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Children and Young Person?s Independent Sexual violence Advocate - Birmingham, United Kingdom - NFP People
Description
Children and Young Person's Independent Sexual violence Advocate
Do you want a rewarding and influential role where your success directly contributes to the protection and growth of support services for sexually abused children and adults?
This is an amazing opportunity to join the organisation at an exciting time to ensure it can maintain a recent period of growth and continue to support survivors through specialist services.
Stand with survivors and challenge victim-blaming attitudes.
Position: Children and Young Person's Independent Sexual violence Advocate (ISVA)
Location: Birmingham/hybrid
Hours: Full and part-time opportunities available. 19 or 30 hours per week, with 1 home working day or 38 hours per week with 2 home working days.
Salary: Untrained ISVA: £29,777 pro rata, accredited ISVA: £31,365 pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 31st May, 6pm. However, shortlisting will be taking place on a rolling basis so we advise applying as early as possible.
The Role
You will provide support as an ISVA for children and young people (CYP). You will offer compassionate, confidential, support to CYP of all genders, who have been subjected to sexual violence and abuse. Some of the work will be providing specialised wrap around support to children and their families where the child has been, or is currently being sexually exploited (CSE support). You will provide information about reporting processes; support CYP who have reported to the police; provide emotional support to CYP when they give their evidence in court and provide information about other options, such as civil action and Criminal Injuries Compensation.
An approved and accredited ISVA qualification is preferable for this post, and will start at the accredited salary rate. However, candidates who demonstrate and live the organisations values (bold-believing-big hearted), and have a willingness to work towards ISVA accreditation will also be considered.
About You
Ideally, you will have previous or current experience within a specialist rape and sexual abuse organisation, supporting children and young people's (CYP) victims/survivors of sexual violence and abuse.
You will also have experience of:
DON'T FORGET that where you are asked for details of relevant experience, it doesn't just mean paid work. You can back up your statements with examples of what you have done in the past either at home, school or college, in paid work or unpaid work, or as a hobby.
About the Organisation
Join an award winning, long established and well-respected specialist charity supporting children and adults of all genders following rape, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. A vibrant, growing organisation that believes survivors. If you are big hearted, can the empathy that survivors deserve and need... then we would love to hear from you
Benefits include:
The charity is committed to equality and valuing diversity. This includes a commitment within the recruitment and selection processes, applications are welcome from across the community, especially applicants with a protected characteristic to join a bold, believing and big-hearted team.
We also welcome applications from individuals with lived experience of sexual trauma who also meet the person specification, so everyone can work together, engage and amplify survivors' voices throughout all the work.
You may also have experience in areas such as ISVA, Case Worker, Social Worker, Abuse, Social Welfare, Community Case Worker, Child Case Worker, Victim Support, Advocate, Children and Young Person's Independent Sexual violence Advocate, IDVA, MARAC, Domestic Abuse.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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