Local Caseworker (South Wales)

Location:?o cover primarily the southern half of Wales

Working pattern:?ork from home with frequent travel required. You will be expected to deliver a face-to-face service to clients in their own home or safe meeting place within the South Wales region.

Recruitment process: interviews will be conducted as suitable candidates apply. Applications remain open until a suitable candidate has been appointed.

Who we are: Brake has been supporting victims of road carnage since 1995, and we're on a mission to prevent future collisions. Every 20 minutes, someone is killed or seriously injured on our roads, impacting lives profoundly.

Join our team: We're expanding our National Road Victim Service and need a dedicated caseworker to join our dynamic, compassionate team. Your role will involve delivering world-class support services to those at their most vulnerable.

Not your average job: This isn't a 9 to 5. You could play a significant part in rolling out trauma-informed support services... nationwide. Make a real difference in the lives of those affected by road crashes.

What we offer:
? A generous 35 days of annual leave (including bank holidays and 3-day shutdown period between Christmas and New Year, pro-rata for part-time working patterns)
? Birthday day off
? Enhanced sick pay and compassionate leave
? Death in service benefit
? Pension
? Employee Assistance Programme
? Flexible working
? A rewarding role with purpose
? Be part of a skilled, friendly team with an engaged Board of Trustees?
Who you are: We need passionate, self-starters with a background in providing high-quality emotional support and advocacy. Your experience in roles within the police, criminal justice, counselling, caseworker or health and social care sectors could make you an ideal candidate.

Specifically seeking candidates with:
? frontline support service experience
? a full, clean UK driving licence, access to your own transport and are willing to use it for work purposes (we reimburse travelling expenses)
? experience supporting people who have suffered sudden bereavement or working with those with heightened vulnerabilities.
? research and advocacy skills ? you will reach out to other organisations to support your cases where required
? competent IT skills for remote work
? Fluency in Welsh, whilst not essential, is desirable.

Join our mission: Your greatest reward will be knowing you've made a positive difference in someone's recovery from psychological trauma.

About us: Brake is passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity. We welcome your application whatever your background or situation. We particularly welcome applications from those who are part of the global majority, the LGBTQIA+ community or disabled. We are proud to be a disability confident employer. We don?t want you to ?fit? our culture, we want you to enrich it. So, if you have a passion for making a difference and share in our vision for a world where no one is killed on our roads, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now: If you're up for a new challenge and have the skills, apply now.

Not for traffic offenders: Due to the nature of our work we can't accept applications from traffic offenders. Candidates will be asked to disclose whether they have any unspent points on their licence at interview.

A DBS check is required due to the sensitive nature of our service.

Join us today and be part of the solution

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