About Us
Vacancies
RSVP is an award winning, long established and well respected specialist charity supporting children and adults of all genders following rape, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. We are a vibrant, growing organisation. We believe survivors. We are bold and will go the extra mile to support survivors. We are big hearted, showing the empathy that survivors deserve and need. If you fit these values then we would love to hear from you!
Recruitment & Selection Statement:
RSVP is committed to equality and valuing diversity.
This includes a commitment within our recruitment and selection processes, where we are welcoming applications from across the community and are actively encouraging applicants with a protected characteristic to join our bold, believing & big-hearted team.
RSVP believes that survivor voice is vital and central to everything that we do.
We are committed to ensuring that individuals subjected to sexual violence and abuse are involved at every level of our organisation. Therefore, we welcome applications from individuals with lived experience of sexual trauma who also meet the person specification, so we can work together, engage and amplify survivors’ voices throughout all our work.
Vacancy
Head of Children & Young People’s Counselling & Wellbeing Services
Hours: 38 hours a week – full time (hours to be negotiated)
Salary: £37,261 (NJC 31) plus 3% pension contribution
This position offers an established role in a leading specialist rape & sexual abuse support charity & value-led, relational & strategic service provision to help RSVP achieve our CYP service mission: Children and young people need timely, appropriate and compassionate specialist support.
This is an opportunity to join us at an exciting time to ensure we maintain our recent period of growth & continue to support survivors through our specialist services. You will be in a rewarding & influential role where your success directly contributes to the protection & growth of our support services for sexually abused children and young people. We are committed to ensuring that individuals subjected to sexual violence and abuse are involved at every level of RSVP & welcome applications from people with lived experience of sexual trauma who also meet the person specification. We want to work together, engage & amplify the voices of young survivors throughout all our work.
This role will lead in the safe delivery, strategic direction and development of RSVP’s CYP counselling and wellbeing services. You will support the Chief Executive and work closely with Heads of Services to implement the strategic direction of the organisation, manage operations, strengthen our sustainability and to continuously improve RSVP’s effectiveness and impact for the CYP we support.
Closing Date: 6th December (7pm).
Please email the completed Application Form and Equal Opportunities Form to Lucy on lucy@rsvporg.co.uk by the 6th December. Please contact Lisa on lisa@rsvporg.co.uk for further information surrounding this role.
Applicant information pack – Head of CYP Counselling & Wellbeing Services(1)
Equal Opportunities Form (applicant information pack)
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Children and Young Person’s (CYP) Senior Counsellor
Hours: Saturdays, 10am-4:30pm
Salary: £31,364 (NJC 22) full time equivalent plus 3% pension contribution
Location: our Birmingham City Centre premises
You will be working closely with the Head of CYP Counselling and Wellbeing Services, the CYP Team Leader and the wider CYP Team in the safe delivery of CYP counselling and wellbeing services for the benefit of the CYP we support.
Purpose of the post:
- To offer specialist counselling to children aged 5 to 17 years of age who have been subjected to sexual violence, sexual abuse and/or sexual exploitation.
- To offer an environment where children & young people feel safe and secure.
- To work actively with children and young people.
- To offer some counselling/therapy tailored to the individual needs and abilities of each young person.
- To be aware of any safeguarding issues at all times and deal with in a timely and professional manner.
Closing Date: 6th December (7pm).
Please email the completed Application Form and Equal Opportunities Form to Lucy on lucy@rsvporg.co.uk by the 6th December. Please contact Lisa on lisa@rsvporg.co.uk for further information surrounding this role.
CYP Senior Counsellor – Applicant information pack (1)
Equal Opportunities Form (applicant information pack)
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Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Counsellor
Hours:
41 hours and 10 minutes of counselling for children and young people subjected to sexual exploitation.
9 hours and 30 minutes of counselling and wellbeing support for supporters (including parents, carers and families supporting children and young people subjected to sexual exploitation).
Salary: £29,777 (NJC 19) full time equivalent plus 3% pension contribution
Location: This will be an outreach-based role which requires frequent travel across Birmingham to support children and young people in spaces where they are already accessing support and feel safe. A small number of hours will be working from our Birmingham City Centre premises.
You will provide support as a Child Sexual Exploitation Counsellor for children and young people (CYP) and those supporting them. You will offer compassionate, confidential, support to CYP of all genders, who currently are or have been subjected to sexual exploitation, sexual violence and abuse. You will also lead on developing and delivering a group for supporters (parents and carers) who are supporting children and young people subjected to sexual exploitation. You will work closely with our team of Independent Sexual Violence Advocates (ISVAs) who provide advocacy support for CYP who have been sexually exploited.
Purpose of the post:
- To offer a specialist, boundaried relational and trauma-informed child sexual exploitation (CSE) counselling that is responsive to children and young people aged 5 to 17 years of age who have been subjected to or at risk of sexual exploitation
- To offer specialist counselling and wellbeing support to parents, carers and families who are supporting children and young people subjected to sexual exploitation
- To develop and deliver a group for supporters (parents, carers and families) who are supporting children and young people subjected to sexual exploitation
- To offer an environment where children and young people feel safe and secure
- To work actively with children and young people subjected to sexual exploitation
- To offer counselling/therapy tailored to the individual needs and abilities of each young person
- To be aware of any safeguarding issues at all times and deal with in a timely and professional manner
Closing Date: 6th December (7pm).
Please email the completed Application Form and Equal Opportunities Form to Lucy on lucy@rsvporg.co.uk by the 6th December. Please contact Lisa on lisa@rsvporg.co.uk for further information surrounding this role.
CSE Counsellor – Applicant information pack (1)
Equal Opportunities Form (applicant information pack)
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Children & Young Person’s (CYP) Counsellor
Hours:
Birmingham City Centre premises: Fridays (3:40pm-8:20pm) and Saturdays (10am-4:30pm)
Chelmsley Wood outreach site: Fridays (10am-4:20pm)
Salary: £29,777 (NJC 19) full time equivalent plus 3% pension contribution
Location: Our Birmingham City Centre premises and/or Chelmsley Wood outreach site
You will be working closely with the Head of CYP Counselling and Wellbeing Services, CYP Senior Counsellors, the CYP Team Leader and the wider CYP Team in the safe delivery of CYP counselling and wellbeing services for the benefit of the CYP we support.
Purpose of the post:
- To offer a specialist counselling service to children and young people aged 5 to 17 years of age who have been subjected to or at risk of sexual violence, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation and/or sexual coercion
- To offer an environment where children and young people feel safe and secure
- To work actively with children and young people
- To offer therapy tailored to the individual needs and abilities of each young person
- To be aware of any safeguarding issues at all times and deal with in a timely and professional manner
Closing Date: 6th December (7pm).
Please email the completed Application Form and Equal Opportunities Form to Lucy on lucy@rsvporg.co.uk by the 6th December. Please contact Lisa on lisa@rsvporg.co.uk for further information surrounding this role.
CYP Counsellor – Applicant information pack (1)
Equal Opportunities Form (applicant information pack)
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Helpline & Webchat Support Volunteers
The telephone helpline and online webchat services provide essential support to survivors and supporters. The helpline & webchat are operated by fully trained volunteers who work a weekly 3 hour shift and we ask that all volunteers commit for at least 6 months.
Helpline & webchat recruitment takes place twice a year, with full training provided. The training consists of four days over 4 weeks.
Our next scheduled training dates will be late summer/early autumn. The first two sessions will be held online; the final two will be in person. Feel free to complete an application form to be considered for the role.
To apply, please complete the below application form and return to: info@rsvporg.co.uk
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Counsellor Placements or Volunteering
There are opportunities for both qualified and unqualified counsellors (who are on a minimum of a level 4 counselling course) to join our team. Vacancies include placement opportunities for trainees, which will be advertised here when available. To discuss further, please contact the counselling team at anytime on: info@rsvporg.co.uk
Other volunteering
We welcome volunteers in a variety of roles assisting us with:
– Fundraising– could you join our ‘Fundraising Friends’ group and help us to raise vital funds? Could you organise your own fundraising event, like a sponsored run or bake sale?
– Anything else– if you have a way you’d like to assist that isn’t mentioned above then please get in touch and we’d be pleased to discuss it with you.
There is no closing date for these vacancies. Please complete and return the application form to: info@rsvporg.co.uk
If you believe survivors and deliver bold and big-hearted support, we would love to hear from you!