Community Engagement

4 weeks ago

Devizes, United Kingdom Victim Support Full time

We have a new and exciting opportunity for a Community Engagement & Training Officer to join the Victim Support team in Wiltshire.

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

**County/Borough**
- Wiltshire

**Office location**
- Wiltshire, Devizes

**Full time/Part time**
- Part time

**Hours per week**
- 30

**Work schedule**
- Mon - Thurs 9-5pm, flexibility to cover the needs of the service

**Basic Salary**
- £20,400.00 per annum (FTE £25,500 per annum)

**Contract type**
- Fixed Term

**DBS required?**
- Yes

**End date (if fixed term)**
- One year from commencement

**Police vetting required?**
- No

**Closing Date**
- 28/04/2023

**Ref No**
- 4847

**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
- 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances & maternity 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**:
As a Community Engagement & Training Officer you will:

- Increase community engagement and fundraising support
- Recruit and retain engagement volunteers.
- Ensure engagement volunteers work within existing safeguarding policies and procedures, data protection and information security, confidentiality policies, lone worker policies, CMS guidance/policies and other relevant policies.
- Develop and expand awareness of support available, from the local service, people affected by crime with partner agencies and community groups.
- Develop and coordinate a range of engagement and promotion activities aligned to the priorities of the service.

You will need:

- Experience of presenting to, training, and developing people.
- Experience of partnership working, engaging with organisations and building relationships.
- Experience of gathering, managing and presenting data in reports and presentations.
- Ability to communicate sensitively and effectively both verbally and in writing with a wide range of people.
- Understanding and knowledge around the management of personal data and compliance with data protection legislation including managing disclosures.
- Ability to work without direct supervision, prioritise work and deal with competing or conflicting demands/ needs and interests in an organised and methodical manner.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- To uphold and promote the values of Victims Support and treat colleagues and service users in a fair and non-discriminatory way

Office location will be Wiltshire, Devizes

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.

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.

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