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Victim Support Scotland – Empowering People Affected by Crime.
We put victims and witnesses at the heart of everything we do so they are heard, have improved health and well-being,feel safer, more secure, and informed and that we are an effective organisation, that makes a lastingdifference.
Who We Are?
Victim Support Scotland provides support and information to people affected by crime and campaigns for victim andwitness rights. Regardless of whether a crime has been reported, or when it happened, our services are free,confidential, and tailored to individuals’ needs. Our vision is that people affected by crime – victims,witnesses, and their families – are treated with dignity and respect and are at the heart of the justice inScotland. Our mission is to ensure that all those affected by crime receive high quality support that will helpthem to recover from their experiences. All our work is guided and underpinned by our six core principles ofbeing engaging and compassionate; inclusive and accessible; person-centred; adaptive, flexible, and responsive;collaborative; and knowledgeable and skilled. Now is the time to join Victim Support Scotland, helping us worktowards the ambitions of our 5-year plan:Empoweringpeople affected by crime: VSS Strategy 2021-2026 .
What is the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Support Co-ordinator , working 35 hours per week.
Primary location: Kilmarnock Court, however you will be expected to cover all areas of South West locality.
Reporting directly to a Locality Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring, within your Service(s), that VSS’slocal service development and delivery plan is being implemented within your geographical area(s). Servicedelivery is provided by a team of skilled and knowledgeable volunteers, you will be responsible for planningtheir deployment to ensure that the service delivered meets the desired outcomes of victims and witnesses ofcrime, our service users. Responsible for all aspects of a volunteer engagement with VSS at your services,including recruitment, induction, learning and development, ongoing performance management and support.Contributing to business planning and co-ordination ensuring that continuous learning takes place to monitorthat the outcomes of service users are being met.
If you are looking for a role with a purpose, where you can really make a difference, then this may be the role foryou.
What you’ll need to be successful
We are looking for someone who is experienced in a similar role and can evidence of continuing professionaldevelopment, effective leadership style, able to build confidence, motivate and improve performance. Analyticalskills, must be able to understand, collect, analyse, report and present data. The ability to challengestereotyping, prejudice, discrimination and bias. Good working knowledge of the voluntary/charity sector isrequired, as is a willingness to be flexible in working hours and able to travel as required.
Please note - This post will be subject to a satisfactory PVG check, references, and proof that you have the right towork in the UK.
What we offer?
When you work for Victim Support Scotland, your wellbeing is important to us. Not only do we offer an enhanced annualleave package of 39 days, but you will also have access to our free health cash plan which includes cover foryou and your family across a range of benefits, which include, dental cover, access to a virtual GP,counselling, legal support and discounts on gym memberships, cinema tickets, retail and much more. In additionwe offer a generous pension, enhanced maternity and paternity pay and access to a credit union. Supportingemployee development is important to us and we offer comprehensive learning and development opportunities.
Closing date – Sunday 3 March 2024 at Midnight - Please note interviews and selection may happen prior to the closingdate, so please submit your application asap.
Victim Support Scotland – Empowering People Affected by Crime.
We put victims and witnesses at the heart of everything we do so they are heard, have improved health and well-being,feel safer, more secure, and informed and that we are an effective organisation, that makes a lastingdifference.
Who We Are?
Victim Support Scotland provides support and information to people affected by crime and campaigns for victim andwitness rights. Regardless of whether a crime has been reported, or when it happened, our services are free,confidential, and tailored to individuals’ needs. Our vision is that people affected by crime – victims,witnesses, and their families – are treated with dignity and respect and are at the heart of the justice inScotland. Our mission is to ensure that all those affected by crime receive high quality support that will helpthem to recover from their experiences. All our work is guided and underpinned by our six core principles ofbeing engaging and compassionate; inclusive and accessible; person-centred; adaptive, flexible, and responsive;collaborative; and knowledgeable and skilled. Now is the time to join Victim Support Scotland, helping us worktowards the ambitions of our 5-year plan: Empoweringpeople affected by crime: VSS Strategy 2021-2026.
What is the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Support Co-ordinator , working 35 hours per week.
Primary location: Motherwell, however you will be expected to cover all areas of Lanarkshire (Hamilton court, Airdriecourt, Lanark court, Motherwell and Paisley court and community) locality.
Reporting directly to a Locality Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring, within your Service(s), that VSS’slocal service development and delivery plan is being implemented within your geographical area(s). Servicedelivery is provided by a team of skilled and knowledgeable volunteers, you will be responsible for planningtheir deployment to ensure that the service delivered meets the desired outcomes of victims and witnesses ofcrime, our service users. Responsible for all aspects of a volunteer engagement with VSS at your services,including recruitment, induction, learning and development, ongoing performance management and support.Contributing to business planning and co-ordination ensuring that continuous learning takes place to monitorthat the outcomes of service users are being met.
If you are looking for a role with a purpose, where you can really make a difference, then this may be the role foryou.
What you’ll need to be successful
We are looking for someone who is experienced in a similar role and can evidence of continuing professionaldevelopment, effective leadership style, able to build confidence, motivate and improve performance. Analyticalskills, must be able to understand, collect, analyse, report and present data. The ability to challengestereotyping, prejudice, discrimination and bias. Good working knowledge of the voluntary/charity sector isrequired, as is a willingness to be flexible in working hours and able to travel as required.
Please note - This post will be subject to a satisfactory PVG check, references, and proof that you have the right towork in the UK.
What we offer?
When you work for Victim Support Scotland, your wellbeing is important to us. Not only do we offer an enhanced annualleave package of 39 days, but you will also have access to our free health cash plan which includes cover foryou and your family across a range of benefits, which include, dental cover, access to a virtual GP,counselling, legal support and discounts on gym memberships, cinema tickets, retail and much more. In additionwe offer a generous pension, enhanced maternity and paternity pay and access to a credit union. Supportingemployee development is important to us and we offer comprehensive learning and development opportunities.
Sacro’s mission is to deliver life-changing services that empower people, give hope and protection, and help to buildsafe communities.
The Stirling Extended Wellbeing Service (EWBS) is aimed at supporting the work of our well established CaledonianWomen and Children’s service
The successful candidate will work with women who have been referred to our Caledonian Women’s Service but whose riskhas been effectively managed and who are stable in terms of their safety but whom still have on-going issuesrelated to the trauma they have sustained. The EWBS Support Worker and the woman would work together andmaintain focus on mental health and wellbeing, empowerment, personal growth and independence. The EWBS supportworker will regularly link in with our Caledonian Women’s Service to ensure that risk and safety continue to bemonitored.
We are looking for candidates who have a sound knowledge of domestic abuse (what it is and how it works) and whounderstand the effects on the women and children we support.
They will need to be an effective communicator, highly organised and have effective casework management skills. Theywill work closely with other partners and agencies and be expected to ensure the continued development of goodpartnership working.
*Applications are invited from women only, as the post is exempt under the Equality Act (2010)
Membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) will be a requirement for this post
A valid driving licence and access to a car are required for this post
We offer some great benefits, including family friendly policies, flexible and hybrid working and work-life balance.We also have generous annual leave entitlement, employee wellbeing scheme, cycle to work scheme, pension schemeand death in service, enhanced company sick pay. We will offer learning and development, progression andqualifications with the opportunity for growth and development.
We welcome applications from individuals who share Sacro’s aims and values and want to engage with those we supportto help them move on to a more secure, settled and fulfilling life and value diversity from all sections of thecommunity.
Sacro’s mission is to deliver life-changing services that empower people, give hope and protection, and help to buildsafe communities.
Do you believe in second chances? Do you have the energy and commitment it takes to support someone to turn theirlife around?
We need a dedicated individual to forge strong relationships with people and services across the Saltcoats, Ayrshirearea. Using a trauma-informed approach you will work with people of all ages and from every walk of life,supporting them in making positive changes.
You must be a skilled communicator who has an ability to connect with people facing a challenging range of issues. Ateam player, you will work closely with partners across Saltcoats, Ayrshire to achieve the right outcomes forthose we’re supporting. Often the people you encounter will be at a low point in their lives so you must be ableto show empathy and forge a connection during that ‘reachable moment’, then back it up with the ability tocreate strong, trusting relationships which support people to access the help they need.
If people describe you as; level- headed, a listener, compassionate, patient, a great communicator, hard worker,resilient, dedicated, great in a crisis – and you have the energy and commitment to always go the extra mile tosupport people effectively then we would like to hear from you.
The role demands regular evening weekend work, followed up with community outreach support during the week.
Applicants must have a full driving license and access to a car satisfying the appropriate insurancerequirements.
Membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme is a requirement for the post.
We offer some great benefits, including family friendly policies, flexible and hybrid working and work-life balance.We also have generous annual leave entitlement, employee wellbeing scheme, cycle to work scheme, pension schemeand death in service, enhanced company sick pay. We will offer learning and development, progression andqualifications with the opportunity for growth and development.
We welcome applications from individuals who share Sacro’s aims and values and want to engage with those we supportto help them move on to a more secure, settled and fulfilling life and value diversity from all sections of thecommunity.
As The National Partnership Manager, you will report directly to the Head of Strategic Partnerships & BusinessDevelopment function for Scotland. You will manage a team of embedded Senior Project Officers working within thepartner national organisations and delivering in partnership with a broad range of local stakeholders to developand deliver local Active Travel Strategies, Visions and Plans.
You will work closely with colleagues to secure funding for our work, capturing and communicating the impacts ofbetter places for people. You will ensure our for everyone values – to strengthen diversity and inclusion acrossthe charity, whilst ensuring that a more systematic approach to the embedding of our ‘for everyone’ principlespermeates through our work.
You will advocate for sustainable transport across the region, and you will use that platform to influence localdecision makers, through engaging in policy and planning work, leading on communications, and contributing to acoordinated approach to business development opportunities in Scotland.
You will build and manage internal and external relationships with key people across governance tiers within nationalpartner organizations. You will work with internal and external partners to build the team’s knowledge andcapacity around inclusive programme design and delivery. In this respect, working to ensure that our partnershipprogrammes are for everyone and do not have unintended consequences for disadvantaged population groups.
This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake projects on behalf of Sustrans.
About you
You should be an experienced leader, expert at developing and maintaining relationships at senior levels in a varietyof sectors e.g. National organizations, Local Authority, business and industry bodies. You should have linemanagement experience and substantial experience of project management, including budget management.
You must have the ability to communicate authoritatively and persuasively to a range of audiences, with demonstrableexperience of remote and face-to-face partnership development techniques.
We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, inparticular from under-represented groups.
Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.
What we offer
In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewardingworking environment.
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