RISE Support Advisor

Key Elements Of The Role

You will be responsible for providing trauma informed support through group work and 1-1 support. Working alongside a team of practitioners across our geographical patch in Wiltshire, covering Bristol and the Gloucestershire area as required, the project aims to:

• Increase volunteers in FearFree and support people to access volunteering opportunities externally.
• Support individuals impacted by abuse to access training and employment.
• Help people access bespoke apprenticeships and internships.
• Support service users to increase and advance work related skills, such as the development of CVs, financial management and IT skills.
• Raise awareness of this agenda to a wider network.
  
  

Qualifications And Skills

• Practical experience of working with vulnerable people and/or those with complex or other needs.
• Experience working in the Education, Training and Employment sector is highly desirable.
• Knowledge and understanding of trauma and trauma symptoms.
• Understanding safeguarding issues and the legal responsibilities around these.
• Skilled in communicating with distressed people in an empathetic way.
  
  

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