Young People’s Programmes Coordinator

How to Apply
Thank you for your interest in the post of **Young People’s Programmes Coordinator**.

**Closing Date for Applications**:9am Tuesday 11th July

**Invites to Interview issued by**:Tuesday 18thJuly

**Anticipated date(s) for interview**:Thursday 27thJuly

Please note that a PVG Disclosure check will be carried out prior to employment commencing.

Our recruitment process is carried out in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. For full details on how your information will be used, please see our _Privacy Notice_.
About Rape Crisis ScotlandBackground
Rape Crisis Scotland is Scotland’s leading organisation working to support survivors of sexual violence, transform attitudes, improve the justice response to sexual crime and, ultimately, to end sexual violence in all its forms**.**

From the earliest collectives, over 40 years ago, to the modern network of Rape Crisis centres, survivors’ needs and voices have been at the heart of Rape Crisis in Scotland.

There are now 17 Rape Crisis centres in Scotland, the first opening in 1976 in Glasgow and 1978 in Edinburgh. In the mid-1990s the constitution for a new Scottish Rape Crisis Network was created, later becoming Rape Crisis Scotland, with a national office funded by the Scottish Government.

You can read more about the early years of Rape Crisis in our 2009 publication, _Woman to Woman: An Oral History of Rape Crisis in Scotland 1976-1991_.

Who We Are
All of us deserve to live free from the fear and threat of sexual violence. At Rape Crisis Scotland we work to raise awareness of the prevalence and impact of rape, sexual assault and abuse, advocate for better health, justice and community responses, and work to make sure that no matter what happened or when, survivors can access specialist support.

Rape Crisis Scotland is governed by a _Board of Directors_ and is a growing organisation with over 45 staff members, working across a broad range of projects.

We work with our 17 independent local centres who provide trauma-informed support to more than 6,000 survivors annually.

Rape Crisis Scotland and our member centres are committed to adhering to the Rape Crisis National Service Standards (RCNSS). These standards ensure that all survivors who contact us receive a consistent, high quality services from any member Rape Crisis Centre.

What We Do
At Rape Crisis Scotland, our work is diverse and varied. In addition to our work supporting our 17 member centres we also provide the following services:

- A National Helpline, providing support and information to anyone affected by sexual violence. The Helpline is open daily, 5pm until midnight, 365 days a year.
- National Advocacy Project, supporting anyone who is thinking about reporting or is engaged in the justice system, helping them to navigate the system.
- Prevention work, working with schools, colleges and universities to promote healthy relationships and looking at issues such as consent, and providing support so that they can act to prevent and respond appropriately to disclosures of gender-based violence.

We also work collaboratively with the Scottish Women’s Rights Centre, which provides legal advice and support to survivors of gender-based violence.

For the latest information on the work of Rape Crisis Scotland and our recent campaign work, see our latest _Annual Report_.
Our Values and Ethos
At Rape Crisis Scotland, our guiding principles are:

- Feminism,
- Equality and
- Human Rights

Our services draw from the guiding principles of gender-based power, reduced power analysis, survivor-centred approach, trauma-based approach and holding perpetrators accountable and our work with survivors is guided by values and principles of being non-judgmental, survivor-led and trauma informed.

As an organisation we are working to embed an intersectional approach, recognising the compounding inequalities and discrimination that survivors, our staff and volunteers may experience and seeking to reflect this in our service provision and broader work. We want Rape Crisis to be a movement that reflects the diverse population of Scotland and seek to support the participation and representation of Black and minoritised communities, disabled people, people of all ages, sexual orientations, gender identities and rural and remote communities.

As an organisation we are trans-inclusive, and pro-choice.

We recognise that our work to become anti-racist and intersectional is an ongoing process, and are committed to reflection, and learning and welcome feedback on how we can improve.

Our principles and approach are important to us, and as an organisation that seeks to work collaboratively with others, we feel it important to share these so that we are transparent and clear with current and future members of staff about our values and the expectations that surround these in terms of how we work together and what we produce.

As we are committed to survivors, we are committed to providing a supportive an