Job description
We have an exciting opportunity for a Service Delivery Assistant to join the Devon and Cornwall Victim Support team, working 37.5 hours a week. This is a hybrid working role; the majority of working hours will be spent in our new office in Plymouth and the remainder working from home so a suitable space is required.
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…
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
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- 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:
This is a hybrid working role with the majority of working hours spent in our new office in Plymouth and the remainder working from home. Therefore a confidential home work space is required.
As a Service Delivery Assistant you will be:
- Providing a high quality and responsive administrative function for the service and whole team including Health and Safety, finance, fundraising and data entry on to case management systems
- Maintaining the day to day use of the VS office
- Involved in some client contact through answering the local Helpline and gaining client satisfaction feedback
- Working with the staff and volunteer team to provide a seamless service to clients.
You will need:
- Experience of working in an administrative role and undertaking a variety of administrative duties
- Experience of working in a client focused service area or setting
- Experience of working and adhering to policies, processes and procedures
- Excellent IT skills and conversant with all packages in the standard Microsoft Office suite and case management systems/databases
- Excellent customer service skills with the ability to communicate sensitively and effectively both verbally and in writing with a wide range of individuals and audiences
- Resilience when speaking with those affected by crime and reading notes on their experiences
- Excellent record keeping skills with a focus on quality and accuracy.
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.
About Victim Support
CEO: Diana Fawcett
Revenue: $5 to $25 million (USD)
Size: 1001 to 5000 Employees
Type: Non-profit Organisation
Website: www.victimsupport.org.uk
Year Founded: 1974