Justice Advocacy and Support Worker
- Part time
- £27,381 – £29,465 pro-rata
- Office based in Dundee but travel is required throughout Scotland
- Closing 8th December 2022
- Advertised from 22nd November 2022
- Due to some restructuring, the post is 28 hours per week, contracted January 2023 – July 2023 and will be maternity cover. There is the potential to be extended should additional funding be secured.
Role
We are recruiting for two Advocacy and Support Workers
The overall aim of this post is to provide support and advocacy to survivors who are engaged, or considering engaging, with the criminal justice system following an experience of sexual violence.
This Advocacy role supports women, children and young people. This role includes supporting survivors to give statements to police and taking on the role of court supporter which can be any Sherriff and High Court within Scotland therefore travel is required.
Application notes
Please note that we do not accept CVs. The full application form should be completed and emailed to recruitment@wrasac.org.uk Recruitment packs can be downloaded from our website
All posts require a female applicant and is exempt under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.
The successful applicants will be subject to enhanced disclosure.
Closing date: Thursday 8th December 2022 at 5pm
Interviews: Friday 16th December 2022
Young Persons Support and Trauma Worker
- Part time
- £23,462.4 – £25,256 pro-rata
- Dundee (On site)
- Closing 19th April 2024
Our DAYS Service supports all young people of any gender aged between 8 and 18 who live in Dundee or Angus and have experienced any type of sexual abuse.
We take a flexible approach to planning support to best meet the needs of the young person, this can be school, home, community or at our office. We offer a variety of support for young people and are led by the individual.
1:1 Support - We offer emotional support to survivors. Each session is a safe and confidential space for survivors to process the trauma they have experienced at their own pace. We do this by using a range of therapeutic interventions and tools which are survivor centred.
Group work support - We various creative groups and peer support groups all of which aims to reduce isolation and extend social circles. The aim of these are to build survivors support networks and build survivors confidence, reducing isolation and feelings of blame and shame.
We are seeking an individual who demonstrates a knowledge of the impact of trauma on young people and age-appropriate support tools / methods and can provide and has significant experience of providing trauma-based models of support to young survivors.
Assertive Outreach Domestic Abuse Practitioner
- Full time
- £29,881.93
- Honeygreen Homeless Unit, Dundee (On site)
- Closing 19th April 2024
To work as a member of the Assertive Outreach Team, which aims to offer support to single homeless women, providing permanent housing directly to homeless individuals with ongoing assertive but flexible support, with a strong focus on harm reduction and sustainable tenancy within the community.
Women only including those with a Gender Recognition Certificate need apply under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010.
You will be required to provide creative permanent housing solutions, whilst providing support consistent with the internationally recognised Housing First Fidelities:
- People have a right to a home
- Flexible support is provided for as long as is needed
- Housing and support are separated
- Individuals have choice and control
- An active engagement approach is used
- The service is based on people’s strengths, goals and aspirations
- A harm reduction model is used
Children & Young People’s Support Worker
- Part time
- £28,702 pro-rata
- Kilmarnock, providing services throughout East Ayrshire.
- Closing 3rd May 2024
Do you have experience of working with vulnerable children & young people? Are you passionate with the energy to provide high quality individual and group support for children who have experienced or are experiencing domestic abuse? Are you able to demonstrate a flexible, practical and positive approach to working with children and young people? Do you have an understanding and awareness of domestic abuse and a reflective, sensitive, non-judgmental approach? Can you work in a way that promotes equality and empowerment? If so we would like to hear from you.
DAYS Young Persons Support Worker
- Part time
- £24,866 – £26,770 pro-rata
- Angus (On site)
- Closing 19th April 2024
Our DAYS Service supports all young people of any gender aged between 8 and 18 who live in Dundee or Angus and have experienced any type of sexual abuse.
We take a flexible approach to planning support to best meet the needs of the young person, this can be school, home, community or at our office. We offer a variety of support for young people and are led by the individual.
1:1 Support- We offer emotional support to survivors. Each session is a safe and confidential space for survivors to process the trauma they have experienced at their own pace. We do this by using a range of therapeutic interventions and tools which are survivor centred.
Group work support - We various creative groups and peer support groups all of which aims to reduce isolation and extend social circles. The aim of these are to build survivors support networks and build survivors confidence, reducing isolation and feelings of blame and shame.
We are seeking an individual who demonstrates a knowledge of the impact of trauma on young people and age-appropriate support tools / methods and can provide and has significant experience of providing trauma-based models of support to young survivors
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