Support Officer (Harassment and Sexual Violence)
Job title: Support Officer (Harassment and Sexual Violence)
Department: Student Support and Safeguarding
Salary: Starting from £37,999, rising to £45,163 pro rata
Grade: Grade 7
Contract Type: Full Time, Open Ended
Placed on: Friday 14 February 2025
Interview date: See advert
Reference: CC12463
Special Conditions: A DBS check is required for this position
The University of Bath is committed to fostering a respectful, inclusive community where students and staff can thrive both intellectually and personally.
As incidents of sexual violence, racism, hate crime, stalking, domestic violence, bullying, and harassment become increasingly complex, we recognise the importance of enhancing our support services and adopting innovative approaches.
These exciting new roles will join the recently created Harassment and Gender-Based Violence Team within the Student Support and Safeguarding Department.
The role will:
* Provide professional, specialist support to students affected by gender-based violence or harassment.
* Empower students to make informed decisions, ensuring access to appropriate services and support.
* Work closely with internal departments and external agencies to provide holistic care.
* Contribute to developing a culture of respect through training, education, and awareness initiatives.
About you
We are seeking an experienced, knowledgeable and confident professional to provide specialist support to our student community.
You will:
* Be committed to a student-led and trauma-informed approach.
* Have significant experience and/or a professional qualification in working with individuals who have experienced sexual violence and harassment.
* Be experienced in working with individuals to assess and manage their risk and needs in relation to their experience.
* Have a proven ability to manage a complex caseload.
* Understand and demonstrate the importance of working collaboratively with others.
* Be committed to raising awareness through training and other activities of the harm caused by gender-based abuse.
Further information
There is a genuine occupational requirement to recruit a female to this vacancy due to casework requirements, and the majority of students accessing the services specifically request a female practitioner.
We are seeking to recruit 2 full-time equivalent roles; however, we are flexible in approach as to how we achieve this, and we welcome applications from those wishing to work both full and part-time hours (minimum 0.4 FTE).
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Lisa Ring, Senior Case Manager at ljr57@bath.ac.uk.
Interviews are scheduled to take place on Thursday 20 March and Friday 21 March 2025.
A Basic Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required for this role.
What we can offer you
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected, and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality, receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
* Free counselling services through Health Assured
* Cycle to work scheme
* Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
* Staff discount at Team Bath gym
* Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
* Staff discount on language courses
* Generous employer contributory pension schemes
* Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days for a positive work-life balance
* A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
* Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
* An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.
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