Young Persons Violence Advisor

We have an exciting opportunity for a Young Persons Violence Advocate who are passionate about supporting young people (age 13-17 years) who are or have been in their own abusive relationship.

Do you want to join a committed and inspiring team? Do you want to help make a real difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improve the quality of lives of young people affected by domestic abuse?

Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on safety and customer service and care?

If yes, then we'd love to hear from you.

What we offer

At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

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Flexible Working Options

Including hybrid working.

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Generous Annual Leave

28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.

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Birthday Leave

An extra day off for your birthday.

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Pension Plan

5% employer contribution.

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Enhanced Allowances

Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.

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Exclusive Discounts

High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.

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Financial Wellbeing

Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.

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Wellbeing Support

Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.

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Inclusive Networks

Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.

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Sustainable Travel

Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.

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Career Development

Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.

About the role

As an YPVA you will

• Provide a pro-active, high quality, frontline service to young people affected by domestic abuse through on-going risk assessment, individual safety planning, advocacy, emotional and practical support.
• Work within a multi-agency framework consisting of the MARAC, MACE and local partnership responses to domestic abuse to keep safety central to all services for victims of domestic abuse

To develop, deliver, and monitor safety and support plans for those affected by crime, who accept ongoing support. Support will include providing resources, interventions, and information to all service users.

In order to

• support those affected by crime in understanding and asserting their rights and entitlements
• in understanding their journey through the criminal justice and legal systems including the Victims Code of Practice
• facilitating access additional services
• establish healthy coping mechanisms
• provide practical support and information

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

About Us

Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.

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 may be required.

At Victim Support, we're proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We're committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.

How to apply

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible