Advertised from 25 August 2025

Role

Victim Support Scotland – Empowering People Affected by Crime. 

We put victims and witnesses at the heart of everything we do so they are heard, have improved health and well-being, feel safer, more secure, and informed and that we are an effective organisation, that makes a lasting difference.  

Who We Are? 

Victim Support Scotland provides support and information to people affected by crime and campaigns for victim and witness rights. Regardless of whether a crime has been reported, or when it happened, our services are free, confidential, and tailored to individuals’ needs. Our vision is that people affected by crime – victims, witnesses, and their families – are treated with dignity and respect and are at the heart of the justice in Scotland. Our mission is to ensure that all those affected by crime receive high quality support that will help them to recover from their experiences. All our work is guided and underpinned by our six core principles of being engaging and compassionate; inclusive and accessible; person-centred; adaptive, flexible, and responsive; collaborative; and knowledgeable and skilled. Now is the time to join Victim Support Scotland, helping us work towards the ambitions of our 5-year plan: Empowering people affected by crime: VSS Strategy 2021-2026.  

VSS is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all of our service users and has a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG scheme checks in place to ensure this commitment is met. 

What is the role 

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Sessional Support Co-ordinator. 

Working Week will be a rotation system between as follows days and hours: 

• Monday - Friday between 8am - 8pm & Saturdays 10am - 2pm 

Primary location: Oban, however you will be expected to cover throughout the locality is required.  

Reporting directly to a Locality Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring, within your Service(s), that VSS’s local service development and delivery plan is being implemented within your geographical area(s). Service delivery is provided by a team of skilled and knowledgeable volunteers, you will be responsible for planning their deployment to ensure that the service delivered meets the desired outcomes of victims and witnesses of crime, our service users. Responsible for all aspects of a volunteer engagement with VSS at your services, including recruitment, induction, learning and development, ongoing performance management and support. Contributing to business planning and co-ordination ensuring that continuous learning takes place to monitor that the outcomes of service users are being met.  

If you are looking for a role with a purpose, where you can really make a difference, then this may be the role for you. 

What you’ll need to be successful 

We are looking for someone who is experienced in a similar role and can evidence of continuing professional development, effective leadership style, able to build confidence, motivate and improve performance. Someone who has analytical skills, must be able to understand, collect, analyse, report and present data. Someone who has the ability to challenge stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination and bias. Good working knowledge of the voluntary/charity sector is required, as is a willingness to be flexible in working hours and able to travel as required. 

Further details of this role are available in the job description - Sessional Support Co-ordinator 

Please note - This post will be subject to a satisfactory PVG check. 

What we offer? 

Sessional Support Co-ordinators receive an hourly rate of £15.16 per hour. Full training is provided as well as opportunities for further development. Entitled to 5.6 weeks annual leave pro rata.

Application notes

To apply, please visit our website.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, please advise if you require any adjustments in the application process by contacting Jobs@victimsupportsco.org.uk.  

Closing date – Sunday 14 September.  

Please note - Interviews and selection may happen prior to the closing date, so please submit your application asap.