What we offer:

At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

• Flexible working options including hybrid working
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Enhanced sick pay allowances & maternity payments
• High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
• Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
• Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
• Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression

About The Role

As a Peer Support Co-ordinator you will be responsible for the on-going implementation and development of the Homicide Peer Support Service in line with the service delivery model. The Homicide Service Peer Support is delivered across England and Wales by volunteers, via a variety of methods.

As a Peer Support Coordinator you will manage a number of Peer Support volunteers who have lived experience of bereavement through homicide. You will support them to use their experience to help others who are also bereaved and/or those who are eye witnesses. This will involve monthly supervisions and regular communication to ensure they are up to date with service procedures and developments.

You will have experience of working in a trauma-informed way, with empathy and compassion. You might have a background in therapeutic practice with individuals or groups, or have experience as a caseworker with victims of high-harm incidents. You might have experience of delivering or facilitating peer support in other areas, such as mental health settings, substance misuse rehabilitation, or with trafficking victims. Whatever your background, you will have good personal resilience, and be able to make effective use of supervisions to manage your wellbeing. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of bereavement through homicide for this role. We also particularly welcome applications from members of the BAMER community as this group is currently under-represented within our staff team.

You will be home-based, and will need to have the skills to work independently, as well as being part of a team. There will be occasional travel for team meetings and face to face support events. You will typically work Monday to Friday, 9 – 5, with flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends to facilitate groups.

About us:

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.