Pathway Navigator
We have a great opportunity to join the thriving and dynamic SARSAS team as a Pathway Navigator to work with adults who have experienced rape or sexual violence and who may have multiple support needs.
Salary: £28,626.30 per annum (FTE)
Hours: 37 hours per week
Based: Bristol (with some travel across Avon and Somerset) up to 2 days per week working from home.
Pension: Employer pension contribution of 5%
Annual leave: 27 days plus bank holidays (pro rata)
Contract: Full Time 1-year Fixed Term Contract
Closing Date: midnight on Sunday 31 May 2026
Applicants will undergo a basic DBS check before employment starts.
About the role
You will carry out trauma-informed assessments with new clients to ascertain their best options for support, whether internal or external.
Your key responsibilities include, providing a trauma-informed telephone, video, and face-to-face triage service for survivors referred to SARSAS, including self-referrals. You’ll ensure initial needs and risks are assessed and understood. Where appropriate, carry out short term risk management and safety planning. You will also provide information about what support services are available and refer/facilitate access to internal, or external support services.
About you
You will have experience of working with people who have experienced trauma and understand the complexities of working with clients with multiple support needs. You will be passionate about working with survivors of sexual violence, have a working knowledge of the impacts of trauma and an understanding of the barriers clients may face in accessing support.
You will have the personal skills to support and empower clients through needs assessment, liaison, advocacy, and signposting, enabling clients to feel heard and receive the best possible support. You will have a knowledge of partner agencies and external pathways to support.
You will have the skills and experience to be a part of facilitating some of our waiting well initiatives, including our 4-week online webinar and Drop-in Reach-out sessions.
About SARSAS
SARSAS exists to relieve the trauma and distress, and help rebuild the lives, of survivors who live in Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and BANES, who have experienced any form of sexual violence, at any point in their lives.
SARSAS also campaigns and raises awareness about rape and sexual violence to change the narrative about sexual violence and enable survivor’s voices to be heard. Partnership work with a range of agencies locally and nationally is a priority to enable social change.
SARSAS works to feminist principles: this underpins both what our service is and how it is run. Our work is guided by a trauma-informed approach which understands how traumatic experiences can impact on survivors and keeps an awareness of the effects of trauma at the forefront of our approach to support.
Watch our ‘We Hear You’ video to learn more about our work and hear from the people we support.
Equity, diversity, and inclusion
At SARSAS we strive to create a workplace that reflect the communities we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We want to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates diverse voices. We actively encourage applicants with protected characteristics to apply.
We are committed to taking an inclusive approach to recruitment and selection whilst ensuring there is no discrimination in our processes and that our team and prospective employees are treated fairly, with respect and without bias. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can be made to accommodate additional requirements. Applicants are encouraged to highlight any specific adjustments needed to enable participation in the recruitment process.
For more information contact recruitment@sarsas.org.uk.
How to apply
Download and read the job description and person specification
Download and complete the application form
Closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 31 May 2026.
Interviews will be held on Monday 8 and Wednesday 10 June 2026. Please ensure you are available for an interview on these dates.
Interviews will be held in person in our Bristol office but please indicate in your application if this is not possible so we can consider an alternative.
If you have any questions, please contact recruitment@sarsas.org.uk and speak to Laura Fitzgerald, HR Administrator.
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