Homicide Service Senior Family Caseworker
2 weeks ago
6 Month Secondment - West Midlands Homicide Service Senior Homicide Service Family Caseworker (SHFCW) - 37.5 Hours Monday - Friday What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including: Flexible working options including hybrid working 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays An extra day off for your birthday Pension with 5% employer contribution Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
About the role:
A Senior Homicide Service Family Caseworker (SHFCW) will line manage a small team of Homicide Service Family Caseworkers (HFCWs); providing support, supervision and development to those within their team. SHFCWs will ensure all team members access the support they need to be able to undertake their role. They will use case reviews and performance management to ensure support for all eligible service users meets the highest quality of support.
SHFCWs are expected to successfully complete ongoing bespoke training to prepare for and develop in their role in order to be able to provide all support to the highest standards. They will support the Regional Manager to promote a collaborative approach across the team; sharing good practice and working with colleagues across the HS to ensure the smooth delivery of support to service users.
Eligible service users include those bereaved by homicide and those who were eyewitness to homicide.
Service users are at the heart of the work we do. SHFCW's will provide trauma informed support to service users; managing a caseload of complex cases; completing actions agreed on Support Plans and reviewing needs with service users on an ongoing basis. This will include supporting service users to consider the needs of eligible children and young people within the family. Once a service user is ready to leave the Service the SHFCW will help to ensure they have the ongoing support they need.
SHFCW's will be the main point of contact for the families in their caseload and for several agencies throughout support. SHFCW's will advocate for service users throughout a range of needs, including the Coroner, Domestic Homicide Reviews, and liaising with a range of agencies and individuals for example employees and schools. The SHFCW will work collaboratively with other teams within the Homicide Service and wider VS services.
SHFCW's will support the development and management of relationships with key stakeholders and support the Regional Manager to ensure the service is delivered in line with contractual requirement
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
About Us:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
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.
Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
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 look forward to hearing from you.
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.
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