Victim Support Scotland – Empowering People Affected by Crime. We put victims and witnesses at the heart of everything we do so they are heard, have improved health and well-being, feel safer, more secure, and informed and that we are an effective organisation, that makes a lasting difference.
What is the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as a National Support Centre Manager.
Reporting directly to Head of Service Support & Development, you will be responsible for day-to-day management of Victim Support Scotland’s National Support Centre to ensure the provision of a high quality, trauma-sensitive support service to victims & witnesses throughout Scotland. Responsible for implementing and managing ongoing effective delivery of Victim Support Scotland’s National Support Centre – through a dedicated team of NSC Supervisors and volunteers. You will be responsible for ensuring, within your area of responsibility, that VSS’s strategic objectives are being implemented and will have a key role in developing future strategies and business planning to ensure that the needs of victims and witnesses are being met.
If you are looking for a role with a purpose, where you can really make a difference, then this may be the role for you.
What you’ll need to be successful
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What we offer?
When you work for Victim Support Scotland, your wellbeing is important to us. Not only do we offer an enhanced annual leave package, but you will also have access to our free health cash plan which includes cover for you and your family across a range of benefits.
Health Cash Plan Benefits include
Who We Are?
Victim Support Scotland provides support and information to people affected by crime and campaigns for victim and witness rights. Regardless of whether a crime has been reported, or when it happened, our services are free, confidential, and tailored to individuals’ needs.
Our vision is that people affected by crime – victims, witnesses, and their families – are treated with dignity and respect and are at the heart of the justice in Scotland. Our mission is to ensure that all those affected by crime receive high quality support that will help them to recover from their experiences.
All our work is guided and underpinned by our six core principles of being engaging and compassionate; inclusive and accessible; person-centred; adaptive, flexible, and responsive; collaborative; and knowledgeable and skilled.
Now is the time to join Victim Support Scotland, helping us work towards the ambitions of our 5-year plan: Empowering people affected by crime: VSS Strategy 2021-2026.
To find out more about the role and to apply, please visit our website.
Please note - This post will be subject to a satisfactory PVG check, references, and proof that you have the right to work indefinitely in the UK.