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University and Colleges Support and Development Worker

Hours: 21 hours over 3 days a week

Salary: £27828, pro rata

Location: Forth Valley

Length of post: Until June 2022

Holiday entitlement: Pro Rata equivalent of Full time 30 days annual leave plus 12 days Public Holidays

Pension Entitlement: Employer contribution at 6%

Responsible to: Centre Manager & Assistant Manager

Supervision: Internal supervision provided every 6 weeks.

External supervision provided

Female applicants only under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010

Closing Date: 3rd July 2019, Interview Date: 9th July 2019 @ FVRCC Centre offices, Stirling

About the Organisation

Forth Valley Rape Crisis is proud to be a values driven, feminist organisation and feminism, human rights and equalities underpin all of the work we do. Our organisation is women-led and we recognise that sexual violence is a gendered crime with the majority of survivors being women and children and the majority of perpetrators being men.Sexual violence is both a cause and a consequence of inequality amongst genders. It occurs as a result of harmful ideas about gender which influence all parts of society, from personal relationships to institutional responses. We live in a society where dominant ideas about gender, and how it should be performed, limit the freedom and rights of women, children, young people and LGBTQ+ people and perpetuate negative stereotypes of masculinity for men to live up to. Forth Valley Rape Crisis provides free and confidential information, advocacy and support to anyone, over 13, in the Forth Valley area (Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling) affected by sexual violence. As a developing service we are ambitious about the potential for the many services that we could develop in partnership across the locality to best meet the needs of survivors- such as group work programmes for survivors and their family, friends and partners. The core work of the centre, however, is to provide one to one support to survivors to support them to recover and heal from the trauma of sexual violence. We are a partner in the National Advocacy Project coordinated by RCS. Our Support and Advocacy Worker provides advocacy and emotional support to survivors who are reporting, or considering reporting, to the police with this process or with on-going criminal justice proceeding such as giving evidence or attending court. We are also a partner in the national Rape Crisis prevention programme and deliver prevention work with children and young people across the Forth Valley area.

About the Project This post is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund for 3 years. This is a new post for the organization. The worker will work one


day a week at University of Stirling campus and another day a week at Forth Valley College’s Falkirk campus. The worker will support those affected by sexual violence who are associated with the college and university. They will be supported by Forth Valley Rape Crisis centre management as well as key contacts within the University and College.


SUMMARY OF MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACTIVITIES

1. Support and Development

Delivering person-centred one to one support to adult survivors of sexual violence in University of Stirling & Forth Valley College campuses in Forth Valley as well as at Forth Valley Rape Crisis centre premises in Stirling. It is expected that the worker will work 2 days a week on the College and University campus.

Support delivery of Group work and Centre Drop in and outreach services.

Develop and Maintain operational relationships with College and University staff.

Develop and use appropriate and effective support tools and resources.

Supporting survivor led initiatives and promoting a participation approach

To contribute to service developments as appropriate

2. Monitoring and Evaluation To keep accurate and up to date records in line with the FVRCC

data protection policy To consult with service users in line with organisational

procedures. To implement relevant monitoring and evaluation processes as

agreed with Centre management. To assist the centre manager with grant reporting.

3. Working effectively and safely To attend individual supervision and team meetings. To follow best practice in lone working To attend on-going training as required. Adhere to all relevant legislation and organisational policies

including child and adult protection procedures, health and safety and lone working.

To contribute positively to the overall work and aims of FVRCC.


4. Team working and communication To work as part of a team. To work effectively with FVRCC partners and Rape Crisis Network

members.

5. Equalities

To promote, at all times, inclusive and anti-discriminatory practice across all aspects of the service.

This job description is not exhaustive and, following consultation, the post holder may be required to fulfill other responsibilities and tasks or cease any of the tasks given above.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Criteria Essential DesirableQualifications Rape Crisis volunteer

training programmeValues A gender-based

analysis of sexual violence

An understanding of the impact of sexual violence on those who experience it

An understanding of and commitment to the work of Rape Crisis

A commitment to anti


discriminatory practice

Knowledge and Experience

At least 3 years, experience of providing direct support to survivors of sexual violence

Experience of developing and maintaining service relationships with partners

Experience of lone working

Skills and Competencies

Good communication skills both written and oral

Ability to organize and prioritise workload

Competence in use of IT, for example Word and Excel programmes, email and internet as well as using case management software such as Oasis.

Experience of outcome monitoring and grant report writing

OtherAbility to meet the travel requirements of the post


To be returned to: [email protected] OR by Post to:22 Millar Place, Stirling FK8 1XD

Job applied for: Universities and Colleges Support and Development Worker

Closing date: 3rd July 2019

Section 1: Personal details

Surname: First name:

Address: Tel (home):

Tel (mobile):

Tel (work):May we contact you at work? yes/no

Postcode: Email address:


mailto:wendy.brotchie@forthvalleyrapecrisis

mailto:wendy.brotchie@forthvalleyrapecrisis

Section 2: Qualifications and training(only enter those qualifications and/or training necessary or relevant to the job)

Qualification and/ or training

Subject Date


Section 3: Present employer

Name & address of employer: Date commenced employment:

Job title: Notice required:

Current salary:

Brief description of your main duties and responsibilities, with an emphasis, where possible, on those areas most relevant to the job applied for:


Section 4: Previous employment (list in order, with most recent employer first)

Please list all your previous employment, detailing any gaps between employments with reasons (continue on a separate sheet if necessary).

Dates Name and address of employer

Job title and nature of work

Reason for leaving

FromDD/MM/YY

ToDD/MM/YY


Section 5: Relevant skills, experience and abilities

With reference to the job description and person specification, please outline how your work experience (including unpaid work) and your skills and abilities would enable to carry out the duties of this post. Please include any information which you feel is relevant.


Section 6: References

Rape Crisis Scotland requires a minimum of 2 employment references to cover a three year period – if necessary, please provide further referees covering the last 3 years.

Reference 1: Current / most recent employer

Name: Position: Tel no:

Company name: Email:Address:

May we, with discretion, contact your employer to discuss this reference:Yes/no

Reference 2: Previous employer / supervisor

Name: Position: Tel no:

Company name: Email:Address:

May we, with discretion, contact your previous employer to discuss this reference:Yes/no

May we, with discretion, contact your previous employer to discuss this reference:


Yes/no

Disability

Do you have a disability as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995?

Yes No

If ‘yes’, please give brief details of the effects of your disability on your day-to-day activities, and any other information that you feel would help us to accommodate your needs and thus meet our obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. FVRCC wishes to assist and support applicants with a disability through the recruitment process.


Equal Opportunities Please complete the following survey link https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/WBYR37S

Section 7: Declaration

I certify that all the information contained in this form and any attachments is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. I realise that false information or omissions may lead to dismissal without notice.

Signature:

Date:


https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/WBYR37S

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