens’ Aid IDVA/DAPA qualification, or be willing to undertake such training to ensure SBS provides the highest quality advocacy and casework to its service users.

About Southall Black Sisters

Originally set up in 1979, Southall Black Sisters (SBS) has established itself as an iconic organisation based in West London, but with a national reach and reputation for its landmark legal interventions, its contributions to changes in policy for the benefit of Black and minoritised women, and its unique approach to casework and advocacy.

In 1983, we set up a not for profit, advice, campaigning, resource, and advocacy centre for Black and minoritised women, defending women’s rights and freedoms, with a particular focus on challenging all forms of violence against South Asian women. SBS’ casework has highlighted flaws in community and state responses to Black and minoritised women and children and, alongside other BME organisations, we have developed a specialism in meeting the needs of Black and minoritised women and children that have been subjected to violence and abuse.

You will be joining a dynamic team of inspiring women, whose work empowers thousands of women worldwide to assert their fundamental human rights to justice, equality and freedom.

Working at Southall Black Sisters

Southall Black Sisters recognises that the nature of its work can be emotionally challenging, and is committed to maintaining a supportive working environment where team members feel valued, empowered, and safe. To that end, our employees benefit from:

• 25 days of annual leave (pro rata) excluding Bank Holidays, increasing by 1 additional day per completed year of service up to a maximum of 30 days
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, including access to confidential support from MBACP therapists to help you to deal with personal and professional problems that could be affecting your home life or work life, physical/mental health, or general wellbeing
• Clinical supervision with an MBACP therapist to explore difficult issues arising from casework
• A focus on continued learning and development through accredited training delivered by experts in their field
• A 3% employer pension contribution

Due to the nature of our work, this post is open to Black and South Asian women only (exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1). 

Victim Support is looking for a full-time victim focused Caseworker internally known as Specialist Support Caseworker for their external services in the busy National Contact Centre based in St Mellon's, Cardiff.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System.. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

The main purpose of the role is to provide confidential information and support for victims and witnesses who contact the centre in relation to our Fraud support work with banks and financial institutions, victims of Sexual Misconduct and Bullying and Harassment and our health care regulators.

The role of a Specialist Support Caseworker is one that you can make your own and your prior experience, either from work, university or your personal life will be considered during screening so please do apply even if your skills and background are not an ideal fit. An ideal candidate will have experience of supporting victims and or witnesses and be aware of the challenges and barriers that victims of crime can face when recovering from their experience of crime however this is not essential as you will receive a comprehensive training package as part of your induction process. What is essential is that you are solution focused, have resilience to manage the challenges that come with this work and look to learn from and work closely with the rest of your team.

To be successful in the role, you will have knowledge and understanding of relevant agencies and resources, the importance of confidentiality and safe working practice as well as the impact of Fraud and Sexual harassment and Violence. You will have the experience of supporting victims and vulnerable people. You will be able to communicate effectively, verbally and in written form, including telephone skills. You will be able to deal sensitively with challenging and emotionally charged situations, demonstrating empathy and controlling your own emotions. You will also be able to demonstrate a strong customer services focus.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are outlined in the person specification under essential and tested area. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

We hold the right to close this job early should we have enough suitable applicants

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join ATLEU, a leading anti-trafficking and human rights charity. We are looking for an inclusive, creative, talented facilitator, with exceptional leadership and interpersonal skills to take up the new role of Engagement and Participation Coordinator. Working closely with the Director and Policy Manager, this individual will develop and lead ATLEU’s work with survivors, helping to facilitate their engagement, participation and activism. This is a planned expansion of the organisation and part of a programme to maximise the influence and participation of people with lived experience within ATLEU.

The Engagement and Participation Coordinator will facilitate survivors of trafficking to use their experiences to support the development of ATLEU’s work and services and to improve policy and practice across the anti-trafficking and legal advice sectors. Working with survivors, this individual will be responsible for shaping and delivering an advocacy, information and support programme which aims to promote survivors’ engagement, participation and integration, and helping to reduce the risk of further exploitation and re-trafficking.

The Participation & Integration Coordinator will be managed by the Policy Manager and will also work closely with and draw on the experience of our anti-trafficking legal team. The successful candidate will have direct experience of working with vulnerable individuals, ideally survivors of trafficking, a strong understanding of the challenges survivors face and be committed to shifting power to people with lived experience.

About ATLEU

Our vision is fair and free society in which no one is enslaved or exploited.

Our mission is to secure safety and justice for survivors of trafficking by using and reforming.

Our strategic priorities are:

1. To increase provision of high quality, holistic, legal support to survivors of trafficking most in need

2. To improve protections for survivors of trafficking through strategic litigation, campaigning and lobbying

3. To develop ATLEU as a model of excellence and good practice, and through strong external relationships strengthen the capacity of others to meet trafficked survivors’ needs

4. To invest in ATLEU’s people and build a culture of resilience

5. To diversify ATLEU’s income streams, build capacity and drive efficiency

Our values are integral to who we are, what we do and how we do it.
 There is always another way
We are persistent, resourceful and creative in our approach. We do the hard work to make justice accessible. We don’t give up in the fight for fairness and freedom.

 We make the time. We listen. We hear
We take the time to really listen to our clients and colleagues. We want to restore autonomy and agency from where it was stolen. We give advice, not tell you what to do. If you fight, we fight. Our clients’ needs come first.

 Knowledge is for sharing.
We lead the way in our knowledge and expertise of reforming the law. The strength of our team comes from our willingness to collaborate and share. We put our work before pride and always ask for help. Power of our knowledge comes through sharing it with others to secure justice and reform the law.

Our approach is to create lasting positive change for all survivors of trafficking through:

 legal casework

 strategic litigation

 capacity building, to strengthen the sector’s response to trafficking and slavery, specifically, legal capability training, second-tier advice and sharing legal information and resources

 policy, research and campaigns. We are committed to an anti-racist approach which includes understanding and tackling structural racism.
 

We recognise that race plays a major role in immigration and modern slavery policy and practice and in the way that support and advice services are designed and delivered. We are committed to amplifying the voice of survivors of trafficking and slavery within ATLEU and the wider sector and to working to ensure that people with lived experience are partners in bringing the change needed. We are committed to tackling climate change. Modern slavery actively contributes to environmental harm, whilst environmental degradation is a driver of migration which leaves people at risk of exploitation. These are key themes of our work and we are looking for a candidate who believes in our approach and will live our values.

Bounce Back for Kids (BB4K) Manager

Full time permanent post  

Based in Reading or home based with regular travel across Thames Valley and the South of England

Salary in the range: £37,227 - £41,363 per annum

Parents And Children Together have an exciting new opportunity for a Bounce Back for Kids (BB4K) Manager to help us drive our ambitions forward.

Are you passionate about assisting children and parents in recovering from trauma caused by domestic abuse? If so, this role could be for you.

What we do

PACT is a leading independent adoption charity in the UK, placing children with secure and loving families and supporting them with specialist therapeutic support. Our most recent Ofsted inspection rated our adoption service as “Outstanding”.

We also run several community projects for children and adults facing multiple disadvantages including domestic abuse, homelessness, debt and victims or perpetrators of crime. Our current community projects include the Alana House women’s community programme and Bounce Back for Kids.

Bounce Back for Kids (BB4K) is a domestic abuse recovery service working with families once the perpetrator has left the family home.  The vision of Bounce Back for Kids is to break the cycle of domestic abuse through assisting families to heal from trauma and strengthen resilience whilst building stronger attachments between parent and child(ren).  The service primarily supports children aged up to 12 years old and their non-abusing parent.  The team offer a range of interventions include groupwork, individual support, play therapy and offer remote support through online workshops and a private Facebook group. 

How you could add value

The BB4K Manager will work closely with the Head of Communities and BB4K Service Lead, to grow the service in line with our ambitious strategy to meet the needs of more families in Berkshire and Thames Valley.  They will be responsible for ensuring that all aspects of the service are maintained with the highest of quality standards.

We are looking for someone with expertise in the field of domestic abuse, with strong people management skills, experience in budget management, and experience in contributing to strategic plans.  If this is you and you want to make a real difference, please visit our website for more information and details on how to apply.  Please do not submit your CV, only completed online application forms will be accepted. 

Please submit your application by 9am on Monday 7th Feb 2022.

Interviews will take place on 15th and 16th February 2022.

If you would like to learn more about our charity or have an informal discussion about the role, please visit our website where you will find contact details for Kathryn Warner, Head of Communities.

We look forward to hearing from you!

No agencies please. 

PACT is a supportive and respectful place where people are passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of women, children and families from many different backgrounds.  We continuously look to progress the ways in which we create families and bring people together and encourage applications from people across all communities.  We are committed to ensuring that our people and our services reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and applications from people from under-represented groups are particularly welcomed.

PACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Anyone joining our team is subject to PACT’s Safer Recruitment pre-appointment enquiries. These include the provision of documentation of the right to work in the UK, Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check, overseas police check where applicable and references covering a minimum 5 year period. All opportunities are based in the UK.

This is an exciting opportunity to join ATLEU, a leading anti-trafficking and human rights charity. We are looking for a dynamic and committed individual to take on the newly created role of Policy Manager. Working closely with ATLEU’s Director, this individual will establish a policy unit within ATLEU as part of planned expansion within the organisation to increase the charity’s overall impact and influence.

The Policy Manager will be responsible for leading and developing ATLEU’s policy, research and influencing work. With significant changes to trafficking, modern slavery and immigration law and policy, this is a critical time for survivors of trafficking and labour exploitation in the UK. We are looking for a passionate advocate, with a track-record in policy development with knowledge of and/or a strong interest in trafficking and forced migration, to work closely with, and draw on the experience of, our dedicated anti-trafficking legal team and those with lived experience of the issues that we seek to tackle.

The Policy Manager will be responsible for leading and developing ATLEU’s policy and influencing strategy and will manage and work closely with ATLEU’s new Survivor Participation and Engagement Coordinator. The Participation Coordinator will facilitate survivors of trafficking to use their first-hand experience to improve policy and practice across the anti-trafficking and legal advice sectors and help to ensure that the insights of people with lived experience shape ATLEU’s decisions and work, and that the voices of survivors of trafficking are heard in the external environment.

About ATLEU

Our vision is fair and free society in which no one is enslaved or exploited.

Our mission is to secure safety and justice for survivors of trafficking by using and reforming.

Our strategic priorities are:

1. To increase provision of high quality, holistic, legal support to survivors of trafficking most in need

2. To improve protections for survivors of trafficking through strategic litigation, campaigning and lobbying

3. To develop ATLEU as a model of excellence and good practice, and through strong external relationships strengthen the capacity of others to meet trafficked survivors’ needs

4. To invest in ATLEU’s people and build a culture of resilience

5. To diversify ATLEU’s income streams, build capacity and drive efficiency

Our values are integral to who we are, what we do and how we do it.
 There is always another way
We are persistent, resourceful and creative in our approach. We do the hard work to make justice accessible. We don’t give up in the fight for fairness and freedom.
 We make the time. We listen. We hear
We take the time to really listen to our clients and colleagues. We want to restore autonomy and agency from where it was stolen. We give advice, not tell you what to do. If you fight, we fight. Our clients’ needs come first.
 Knowledge is for sharing.
We lead the way in our knowledge and expertise of reforming the law. The strength of our team comes from our willingness to collaborate and share. We put our work before pride and always ask for help. Power of our knowledge comes through sharing it with others to secure justice and reform the law.

Our approach is to create lasting positive change for all survivors of trafficking through:

 legal casework

 strategic litigation

 capacity building, to strengthen the sector’s response to trafficking and slavery, specifically, legal capability training, second-tier advice and sharing legal information and resources

 policy, research and campaigns.

We are committed to an anti-racist approach which includes understanding and tackling structural racism. We recognise that race plays a major role in immigration and modern slavery policy and practice and in the way that support and advice services are designed and delivered. We are committed to amplifying the voice of survivors of trafficking and slavery within ATLEU and the wider sector and to working to ensure that people with lived experience are partners in bringing the change needed. We are committed to tackling climate change. Modern slavery actively contributes to environmental harm, whilst environmental degradation is a driver of migration which leaves people at risk of exploitation. These are key themes of our work and we are looking for a candidate who believes in our approach and will live our values