ISVA / CHISVA at ARCH Teesside CIO

Contract Type: Contract / Temporary

Role Type: Employment

Hours: Full time

Application deadline: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 - 12:00

Based: Middlesbrough

Salary: £26,827 to 28,175 Per Annum

Salary Type: Salary Scale

Location: Teesside

Role description: Assistant

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our established and respected, specialist sexual violence team.

ARCH Teesside are a specialist sexual violence service with over 25 years’ experience of delivering quality support to victim/survivors of sexual violence/abuse. Based in Middlesbrough, we provide advocacy services to adults and children and young people across Teesside. We are looking for passionate individuals who work well as part of a team, to join our independent, advocacy service. The successful candidates will have a passion for ensuring that our clients voices are within the criminal justice system and beyond and will be a strong advocate that ensures they understand and can access their rights.

Salary: £26,826.80 - £28,175.24 following successful training. Fixed term 12 months subject to further funding

Hours: 35 hours per week

Holidays: Starting at 25 days per annum plus public bank holidays 

Working across Teesside, we have 2 vacant posts within our ISVA team, 1 Childrens ISVA (CHISVA) and 1 ISVA. You will deliver a pro-active service by providing independent, expert, quality support to, children and young people but also, to men and women who have been affected by rape or sexual abuse within and outside of the criminal justice system. This will involve a combination of emotional and practical support, outreach visits, pre-trial visits, as well as court support.

The successful candidates will have the skills and confidence to work closely with Police, Crown Prosecution Service and other relevant agencies, the ideal candidates will have experience of providing one to one support, managing a busy caseload and will possess an excellent understanding of the impact of sexual violence.

For further details, or if you'd like to have an informal chat, or to request and application pack, please call Barbara Pawson (ISVA Lead) 01642 822335 to email b.pawson@archteesside.org 

Only sucessful candidates will be contacted.