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Support Co-ordinator - Shetland

  • Part time
  • £24,232 pro-rata
  • Shetland
  • Closing 20th May 2022


  • Advertised from 6th May 2022
  • Permanent. 16 hours per week
  • plus contributory pension
  • Ref. number: #SCGO&SVSS22

Role

Our mission at Victim Support Scotland is to ensure that those affected by crime receive high quality support that will help them to recover from their experiences. We want victims and witnesses to be at the heart of everything we do so they have improved health and well-being, feel safer, more secure and informed and that we are an effective organisation, that makes a lasting difference. We aim to do this by adhering to our own organisational values of being supportive, striving for excellence and offering personalised and accessible services and these are reflected in the behaviours expected of all staff and volunteers.

Reporting directly to a Locality Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring, within your Service(s), that VSS’s local service development and delivery plan is being implemented within your geographical area(s). Service delivery is provided by a team of skilled and knowledgeable volunteers, you will be responsible for planning their deployment to ensure that the service delivered meets the desired outcomes of victims and witnesses of crime, our service users.

Responsible for all aspects of a volunteer engagement with VSS at your services, including recruitment, induction, learning and development, ongoing performance management and support. Contributing to business planning and co-ordination ensuring that continuous learning takes place to monitor that the outcomes of service users are being met. Travel within your locality will be required.

This post will be subject to a satisfactory PVG check, references and proof that you have the right to work in the UK.

Application notes

Closing date: 5pm 20th May 2022.

Panel interviews will take place will take place virtually via MS Teams 8th June 2022.

To find out more about the role and to apply, please visit our website.