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Hours: 21 hours 45 mins per week (equivalent to 3 days)

Working pattern: Hours to worked between 8am-6pm, Monday-Friday. Must include Wednesdays, you can choose the other days to suit you

Contract length: 12 months initially, with the possibility to extend for another 48 months

Salary: £14,400

Location: Devon & Cornwall (you must be based within Devon & Cornwall or within a reasonable distance to travel)

Working location: Mostly work from home with some travel required. You will be expected to deliver a face-to-face service to clients in their own home or safe meeting place within your region

Reporting to: Regional Case Manager (South)

Application deadline: Friday 19 May 2023

Who we are

We are Brake, the national, acclaimed road safety charity which provides the National Road Victim Service (NRVS). We have been supporting victims of the carnage on our roads since 1995. We also campaign for positive change to prevent future collisions and save lives.

A rare and exciting opportunity to help us to help others

Did you know that every 20 minutes, someone is killed or seriously injured on our roads? The impact of that on individuals and their wider families is profound and far reaching and it can happen to any of us, at any time.

The National Road Victim Service is growing, allowing us to reach greater numbers of people in need and building upon our well-established foundation to create an enduring legacy. To support this growth we’re looking for a dedicated caseworker to become part of our enthusiastic, energised and dynamic team, delivering world-class support services to people at a time when they are most vulnerable.

This is definitely not the average 9 to 5 job, and it is not every day that opportunities like this come along. You could be playing a significant part in our commitment to roll out our clinically developed, trauma informed support services across the country, making a positive contribution to the lives of those traumatically bereaved or seriously injured as a result of road traffic collisions.

What we offer

• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays and a 3-day shutdown period between Christmas and New Year) pro-rata for part-time roles
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible working
• Enhanced sick pay and compassionate leave
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Pension
• Wellbeing support including regular independent clinical supervision sessions
• Be an essential part of a skilled, dedicated and friendly team with a knowledgeable and engaged Board of Trustees.

Who you are

We need energised self-starters who are passionate about helping others, to join our fantastic team. We are looking for people who have a background in providing high-quality emotional support, practical research and advocacy for vulnerable people after a serious psychological trauma such as the death of a loved one in violent circumstances.

We are seeking candidates with:

• Experience of frontline care for people in crisis with acute vulnerabilities and risks (desirable but not essential)
• Comprehensive understanding of the processes involved in the criminal justice system (desirable but not essential)
• Research and advocacy skills – you get crucial things done through liaison with external agencies
• Significant resilience and willingness to be professionally developed and clinically supervised
• Competent IT skills to make phone calls via software provided, or using other remote meeting platforms such as Microsoft Teams
• A full UK driving licence, with access to your own transport to use for work purposes (we reimburse travelling expenses).

Experience gained from roles as family liaison officers and counsellors, or in the police force, criminal justice system, or other health and social care positions will transfer well to this role at Brake.

The greatest reward comes from knowing you have made a real positive difference to someone’s recovery from psychological trauma, and the emotional or practical challenges presented by their sudden bereavement or serious injury.

If you are seeking out a new challenge and think you have the skills, passion, and commitment that we are looking for, we would be interested in hearing from you.

About the team and how we work

• Brake actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We employ based on skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
• The successful candidate will be required to go through an enhanced DBS vetting process due to the sensitive nature of the service delivered.
• Please note that employees are subject to driver licence checks, and we do not accept applications from serious traffic offenders due to the nature of our work.

Please note:
We reserve the right to close applications early if we receive a high volume of applications from candidates with the skills we’re looking for so don’t hesitate in sending over your application.

Job Types: Part-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 12 months
Part-time hours: 21.75 per week

Salary: £14,400.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Free or subsidised travel
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Schedule:

• No weekends

Application question(s):

• Do you possess a full UK driving licence, with access to your own transport and are willing to use it for work purposes? (we reimburse travelling expenses)
• Are you located within Devon & Cornwall? (or near enough to travel for case visits)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Exeter

Application deadline: 24/05/2023
Reference ID: D&C