Group Work Practitioner

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We have an exciting opportunity for a Group Work Practitioner to join the team in Thames Valley working 37.5 hours a week. This is a home based role with occasional travel required throughout the area for team meetings.

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?

Area of Business

Operations

Number of Vacancies

1

Location or Function

Thames Valley

Full time/Part time

Full time

Hours per week

37.5

Work schedule

Usually Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, however will require up to 2 evening sessions per week with hours adjusted accordingly.

Basic Salary

£27,752.00 per annum

Allowances

Home Working

Contract type

Fixed Term

DBS required?

Enhanced

End date (if fixed term)

31.03.2027

Police vetting required?

No

Closing Date

25/11/2026

Ref No

7079

What we offer

• Flexible Working Options: Including hybrid working.
• Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
• Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
• Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
• Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
• Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
• Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
• Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
• Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
• Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
• Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.

As a Group Work Practitioner, you will be delivering a range of group work courses and programmes to adults affected by crime in the Thames Valley. You will be required to manage your own caseload and work in collaboration with other service delivery staff within the Thames Valley Adult Victims Service.

The Thames Valley Adult Victims Service will provide emotional and practical support to adult victims of any crime. Support will primarily be delivered through specialist group work provision, alongside online and telephone support.

You will be confident in co facilitating the delivery of group work programmes to people with a range of different needs and will have strong empathy skills. You will need to be able to talk to groups of people and will be resilient and confident with supporting others, as well as happy to work as part of a team.

You will need:

• to be able to prioritise work and deal with competing or conflicting demands
• an understanding and knowledge of, and an active commitment to promoting equal opportunities and diversity
• knowledge of confidentiality and safe working practice in accordance with safeguarding legislation, General Data Protection Regulation and other legal requirements

Previous applicants need not apply. Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

How to apply

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.  If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible. Previous applicants need not apply.