Children & Young People Independent Sexual Violence Advisor

ENGINEERINGUK; England; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity in Lancashire seeks a Children's Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (CHISVA) to provide vital support to victims of sexual violence. This role involves direct client interaction, advocacy, and collaboration with criminal justice services. The position offers flexible working options and a comprehensive benefits package, including generous annual leave and training opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working options

28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Extra day off for your birthday

Pension with 5% employer contribution

Enhanced sick pay allowances

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work scheme

Ongoing training & support

Qualifications

• Strong digital literacy skills required.
• Ability to work effectively with a focus on customer service.

Responsibilities

• Deliver 1-2-1 support to clients across Lancashire.
• Provide support throughout victims' criminal justice journey.
• Ensure ongoing continuity of support and advocacy.

Skills

Resilience

Adaptability

Customer Service

Digital Literacy

Job description

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Employer Victim Support Location Lancashire, England Salary Qualified- 28,611.00 per annumUnqualified- 26,830.20 per annum Closing date 8 Jun 2025

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We have an exciting opportunity for a Children's Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (CHISVA) to join the team. As a CHISVA you will deliver 1-2-1 support to clients in the community across Lancashire and at criminal justice locations as well as supporting our digital delivery to groups such as to the parents of children affected by sexual abuse and violence.

You'll be working between 9am to 6pm on a rota basis, with the opportunity to apply to work from home up to 2 days a week on a hybrid basis.

Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?

Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?

If yes, then we'd love to hear from you...

County/Borough
Lancashire

Office location
Victim Support, Unit 21, Blackpool Technology Management Centre, Faraday Way, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY2 0JW

Full time/Part time
Full time

Hours per week
37.5

Work schedule
Monday to Friday, between the hours of 9am to 6pm on a rota basis.

Basic Salary
Qualified- 28,611.00 per annum Unqualified- 26,830.20 per annum

Contract type
Permanent

DBS required?
Enhanced

Police vetting required?
No

Closing Date
06/06/2025

Ref No
6144

Documents

• ISVA- CYP Lancashire 2025 05.pdf
  (PDF, 165.84kb)

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
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday & options to buy or sell annual leave
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
• High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment & leisure discounts
• Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
• Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
• Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes
• Cycle to work scheme & season ticket loans
• Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression

About the role:

This role offers help and support directly to victims and survivors of sexual violence, working to the national ISVA framework to provide support throughout victims criminal justice journey, or if they haven't reported the incident to the police, on their own recovery journey.

The role involves regular travel across Lancashire, and supporting victims and survivors directly at criminal justice hearings. This role involves regular travel and due to the location, a driving license and access to a vehicle is considered an essential requirement. If you are unable to drive because of a disability please indicate this in your application in your personal statement so we can explore the feasibility of alternative arrangements.

You will ensure victims and survivors receive ongoing continuity of support, advocacy and impartial advice and information including reporting to the police, accessing Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) services, and specialist support such as pre-trial therapy and sexual violence counselling. They will need strong digital literacy skills and be comfortable presenting information to groups, usually via Zoom.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

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 strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

How to apply:

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We look forward to hearing from you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.

If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.

Company

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 have been a Stonewall top 100 employer since 2010 and placed highly in our sector in addition to being recognised as a ‘Top Trans employer’. We have also been ranked #39 of 100 organisations by the National Centre for Diversity .

To find out more about what equality, diversity and inclusion means at Victim Support visit our dedicated equality, diversity and inclusion page where you can access our EDI policy, EDI strategy and information about our staff and volunteer EDI networks.

Each year we have around 300 job opportunities in England and Wales, in both frontline offices and supporting areas. In frontline jobs you work directly with victims, witnesses and volunteers. In supporting jobs, you work in areas such as bid writing, policy and research, fundraising, communications, information systems, human resources and finance.

Our people are motivated by team work, our values and our vision. We strive to deliver the best services to the community while you build your career with us. We offer a range of benefits , a flexible working environment, and opportunities for training and development.

If you have any questions about our current vacancies or would like to receive any of our documents in an alternative format, please email [e-mail] .

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