Children & Young People National Lead

2 months ago


Remote, United Kingdom Victim Support Full time

This is an exciting development opportunity for an experienced, passionate and motivated Children and Young People (CYP) leader to join us as our Children & Young People National Lead over the coming months on our journey to grow and improve our CYP portfolio and the quality of support we provide.

**County/Borough**
- Home based

**Office location**
- Home based

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

**Hours per week**
- 37.5

**Work schedule**
- Monday to Friday 9-5

**Basic Salary**
- Total £45,900 per annum -this includes FTE £43,775 per annum plus additional responsibilities allowance £2,125 per annum

**Allowances**
- Home Working

**Contract type**
- Fixed Term

**DBS required?**
- No

**End date (if fixed term)**
- 31/03/2025

**Police vetting required?**
- No

**Closing Date**
- 17/04/2024

**Ref No**
- 5483

**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
- £500 bonus paid on successful completion of probationary period (pro-rata for part time roles). (delete if not required)
- 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**:
The main responsibilities of the role are outlined below:

- To act as organisational lead for CYP, ensuring effective development and delivery of operational and strategic policy.
- To represent VS externally to influence policy, and work collaboratively with business development and external partners to grow services.
- To progress our CYP strategic priorities to grow our portfolio, improve access and embed procedures, tools and resources to improve the quality of our support.
- To oversee the delivery of our WeMatter online programme for CYP affected by Domestic Abuse and ensure that funding and evaluation requirements are achieved.
- To develop and write procedures, guidance and tools and deliver development sessions to support practice.
- To design and undertake thematic audits to drive improvements.
- To ensure that our systems support staff and volunteers to provide quality support to CYP.

This role is home based but some travel is required across England and Wales to attend meetings, deliver training and undertake audits.

This is a national role, which will lead the implementation and ongoing development of our new case management approach and support framework for CYP services. We are looking for a dynamic individual, with a creative flare who can drive and lead change. You will have excellent communication skills and experience of developing accessible procedures and engaging resources for a range of audiences. You will have sound knowledge of the criminal justice system and the impacts of crime, trauma, and victimisation on children and young people, with the ability to inspire and motivate others to provide high quality and responsive services. You will also have a critical role in helping us to develop external relationships to promote VS services, maximise opportunities for growth and build partnerships to that help us to do even better victims.

**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.

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