Victim Care Coordinator

At Catch22, we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career. Our work builds a better society - one where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.

In Justice, we work with young people and adults in custody and in the community, providing a range of services including offender management and resettlement, veterans in custody, victim services, gangs work and youth justice. Catch22's Victim Service provides emotional and practical support for victims and witnesses of crime and anti-social behaviour, alongside crime prevention advice. Last year, we supported 32,500 victims across the UK, achieving improved health and wellbeing outcomes for 99% of our service users.

As a Victim Care Coordinator, you will be providing support to victims of crime across Greater Manchester and manage a caseload of referrals made by Greater Manchester Police. You'll be the primary point of contact throughout the victim’s journey, providing initial contact and assessment of the individual's needs, and tailoring support plans to meet these needs. This may include emotional or practical support from you directly, or signposting and advocacy on behalf of external partners. In addition to managing a caseload of service users with varying needs, you'll also be the team's lead in a specialist area. As lead, you'll make sure our services and interventions relating to that specialism remain current, building relationships and expertise in this specialism and ensuring that Catch22 is positioned as a leader in the sector.

Main duties

• Provide effective interventions to support those in need, whether over the phone or in-person.
• Report caseload to leadership and ensure data is collected and recorded accurately.
• Other administrative duties.
• Be a representative of Catch22 and engage with partnerships. This will involve attending engagement events, local community centres, and liaising with other organisations to ensure the service provides the best emotional support for victims.
• Become the lead specialist in one of the following areas:

• Domestic Abuse
• Sexual Violence
• FGM
• Children and Young People
• Gangs and Knife Crime
• Modern Day Slavery
• Hate Crimes
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
• Fraud
• Radicalisation

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following skills, abilities and experience:

• Experience of working with or supporting vulnerable people, either through paid or voluntary employment, or even through personal experience.
• Knowledge of safeguarding.
• A basic level of education – good verbal/written communication essential for writing evidence involved with casework.
• Good level of basic IT skills - post will involve daily use of a variety of systems required for administrative duties and necessary reporting.
• Victim Care Coordinators must be non-judgmental and non-discriminatory. It is essential that the post holder recognises the hardship victims face and works effectively with a variety of skilled workers.
• Good communication – written and verbal communication.
• Able to actively listen and understand the needs of service users.
• Communicate solutions to solve problems effectively for supporting service users.
• Victim Care Coordinators will need to be resilient and committed to achieving positive outcomes for our Service Users.

Additional Information

Those interested in applying for this opportunity should review the Job Information Pack to find out more. If you have any questions about the role or recruitment process, please see our contact information on the Candidate Help Page. Please use reference REF3498F in your message so that we can identify the opportunity.

Additional Requirements:

• Successful post-holders will need to have a full UK Driving License and access to a personal vehicle for work purposes.
• The NPPV (non-police personnel vetting) check also requires that the post-holder has lived in the UK for the past 3 years with a few exceptions.

Contract: Permanent

Hours & work pattern: Full time, 37.5 hours per week.

Salary: £25,585

Location: You will spend 1-2 days per week in GMP HQ, Newton Heath. The remainder of your time will be split between remote working and supporting victims in the community.

Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised. Where a deadline is advertised, Catch22 reserves the right to withdraw the post from advertisement without notice.

Screening: Successful admission to post subject to enhanced DBS check, police vetting check, and employer Right To Work in the UK check. The post-holder must have right to work in the UK. Catch22 does not currently provide a licence to sponsor visas.

Shift patterns: Hours and days worked will change week-by-week on a rota basis. The work pattern will vary but start and end times of the day will be consistent across the week. Every 4 week term will include one working Saturday (with a non-working week day during that week) and one Sunday on call. Shift start times and end times will be between 0800-1800 and be a 7.5 hour work day.

Proactive Recruitment Strategy: We are proactively recruiting to build a pool of pre-cleared candidates for future vacancies, for some of our opportunities. While we may not be able to offer an immediate role, successful applicants will undergo all relevant pre-employment checks, enabling them to join our workforce promptly when a position becomes available.

To Apply: Please provide your CV and cover letter, along with the completion of the screening questions to express your interest in this opportunity. Please note, in the interest of safer recruitment and ensuring that applicants are a right fit for the role, submitted applications must contain a CV, satisfactory responses to the screening questions, and information detailing interest in the role, to be considered for this position. AI generated applications are not acceptable and could lead to a disqualification of your current and future applications across Catch22 jobs.

Catch22’s Commitment to Opportunity & Progression: At Catch22 we are proud of our commitment in supporting people develop in their careers and progress in our organisation.

Catch22’s Commitment to Ban the Box: Catch22 is proud to have “Banned the Box”. This means that we do not ask for candidates to disclose criminal convictions at the application stage. Instead, we invite disclosures at interview stage, and encourage them at the offer stage.

Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.