Homicide Regional Manager

We have an exciting & challenging opportunity for a Regional Manager to join the National Homicide Service responsible for a large geographical area of the South West, West Midlands and South Wales. This role is home-based working 37.5 hours per week.

Do you want to be part of a unique service providing the highest quality support to families bereaved by homicide and those who are eye-witness to homicide?

Do you want to lead a supportive, passionate and committed team?

If yes, then we’d love to hear from you…

What we offer:

At VS we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

• Flexible working options including hybrid working
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days plus Bank Holidays
• An extra day of for your Birthday
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Enhanced sick pay allowances & maternity 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, including clinical supervision, with opportunities for career development & progression

About the role:

You will lead and support a team of Caseworkers and Senior Caseworkers to meet VS and Homicide Service standards and contractual requirements. You will be able to demonstrate the excellent organisational skills essential to managing a demanding and diverse workload and will have experience of working with data, setting key performance indicators and managing a budget.

We pride ourselves on providing exceptional trauma informed advocacy and support to all service users and you will have an understanding of the impact that trauma and bereavement can have on individuals. We support staff and volunteers to keep them safe within their role and you will lead on the importance of personal and professional resilience for staff and volunteers.

You will have excellent communication skills and will support colleagues within HS to maintain the highest standards of service delivery. You will have demonstrable experience of sensitively managing change across a geographically dispersed team.

You will also enjoy working closely with a range of stakeholders and will have experience in building constructive working relationships (including the Major Crime teams in each County), focused on delivering the best service for vulnerable service users.

You will need to be able to travel to visit teams across England and Wales, and therefore a driving license and use of a car are essential. You will be reimbursed for all travel costs.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

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.