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RASAC

ChISVA

• Full time

Starting Salary of £28,611

Location This is a West Yorkshire–wide project, delivered through outreach offices in Bradford, Leeds, Halifax, Dewsbury and Huddersfield, with the central hub based in our Wakefield office.

Working hours 37.5 Weekly

Working Pattern 9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday

The Partnership:

The West Yorkshire Rape Crisis Partnership (WYRCP) is a collaboration of three specialist Rape Crisis Centres working together to deliver high-quality, feminist, trauma-informed support for survivors across West Yorkshire. As long-established services within our local communities, we combine our shared expertise, values, and survivor-led practice to create a single, cohesive regional response to rape and sexual violence. Kirklees, Calderdale and Wakefield Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre (RASAC) provide specialist therapeutic and advocacy services for people aged 5+ of any gender who have experienced rape, sexual abuse, or domestic abuse, living in Kirklees, Calderdale, and Wakefield. Bradford Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Survivors Service (BRC & SASS) delivers specialist support for women and girl survivors in Bradford who have experienced any form of sexual violence, including sexualised domestic abuse, sexual harassment, and child sexual abuse. Support After Rape and Sexual Violence Leeds (SARSVL) offers specialist support services for women, girls and nonbinary people in Leeds who’ve been through child sexual abuse, rape or any kind of sexual violence at any time in their lives. As a partnership, we are all survivor-led, Rape Crisis National Service Standards accredited, and wholly dedicated to addressing and preventing sexual violence, challenging rape myths and rape culture, and supporting survivors throughout their healing and recovery.

The Project: The WYRCP works collaboratively on several regional projects designed to improve access to high‑quality, empowering, support for survivors of rape and sexual violence across West Yorkshire. This specific project will deliver a single, coordinated, specialist, survivor‑centred ISVA/ChISVA Service for survivors of any age (0+) and gender living anywhere in West Yorkshire. Funded by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA), this project enhances consistency, quality, and accessibility of Independent 2 Sexual Violence Services across the region. It unites our collective expertise to ensure survivors can access clear pathways, specialist advocacy, and holistic support.

ChISVA Role: The role of an West Yorkshire Rape Crisis Partnership ChISVA is to provide independent, trauma‑specialist advocacy, including practical and emotional support, to children and young people who have experienced rape or sexual violence, alongside their loved ones, ensuring their safety, explaining their options, coordinating access to specialist services, and supporting those who choose to engage with the Criminal Justice System, while liaising across agencies to uphold their rights and wellbeing.

Responsibilities:

• To provide independent, trauma‑informed practical, emotional, and advocacy support to children and young people who have experienced sexual abuse or violence. Alongside their loved ones, work to keep them informed of case developments in line with the Victims' Code, guide them through the criminal justice process and provide emotional support, working in line with national ISVA standards and WYRCP values.

• Participate in the West Yorkshire ISVA duty triage rota based at the Wakefield hub and deliver informed‑choice sessions for clients considering engagement with the Criminal Justice System (CJS).

• Maintain an active caseload and complete accurate, timely records using the Partnerships case management system.

• Empower the children and young people you support by helping them understand consent, nurturing relationships, trauma responses and coping strategies.

• Build and sustain strong professional relationships with key partners including police, CPS, courts, safeguarding teams, NHS services, housing, education, Witness Service, CAFCASS and other voluntary‑sector organisations.

• Identify, report and support to dismantle barriers survivors experience when accessing external services, contributing to improved multi‑agency responses.

• Manage safeguarding concerns in line with policy, including child protection procedures, Gillick competence assessments and MARAC referrals/attendance for high‑risk domestic‑abuse‑related cases.

• Signpost or support survivors with Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) applications and other like entitlements.

• Hold, or be willing to complete within 12 months, a nationally recognised ChISVA/CHISVA qualification.

• Follow organisational procedures to ensure client safety, confidentiality and high‑quality practice.

General Responsibilities

• Maintain a strong understanding of rape and sexual violence and how this impacts individuals within a broader socio-political context.

• Seek out learning opportunities and take responsibility for delivering high-quality work.

• Approach challenges with solutions-focused thinking.

• Demonstrate flexibility, openness, professionalism and a commitment to teamwork.

Anywhere in Kirklees

Starting Salary of £28,611