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We have an exciting opportunity for a Independent Domestic & Sexual Violence Adviser (IDSVA) to join the team in Cumbria, working 37.5 hours a week. Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it? Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care? If yes, then we'd love to hear from you What we offer At Victim Support, we are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent. Our competitive rewards and benefits package includes: Flexible Working Options : Including hybrid working. Generous Annual Leave : 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave. Birthday Leave : An extra day off for your birthday. Pension Plan : 5% employer contribution. Enhanced Allowances : Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments. Exclusive Discounts : High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts. Financial Wellbeing : Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance. Wellbeing Support : Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support. Inclusive Networks : Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes. Sustainable Travel : Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans. Career Development : Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression. About the role: We are looking for an Independent Domestic & Sexual Violence Advisor (IDSVA) to be based in our Cumbria team. This is a 37.5 hour post. The aim of this role is to provide initial contact to victims of Domestic and/or Sexual abuse & provide ongoing support to victims and survivors referred to our Independent Sexual Violence service (ISVA). As an IDSVA you will be: Providing a high quality support and advocacy service to victims of domestic and/or sexual abuse. Managing a caseload; identifying and assessing risks and needs, providing a tailored crisis intervention service through individual safety planning, advocacy, emotional and practical support. Working with other agencies and advocating on behalf of service users in order to help them access services to keep them safe. Working within a multi-agency framework consisting of partners as well as MARAC and other local partnerships to offer a coordinated response to domestic abuse. Promoting the service and raise awareness of domestic abuse across the support sector. You will need: Experience of working in support and advocacy with victims of domestic and/or sexual abuse is advantageous To be able to prioritise work and deal with competing or conflicting demands/needs and interests and promote organisation interests and values. To ideally hold a SafeLives IDVA accreditation, relevant degree, vocational qualification or relevant experience of delivering a service and working with domestic and/or sexual abuse victim's/service users in a statutory, voluntary or community work setting. 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.

RASASC Guildford - Making a difference to the lives of those affected by rape and sexual abuse Position : Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) Hours : Full time Salary : Competitive salary dependent on and reflective of experience, qualifications and training. Starting range (for 35 hours/FTE) from £28,598 Location : Based in Guildford and covering Surrey Accountable to : ISVA Team Leader DBS check : Yes Closing on : Tuesday 24th February This is a new opportunity to join our Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) team. We are committed to equal opportunities, and we warmly encourage applications from all sections of the community particularly applicants from diverse groups. RASASC is a registered charity which has been providing support to survivors of rape and sexual abuse of all genders (both recent and non-recent) and young people aged over 13, from across Surrey since 1992. We provide an Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) Service. ISVAs support survivors to help them overcome the abuse they have suffered and to rebuild their lives. This service also includes supporting the survivor to seek justice through the judicial system, should the survivor wish. We also provide one-to-one counselling, group work, youth counselling, a support line, and a family support programme. Volunteers are an important part of the work we do. Volunteers staff our support line and many of our qualified counsellors work on a voluntary basis with survivors of rape and sexual abuse. ISVA ISVAs are survivor-focused advocates, who support survivors of recent and non recent rape and sexual abuse to enable them to access the services they need in the aftermath of the abuse they have experienced. An ISVA provides individual support and this will vary from client to client. This role is based at the RASASC Guildford office and will work across Surrey. The ISVA must have a full driving licence and use of a car that can be used for work purposes. You will be part of a dedicated, experienced, and friendly team. The ISVAs meet fortnightly for peer support and work collaboratively with each other to share knowledge. Each ISVA has a lead area of responsibility in addition to your caseload supporting a range of clients. You will be provided with monthly clinical supervision and attend monthly one-to-one meetings with the ISVA team leader. We welcome applications from all candidates but are particularly looking for those who can demonstrate the experience listed in the essential criteria of the person specification, and especially from those who can evidence the desirable skills and/or have an existing ISVA qualification. Job Description • To support survivors of rape and sexual abuse. • It is the responsibility of the ISVA to impartially advise the client on all options open to them, such as the Criminal Justice System, SARC, sexual health clinic and other local services. • The ISVAs are expected to balance a caseload that includes survivors progressing through the criminal justice process as well as survivors that have decided not to report, or who are no longer in the criminal justice process. • The ISVA will be based at Guildford RASASC but will be expected to travel throughout Surrey. • The ISVA is expected to carry out other duties from time to time which are broadly consistent with those in this document, as the job description cannot cover every issue which may arise within the post. Key Tasks • The ISVA will provide a survivor-focused, independent service, distinct from the role of a crisis worker or counsellor. • Undertake risk assessment and support needs analysis with survivor and develop a support plan for the survivor. • To provide advice and support across a wide range of issues, such as housing, health and education, that will help to support the survivor and ensure their ongoing safety in the aftermath of the abuse. • Manage caseload and maintain necessary case files and records including monitoring information as required under funding conditions and by RASASC. • To provide expert advice and support in relation to issues and the impact of rape and sexual abuse on this client group to other members of the ISVA team as well as the wider RASASC team. • The ISVA will be required to undertake accredited training specifically designed to support them in delivering this service. This training is currently delivered virtually but subject to change, possibly face to face in Rugby or Manchester over six modules. Each module is taught over two consecutive days to minimise the amount of time ISVAs are away. • Fulfil relevant monitoring processes as requested by the ISVA Team Leader or the Fundraising Manager. • to attend monthly one to one supervision with team leader and monthly clinical supervision Personal Specification Experience : Essential • Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills • Excellent organisational skills and a proven ability to prioritise workload, including time management skills • Experience of working with vulnerable people • Knowledge and understanding of child and vulnerable adult protection procedures and information sharing protocols • Handling confidential information • Ability to work on your own and as part of a small team in a busy and challenging environment • Full driving licence and car that can be utilised for work purposes. Desirable • Case Management skills ability to accurately maintain records • Crisis management skills including risk management • Knowledge and commitment to multi-agency partnership working. • Experience of delivering presentation/training. • Experience of working with survivors of rape and sexual abuse and an understanding of the variety of issues affecting survivors In return, we can offer you 25 days annual leave (pro rata for part time hours, eight public holidays (pro rata for part time hours) contributory pension scheme and reimbursement of travel expenses at 45p per mile. Application We are committed to equal opportunities, and we warmly encourage applications from all sections of the community particularly applicants from diverse groups. 1st Interviews will be held on Thursday 26th February, and should you be short listed you will be invited to interview on Tuesday 10th March or Thursday 12th March at our offices in Guildford. If you are interested in joining our team or if you have any questions about the role, please do give us a call as we would love to hear from you contact Sally Hutton or Yvonne Keanne at our RASASC Guildford office for more details or please complete the application form. This recruitment will close by Tuesday 24th February How to Apply : Please download the application form from our RASASC Guildford website

Gloucestershire Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) Support Coordinator Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 3ND Salary: £24,956 (pro-rata) rising to £25,350 (pro-rata) on successful completion of probation Hours: Range from 15hrs to 37 click apply for full job details

We are seeking a qualified Specialist ISVA (Independent Sexual Violence Advisor) to join our Advocacy team at Respond. The role includes providing pro-active emotional, practical and advocacy support for adults with learning disabilities and autistic people with complex or multiple needs who have experienced any form of sexual violence and are engaging, (or considering engaging) with the criminal justice system. The ISVA will work across London to provide non-judgmental, trauma-informed emotional support, working in partnership with other London sexual violence support services. Our ideal candidate will have experience in the ISVA role as well as a friendly and relational approach to working with clients. You will have the ability to build trusting relationships, work in an empowering and inclusive way and support clients to heal following sexual abuse and develop coping capacity. You will be a self-motivated individual who will engage with a wider range of people who have experience sexual violence, and other barriers to justice. This is an exciting opportunity to join an inclusive and passionate team, and you will be supported by the ISVA Service Manager in your ongoing development. Respond values and encourages working in a collaborative and compassionate way, as we support each other to address one of the most enduring injustices; of the experience of trauma to autistic people and people with learning disabilities and their families. Background information about Respond Respond started in 1991 and has grown from a small London based charity to a medium sized national charity in recent years. Our mission is to reduce the impact of trauma in the lives of people with learning disabilities and autistic people, by developing trusting relationships, through psychotherapeutically informed services. An important part of our work at Respond is working in a trauma-informed way. What this means for us is that we hold in mind the impact of trauma at all levels of the organisation, and all staff take part in reflective practice or team dynamics. We are keen to encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates including people with lived experience, who are both interested in working in partnership to provide advocacy support, as well as supporting people with learning disabilities and autistic people who have experienced trauma. We are committed to the furthering of human rights, equality, and positive social change through our therapeutic and advocacy work and are committed to anti-racism and other forms of anti-discriminatory practice. We recognise that we need to continually keep this as a focus in our work and as an integral part of our organisational strategy. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you re excited about this role but your past experience doesn t align perfectly with every requirement in the person specification, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable for this role. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles within the organisation. Respond Benefits package (all per financial year) We offer a generous and comprehensive package of flexible benefits to all of our staff. Hybrid working model, which means that if you re full time you make a commitment to be working in the office at least two days a week, with the remainder working from home. Part time hours are altered accordingly. Generous paid leave benefits including 28.5 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), with some to be taken between Christmas and New year. Up to 4 weeks paid sickness leave at full pay and a further 4 weeks at half pay, Discretionary study leave to support training relevant to your role. Paid leave to employees who may need to take one day off a year when a religious festival falls on a workday. Up to 5 days paid time off for dependents per financial year. Opportunity to apply for up to 2 days (14 hours) paid leave per year to participate in volunteering activities relevant to the role. Access to a workplace pension scheme, administered by NEST, with a minimum 5% employee contribution and 3% employer contribution from commencement of employment. Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which includes 24/7 telephone service and counselling. Note all of the above days per annum stated are pro rata d for part time employees. If you d like to find out more about this role , please read through the job description and our person specification. When you apply, please send a CV and address the points in the person specification in an accompanying supporting statement. Your statement should be no more than 2 sides of A4. Closing date for applications: 12th September 2025