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Specialist Support Worker
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 22 Ebrill 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £28,065 bob blwyddyn, pro rata |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 13 Mai 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Bristol, South West England |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 2 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | SARSAS |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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We have an exciting opportunity to join the thriving and dynamic SARSAS team as a Specialist Support Worker to work with women* who have experienced rape or sexual violence and who may have complex needs. You will also carry out assessments for support and facilitate group work.
*this includes trans-women and non-binary people.
About you
You will have experience of working with people who have experienced trauma and understand the complexities of working with clients with complex needs. You will be passionate about working with survivors of sexual violence, have a working knowledge of the impacts of trauma and an understanding of the barriers clients may face in accessing support.
You will have the personal skills to support and empower clients through liaison, advocacy and psychoeducational tools, enabling clients to achieve positive outcomes in areas such as health and wellbeing, safety, interpersonal relationships, confidence, employment and community integration. You will have a knowledge of partner agencies and external pathways to support.
You will be skilled in carrying out needs and risk assessments to ensure SARSAS clients are offered the most appropriate pathways of support. In addition to one-to-one support, you will have the skills to be involved in facilitating group work for survivors of sexual abuse.
About SARSAS
SARSAS exists to relieve the trauma and distress and help rebuild the lives of survivors who live in Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and BANES, who have experienced any form of sexual violence, at any point in their lives. We campaign and educate to raise awareness and bring an end to sexual violence. Partnership work with a variety of agencies locally and nationally is a priority to enable social change.
Our work is guided by a trauma-informed approach which understands how traumatic experiences can impact on survivors and keeps an awareness of the effects of trauma at the forefront of our approach to support.
At SARSAS we strive to create a workplace that reflect the communities we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We want to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates diverse voices. We actively encourage applicants with protected characteristics to apply.
We are committed to taking an inclusive approach to recruitment and selection whilst ensuring there is no discrimination in our processes and that our team and prospective employees are treated fairly, with respect and without bias. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can be made to accommodate additional requirements. Applicants are encouraged to highlight any specific adjustments needed to enable participation in the recruitment process. Our current premises are wheelchair accessible.
Contract Information
Salary: £28,065 per annum (full time equivalent)
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Bristol (with some travel across Avon and Somerset), or up to 2
days a week working from home
Contract: Permanent
Responsible to: Support Services Coordinator
Pension: 5% employer pension contribution
Annual leave: 27 days plus bank holidays per year (full time equivalent)
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and open to women only (exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1).
How to apply
Closing date for applications is Midnight on Tuesday 13th May 2025.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 22nd May 2025 Please ensure you are available for an interview on these dates.
Interviews will be held in person in our Bristol office but please indicate in your application if this is not possible so we can consider an alternative.
For more information and to download an application pack, go to our website: https://www.sarsas.org.uk/get-involved/recruitment/.
If you have any questions, please contact recruitment@sarsas.org.uk or ring our Bristol office on 0117 929 9556 and speak to Laura Fitzgerald, HR Administrator.
*this includes trans-women and non-binary people.
About you
You will have experience of working with people who have experienced trauma and understand the complexities of working with clients with complex needs. You will be passionate about working with survivors of sexual violence, have a working knowledge of the impacts of trauma and an understanding of the barriers clients may face in accessing support.
You will have the personal skills to support and empower clients through liaison, advocacy and psychoeducational tools, enabling clients to achieve positive outcomes in areas such as health and wellbeing, safety, interpersonal relationships, confidence, employment and community integration. You will have a knowledge of partner agencies and external pathways to support.
You will be skilled in carrying out needs and risk assessments to ensure SARSAS clients are offered the most appropriate pathways of support. In addition to one-to-one support, you will have the skills to be involved in facilitating group work for survivors of sexual abuse.
About SARSAS
SARSAS exists to relieve the trauma and distress and help rebuild the lives of survivors who live in Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and BANES, who have experienced any form of sexual violence, at any point in their lives. We campaign and educate to raise awareness and bring an end to sexual violence. Partnership work with a variety of agencies locally and nationally is a priority to enable social change.
Our work is guided by a trauma-informed approach which understands how traumatic experiences can impact on survivors and keeps an awareness of the effects of trauma at the forefront of our approach to support.
At SARSAS we strive to create a workplace that reflect the communities we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We want to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates diverse voices. We actively encourage applicants with protected characteristics to apply.
We are committed to taking an inclusive approach to recruitment and selection whilst ensuring there is no discrimination in our processes and that our team and prospective employees are treated fairly, with respect and without bias. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can be made to accommodate additional requirements. Applicants are encouraged to highlight any specific adjustments needed to enable participation in the recruitment process. Our current premises are wheelchair accessible.
Contract Information
Salary: £28,065 per annum (full time equivalent)
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Bristol (with some travel across Avon and Somerset), or up to 2
days a week working from home
Contract: Permanent
Responsible to: Support Services Coordinator
Pension: 5% employer pension contribution
Annual leave: 27 days plus bank holidays per year (full time equivalent)
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and open to women only (exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1).
How to apply
Closing date for applications is Midnight on Tuesday 13th May 2025.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 22nd May 2025 Please ensure you are available for an interview on these dates.
Interviews will be held in person in our Bristol office but please indicate in your application if this is not possible so we can consider an alternative.
For more information and to download an application pack, go to our website: https://www.sarsas.org.uk/get-involved/recruitment/.
If you have any questions, please contact recruitment@sarsas.org.uk or ring our Bristol office on 0117 929 9556 and speak to Laura Fitzgerald, HR Administrator.