Overview
Location: The Blue Sky SARC, Nuneaton, Warwickshire and additional SARC locations in the Midlands region.
Available Hours: 8 hours (Wednesdays, 9 to 5pm)
Salary: £13.45 per hour.
Rota Patterns: 8 hour shifts over 24 hours, 365 days a year.
Are you looking for a new and exciting alternative career path within the Health & Justice care sector? This is the perfect opportunity for a compassionate person to join a growing, innovative and market-leading service provider within Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Responsibilities
* 1st point of contact for service users.
* Support process of a service user and their family visiting the centre, including preparing the patient and assisting in the collecting of forensic evidence.
* Ensuring that a high standard of DNA anticontamination is maintained between forensic cases (cleaning).
* Assisting patients and liaising with other agencies regarding the management of the service user pathway.
* Assisting with preparation, service user support and acting as an advocate during their time at the SARC.
* Be a key player within the SARC team and wider company network.
Essential Skills Required
* IT skills and basic administration.
* Experience working in a supportive or customer focused environment.
* Kind caring nature
* Knowledge and understanding confidentiality.
* Because of the nature of the Sexual Offence Examiner, applications are invited from females only. This post has a genuine occupational qualification under the Sex Discrimination Act, Section 7(2)b and 7(2)e.
* While the position may be based from one location, additional travel may be a requirement of the role across SARC's, therefore a UK driving license is required for this role and access to a vehicle.
* Advanced DBS and level 2 Police vetting will be required
* GCSE English and Maths (Equivalent Grade C Level)
* Knowledge of the Health, Police and / or public sector working
* Organisational Skills
* Ability to work in a multiagency setting.
* Good Interpersonal Skills
Desirable Skills Required
* Educated to A – Level / NVQ 3
* Experience working with children or young people, either directly or in collaboration with partner services.
* Understanding of Safeguarding
* Experience of working with vulnerable adults.
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