Student Support and Wellbeing are looking to recruit staff to the existing Sexual Assault Responder (SAR) Medway team.

The out-of-hours support service commenced in 2016 and provides a crucial service providing immediate support to students reporting serious sexual assault or rape at the Canterbury and Medway campuses. The service operates out of hours (between 17.00 and 9.00) and at weekends and bank holidays. Full training is provided, and SARs operate on a rolling rota system. The role is to provide advice and guidance to victims of serious sexual assault or rape with regards to aftercare support procedures. The role is NOT a counselling role. Currently, we are providing both remote and face-to-face support for students, a SAR is able to choose which they are comfortable providing at the moment whilst we are impacted by COVID-19.

SARs receive a £100 remuneration for joining the team and completing the training, and receive £70 for the first hour of a call out, with time and a half for subsequent hours. Any transport costs are also reimbursed.

A Sexual Assault Responder must meet the following criteria:

• Be a University of Kent member of staff
• If a SAR chooses to provide face-to-face support, they must be able to access the University of Kent Medway campuses within 45 minutes (approximately) of receiving a phone call from Campus Security out of hours (considering the accessibility of a staff member’s usual mode of transportation when accessing the University)
• Attend a training session
• Have the permission of their line manager to register for the role of SAR.

For more information, to request a role description, or to express an interest in becoming a SAR, please contact Becky Wyatt in Student Support and Wellbeing on rfw@kent.ac.uk.