About Us
We are the largest sexual violence support provider in Wales, with 30 years of experience delivering specialist therapeutic support to adults and children affected by the trauma of rape, sexual assault, or sexual abuse.
As a charitable organisation, we offer a full range of free specialist crisis, advocacy, wellbeing, and counselling services. We are widely regarded throughout the UK as a leading organisation in our field, supporting nearly 4,000 people each year.
Beyond that, we use our experience and expertise to train and educate others on the wide-ranging impact of rape and sexual abuse, and use our voice to advocate for those who are often silenced by stigma.
Main Tasks and Duties
1. Provide face-to-face and telephone, practical and emotional support to clients and their supporters where appropriate.
2. Carry out prompt and ongoing risk and needs assessments using the SAS tool to develop individual service plans to address the risk/needs of the client.
3. Support the client through the criminal justice system if that is what they wish, explaining the procedures and professionals' roles and their rights within the system, liaising with the police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), and all other associated professionals, up to and including attending trial with them and supporting their needs afterwards.
4. Advocate for special measures and attend pre-trial visits and CPS meetings as required.
5. Support the client, if they do not wish to report to the police, with understanding their options and helping them to provide intelligence to the police if they choose, as well as supporting them to get any other help they may need.
6. Identify and respond, as appropriate, to issues relating to safeguarding, child protection, and Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA).
7. Work within a multi-agency framework, representing the needs of clients and promoting New Pathways as appropriate.
Essential Experience
1. Good knowledge and understanding of SARC services or experience of working in a SARC or related area of work.
2. Experience of client face-to-face and telephone support work, with excellent communication skills.
3. Experience of conducting needs assessments and risk assessments.
4. Good knowledge of safeguarding, Child Protection, and Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA) procedures.
5. Previous experience of working in a multi-agency setting.
6. Experience of working with IT programmes such as Microsoft Word and Excel.
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