Homicide Service Children and Young People Team Leader

We have an exciting opportunity for a Children and Young People Team Leader to join the National Homicide Service team in the East of the UK, working 37.5 hours a week.

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…

To  apply for this role you must reside in one of the following areas: London/Hampshire/Thames valley/ Berkshire/ Oxfordshire/Buckinghamshire/Herts/Essex/Suffolk/Kent/Sussex/Northamptonshire/Cambridgeshire/Norfolk/Lincolnshire/Nottingham/Derby/Leicester/West Yorkshire /South Yorkshire /Yorkshire/Durham/Northumberland/Tyne and Wear.

County/Borough Home based Office location Home based Full time/Part time Full time Hours per week 37.5 Work schedule Monday - Friday Basic Salary £31,110.00 per annum Allowances Home Working Contract type Permanent DBS required? Enhanced Police vetting required? No Closing Date 17/03/2025 Ref No 5984 Documents CYP Team Leader JD word Feb 25.pdf
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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 Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity 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:

You work closely with Major Crime Teams within police forces across England and Wales. The HS CYP team integrates fluidly with the HS Family and Peer Support teams to provide cohesive and effective advocacy and support service to eligible service users across England and Wales.  We also support families of British Nationals murdered abroad and so work closely with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office who refer into the HS. The successful person will have previous experience of working directly with children and young people with a sound understanding of the complexities of delivering front line services.  You should have experience of performance management and reporting.   You will be a creative, and compassionate leader who will lead by example, sharing your knowledge and expertise to support the continued development of the HS to help ensure that we always deliver support to the highest standards.  You will lead a team of CYP Caseworkers who deliver support in schools, community settings and homes.  We offer a range of interventions to CYP including one to one support (digitally and in person); Peer Support and outreach within the community.   You will demonstrate resilience and adaptability; understand the importance of professional boundaries; possess the excellent organisational skills required to manage a diverse workload with often competing priorities.  An ability to work as part of a team, as well as managing your own diary/work priorities is a must.

You will need:

Experience of developing and maintaining partnerships and pathways within a multi-agency and legislative framework Gather, analyse and use information and evidence from different sources to solve problems and report on data quality and compliance. Practical understanding of the requirement for confidentiality and safe working practice and maintenance of records in accordance with the Data Protection Act and other legal requirements. Experience of working in a challenging and changing environment with an emphasis on customer focus and excellence in service delivery. Demonstrable experience of providing crisis management, support and guidance in sometimes stressful and difficult situations to a team with a client service focus. Extensive experience of effectively leading and managing a team, monitoring performance and service delivery to meet contractual requirements. Have excellent communication, negotiation and advisory skills, both written and verbal when interacting professionally with a range of agencies and individuals. Work without direct supervision, prioritise work and deal with competing or conflicting demands/ needs and interests in an organised and methodical manner.

This role requires regular travel, and overnight stays away from home and is considered an essential requirement.  

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.