Support Practitioner

Lanarkshire Rape Crisis Centre (LRCC), established in 2004, is part of the national network of 17 Rape Crisis Centres who are members of Rape Crisis Scotland and adhere to the RCS National Service Standards.

More information about the wide range of work undertaken by Rape Crisis Scotland Centres across the country can be found on our website.

The work of Lanarkshire Rape Crisis

• Provides trauma enhanced therapeutic 1:1 support to women and girls who have experienced rape and all forms of sexual violence aged 12+ as well as their friends, family, partners and workers. We also provide crisis support options and justice advocacy for male survivors and survivors of all gender identities.
• Provide justice advocacy support to those considering, or who are engaging with the criminal justice process.
• Delivering prevention workshops and engaging with young people across schools and youth settings in Lanarkshire as part of the Rape Crisis Scotland National Prevention Programme. Prevention | Rape Crisis Scotland
• We work in partnership with other key stakeholders such as local police, local authorities, and schools to improve understanding and provision of gender-based violence and trauma informed responses to survivors of sexual violence.

The Centre is based in central Hamilton, and this job role is office based as the support delivered on a face-to-face basis as well as by telephone and some virtual methods.

Core Purpose of Job

• To deliver specialist therapeutic support and information services to survivors age 12+ affected by sexual violence, at our main premises, at outreach locations across Lanarkshire and via virtual methods. 

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic support services (face to face / telephone / online) within a feminist, survivor-centred approach at all times
• Provide timely regular progress reports of your work
• Offer support to families, friends, and partners of survivors
• Assist in internal and external training
• Promote opportunities for reflective practice, sharing experiences and identifying learning opportunities within the wider team
• Facilitate and contribute to groupwork programmes for survivors
• Work on a community outreach basis as necessary, including visits to other settings
• To establish and maintain effective liaison with appropriate voluntary and statutory agencies
• Record all information pertaining to LRCC’s support services accurately and appropriately in line with LRCC’s policies on confidentiality and GDPR
• Contribute to the running of the Centre including housekeeping and supporting other projects
• Ensure that the delivery of support recognises the additional barriers and inequalities faced by survivors of sexual violence from marginalized groups and communities and strives to promote at all times inclusive and anti-discriminatory practice across all aspects of the service
• Contribute to the development of information materials for survivors and to the promotion of LRCC services across Lanarkshire
• Adhere to all LRCC policies and procedures including Safeguarding, Boundaries, Health and Safety standards and Equalities legislation at all times and in all locations of service delivery.

Other  

• To work as part of a team
• To communicate effectively (written, electronic and verbal)
• To attend individual supervision, team meetings and practice development meetings.
• To contribute positively to the overall mission, vision and values of LRCC.
• Flexibility of working hours
• The post holder will regularly apply creative or adaptive thinking to develop innovative new approaches or solutions. 

Any other responsibilities commensurate with the role required to meet the needs and expectations of the organisation and Board

28 hours a week over 4 or 5 days, plus current rota for one evening every fortnight, this may be subject to change. (Weekend working for e.g. occasional staff training). We will welcome applicants who are only in a position to work 21hrs per week.

Due to limited resources, we will only contact you if you have been shortlisted for interview. All shortlisted candidates will be contacted by email no later than Friday 31st May and interviews will be held in person on Monday 10th June.

We look forward to receiving your application.

In the meantime, if you have any queries, please get in touch