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TWO NEW RAPE CRISIS CENTRES

Two new rape crisis centres will open this year in the Western Isles and in Lanarkshire.

They will provide a much needed service for women and girls who have experienced sexual violence.

The need for locally based services had been identified in both areas and plans can now proceed rapidly following the decision by the Scottish Executive to allocate £200,000 per year for two years to support the development of two new centres.

It is hoped a further two will open in 2005 with budgets of £100,000 each for that year. The money was part of the total of £1.96 million additional funds for rape crisis centres and related services which was announced by Communities Minister Margaret Curran in January.

In the Western Isles a Steering Group comprised of representatives from Rape Crisis Scotland and Women’s Aid, along with individual women, is developing the plan.

They were expecting to start recruiting for staff this April and hope to have some level of service up and running by the summer.

The Rape Crisis Centre in Glasgow has historically covered the North and South Lanarkshire areas, but the service provided has been significantly limited due to lack of resources.

Given the size of the local authority areas and the rural nature of much of Lanarkshire, it was felt that a more local service was desperately needed.

A Steering Group has been set up with members from local agencies such as the EVA Project, Women’s Aid, Victim Support and Rape Crisis.

They hope to be able to recruit for staff this summer, and to begin to provide some level of rape crisis service by the autumn.

Sandy Brindley, national development worker with Rape Crisis Scotland , said: “Both initiatives are very exciting, and should fill some of the clear gaps in the support available for women and girls in Scotland who have been raped, sexually assaulted and/or sexually abused.”

JOBS

Adverts below for jobs at the new Western Isles Rape Crisis Centre and at Rape Crisis Scotland.

Western Isles Rape Crisis Centre

The Western Isles Rape Crisis Centre is an exciting new service which is being developed for the Western Isles. The centre will provide a dedicated support service for women and girls who have experienced sexual violence.

In order to establish and develop this new service, we require:

Co-ordinator (35 hours)

AP5.1 £22,397 + 7.5% unsociable hours allowance

This worker will co-ordinate the work of the rape crisis centre, provide support to women and girls who have experienced sexual violence and work in partnership with other organizations. Experience of partnership working and supporting survivors of sexual violence is essential.

Training Education Worker (25 hours)

AP5.1 £22,397 +7.5% unsociable hours allowance

This worker will develop and deliver training to both new unpaid workers within rape crisis and to relevant external agencies and provide support to women and girls who have experienced sexual violence. Experience of developing and delivering training and supporting survivors of sexual violence is essential.

Both posts are funded initially for 18 months, although we aim to secure continued funding beyond this period.

For an application pack, please send an SAE to Rape Crisis Scotland , 1 st Floor, 93 Hope Street , Glasgow G2 6LD

Closing date: 7 th May 2004

Only women need apply under section 7 (iii) (d) & (e) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975

These posts are funded by the Scottish Executive

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Rape Crisis Scotland is the national office for rape crisis centres in Scotland . We require 2 new workers to join our small staff team:

Women’s Services Development Worker (35 hours/week)

AP5.4 (£24,397) + 7.5% unsociable hours allowance + pension

The main remit of this post is to support the development of existing rape crisis centres and the establishment of new rape crisis centres and to promote good practice in responding to female survivors of sexual violence within member centres and with other relevant organisations. A thorough knowledge of issues relating to sexual violence and experience of capacity building development work is required. This post will involve travel throughout Scotland . The successful candidate will be based within the Rape Crisis Scotland office in Glasgow but flexible working arrangements may be considered.

Administration/Finance Worker (15 hours/week)

AP4.1 (£19,633) pro rata + pension

This post will have responsibility for carrying out administration tasks, including financial administration, for the Rape Crisis Scotland office. 2 years’ experience of administrative work is required. Experience of using Quickbooks financial software is preferred.

Both posts are funded by the Scottish Executive for a one year period. Rape Crisis Scotland will endeavour to seek continued funding for these posts beyond this period.

For an application pack, send an SAE to Rape Crisis Scotland , 93 Hope Street, Glasgow G2 6LD or email info@rapecrisisscotland.org.uk .

Closing date: 7 th May 2004

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 25 th May and Wednesday 26 th May

Only women need apply under section 7 (iii) (d) & (e) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975

These posts are funded by the Scottish Executive