- Advertised from 25th April 2024
- 28 hours per week
Role
Core Purpose of Job
To deliver specialist therapeutic support and information services to survivors age 12+ affected by sexual violence, at our main premises, at outreach locations across Lanarkshire and via virtual methods.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide therapeutic support services (face to face / telephone / online) within a feminist, survivor-centred approach at all times
- Provide timely regular progress reports of your work
- Offer support to families, friends, and partners of survivors
- Assist in internal and external training
- Promote opportunities for reflective practice, sharing experiences and identifying learning opportunities within the wider team
- Facilitate and contribute to groupwork programmes for survivors
- Work on a community outreach basis as necessary, including visits to other settings
- To establish and maintain effective liaison with appropriate voluntary and statutory agencies
- Record all information pertaining to LRCC’s support services accurately and appropriately in line with LRCC’s policies on confidentiality and GDPR
- Contribute to the running of the Centre including housekeeping and supporting other projects
- Ensure that the delivery of support recognises the additional barriers and inequalities faced by survivors of sexual violence from marginalized groups and communities and strives to promote at all times inclusive and anti-discriminatory practice across all aspects of the service
- Contribute to the development of information materials for survivors and to the promotion of LRCC services across Lanarkshire
- Adhere to all LRCC policies and procedures including Safeguarding, Boundaries, Health and Safety standards and Equalities legislation at all times and in all locations of service delivery.
Other
- To work as part of a team
- To communicate effectively (written, electronic and verbal)
- To attend individual supervision, team meetings and practice development meetings.
- To contribute positively to the overall mission, vision and values of LRCC.
- Flexibility of working hours
- The post holder will regularly apply creative or adaptive thinking to develop innovative new approaches or solutions.
Any other responsibilities commensurate with the role required to meet the needs and expectations of the organisation and Board.
Application notes
Closing date: Tuesday 28th May at 10am.
Interviews will be held in person on Monday 10th June.
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
The full application form should be completed and emailed to recruitment@lanrcc.org.uk.
Please complete our monitoring form online at forms.office.com/e/SFLAbesfLA
All posts we recruit require female applicants under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 and Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.
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Finance & Business Systems Officer
- Full time or Part time
- £27,608 – £33,589
- Hybrid: East Kilbride office based with some scope for home working
- Closing 7th August 2024
We are looking to recruit an experienced Finance & Business Systems Officer (35 hours but would consider 28/30 hours). The ideal candidate will have experience of financial processing including budget preparation, processing income and expenditure, issuing invoices, reconciling bank account, preparing monthly and quarterly finance reports and working with restricted and unrestricted funds.
The role is varied and fast paced. The successful candidate will therefore have to be able to prioritise tasks and manage competing priorities as well as a methodical and well-organised approach to workload. Attention to detail is essential. This is a stand alone position reporting directly to the HR & Business Support Manager. However you must be a team player with a positive can-do attitude.
A relevant professional qualification in an accountancy discipline is required along with at least 2 years experience working within a financial setting. The ideal candidate must be competent in the use of SAGE.
All candidates must demonstrate knowledge/experience of the causes and issues relating to domestic abuse and the ability to advocate Women’s Aid South Lanarkshire and East Renfrewshire’s feminist philosophy and mission which underpins all our work.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for full information on the requirements of the post holder.
What is on offer for the Finance & Business Systems Officer
• Salary - Grade 11 £27,608-£33,589 based on 35 hour post
• Training and development
• 37 days annual leave per annum (includes 12 public). Increases after 3 years.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
• 10% pension contribution
• Mileage
Based at EK office (home working on occasions)
Do you want to make a difference to the lives of young female survivors of sexual abuse? Could you help them develop the skills needed to cope with what has happened to them and build an independent life and positive future?
Are you passionate about the eradication of Men’s Violence against Women and Girls (MVAWG) and women's homelessness from a feminist perspective?
As a Resource Worker with SAY Women, with your experience of providing emotional support and crisis intervention to vulnerable young women, you will be able to do this for the young women in our service. Your understanding of MVAWG will help you bring the feminist perspective to your one-to-one and crisis support sessions, helping survivors work towards an independent and happy, successful life.
When you join SAY Women, you join a community providing a warm and welcoming environment for all of our staff and young women. Our values run through every aspect of our attitude, approach and service provision, empowering our young women and staff with Courage, Compassion and Connection.
In return for your passion and dedication, we provide great opportunities for your personal training and development as well as a generous pension package and annual leave allowance.
Please download the Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of the duties and requirements for the post.
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