Company

Victim SupportSee more

addressAddressCardiff, Wales
type Form of workFull-time
salary Salary£26757.72 - £31357.72 per annum
CategoryCustomer Service

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Team Leader to join the National Contact Centre team in Cardiff, 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…

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

  • 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holiday leave allowance, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holiday leave allowance
  • 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:
This role is based at the National Contact Centre, Cardiff.
As a Team Leader you will be:
- Providing leadership, advice and guidance to your team and monitor the progress and quality of work across the contact centre.
- Required to develop your team and address their individual development/performance needs, set individual and team objectives and undertake annual appraisals.
- Provide safeguarding advice and guidance to all staff at the NCC and across VS via the National On Call Service and participate in the on call duty rota.
- Promote effective communication channels including coordinating and facilitating regular team meetings, sharing feedback and learning to share with other colleagues.
- Provide a high level of emotional support to callers in crisis with complex and enduring mental health issues and suicidal ideation.
Participation in the on-call rota is a requirement of the role, and will be discussed at interview.
You will need: -
- Experience of managing and supporting a team and individuals, including performance management, one to one's and staff development.
- Experience of supporting victims and vulnerable people.
- The ability to maintain confidentiality and comply with all data protection requirements.
- The ability to work flexibly across all shift patterns of 24 hours 7 day a week service, on an allocated rota basis.
- The ability to work without direct supervision, prioritise work and deal with competing or conflicting demands/needs and interests in an organised and methodical manner.
- Have excellent communication, negotiation and advisory skills, both written and verbal when interacting professionally with a range of agencies and individuals.
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.

Refer code: 2886543. Victim Support - The previous day - 2024-02-27 22:52

Victim Support

Cardiff, Wales
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