Homicide Family Case Worker

2 weeks ago


West Midlands, United Kingdom Victim Support Full time

Victim Support Homicide Service is looking for a Homicide Family Case working in the West Midlands on a full time, permanent contract.

**County/Borough**
- West Midlands

**Office location**
- Home worker

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

**Hours per week**
- 37.5

**Work schedule**
- Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm

**Basic Salary**
- £26,484.78 per annum

**Allowances**
- Car, Unsociable Hours, Travel expenses, Home Working

**Contract type**
- Permanent

**DBS required?**
- Yes

**Police vetting required?**
- No

**Closing Date**
- 02/01/2023

**Ref No**
- 4656

**Homicide Service Family Caseworker **West Midlands 37.5 hours per week, Permanent contract**

Do you want the unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced service, delivering exceptional support to families bereaved by homicide? Working closely with the Police Major Crime teams, coordinating a tailored package of support to service users and their families? If yes, then we’d love to hear from you; we have an exciting opportunity for a Homicide Family Caseworker to join the West Midlands/Southwest and South Wales Homicide Service team, you will be based in West Midlands working 37.5 hours a week.

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
- 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**:
You will be joining a passionate and committed service who provide high quality and bespoke support to service users. The West Midlands team you will be joining covers West Midlands/Staffordshire/West Mercia. We are a small team, who pride ourselves on exceptional trauma informed advocacy and support to all service users. You will be driven to make a difference every day with the ability to focus on the needs of vulnerable service users. You will have resilience and adaptability; will understand the importance of professional boundaries; have excellent listening skills and the ability to demonstrate empathy. You will enjoy the challenge of a busy caseload and will be able to demonstrate the excellent organisation skills essential to managing a demanding and diverse workload.

Once in post you will benefit from the mandatory comprehensive training programme which will build on your existing skills and experience to prepare you for the role. Training includes the Homicide Training Package, covering criminal justice process; trauma informed approach to support; supporting traumatically bereaved families; personal and professional resilience, and Victim Support training, including Safeguarding, GDPR and Health and Safety.

As a fully trained Homicide Family Case Worker you will be responsible for managing your own complex caseload to the highest quality standards as set out by VS. You will be focused on listening to the needs of service users and will be able to develop a bespoke support plan. You will understand the impact of trauma and bereavement on service users and will be able to provide trauma informed support. You will understand the criminal justice system and will be able to explain to, and support service users through, this process. The HS empowers service users to move on from support in their own time and therefore you will be able to support families to exit the service in a positive, structured way.

You will need to be able to travel to home visits within, and occasionally outside of region, and therefore a driving license and use of a car are essential. You will be reimbursed for all travel costs.

Please 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.

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