Salary: £27,600.0000 FTE (pro rata) Actual £22,080.00 (0.8 of FTE)Hours of work: 30 hours per week Monday – Thursday (0.8 of FTE)Leave: 168 hours per annum excluding bank holidays (0.8 of FTE)Reporting to: Clinical LeadLocation: Alliance House, 6 Bishop Street, Leicester, LE1 6AFSubject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and successful completion of […]
Here at First Step we're excited to let you know that Isaak, a former client, has completed the Brighton Marathon on 7 April to raise funds for First Step. This is an amazing achievement and we're sure you join us in thanking Isaak for his dedication and hard work.In his GoFundMe page, Isaak says the […]
On Thursday 11 April one of our consultants is hosting a special awareness raising acoustic gig in aid of First Step Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland.Rai Waddingham, a local singer/songwriter, has been given the keys to the monthly SoundHive Social event at Duffy's Bar (Pocklingtons Walk, Leicester). This gives her free reign to invite artists she […]
In partnership with Freeva, Quetzal and Leicester Rape Crisis, First Step is hosting the following event:Building resilience in the workplace for professionals who work with or come into contact with sexualised trauma.Date: Friday 15 March 2024Time: 1pm - 4.30pmVenue: Leicester Race course, Oadby, LE2 4ALThis is an exciting opportunity for professionals to engage in enriching […]
At First Step we are both in awe and full of gratitude for our counsellor Niki and Emotional Support Worker Michelle who are undertaking a courageous parachute jump in July to raise much needed funds for our charity. Whilst some people might do a parachute jump for the love of it, we are particularly impressed […]
A few weeks ago, on Saturday 18 March, we gathered a group of stakeholders to reflect on First Step’s journey so far and begin to shape its future. Each attendee held a different experience of First Step, a different piece of our puzzle. Some spoke from the perspective of having used First Step’s counselling service, […]
First Step are currently recruiting for the following role:Service Coordinator & Clinical Lead (30 hours per week)We are looking for an experienced, qualified counsellor who will lead the operational and clinical delivery of a busy, specialist counselling service that works with men and boys affected by childhood sexual abuse and sexual assault and rape.Job type: […]
From Surviving to ThrivingSaturday 10th September 2022, 10am-4pm at Leicester Tigers GroundFirst Step are delighted to announce that as part of our 25th Anniversary Year, we will be holding an event for survivors and their supporters, to celebrate our organisational achievements and to look forward to the future but more importantly to recognise and celebrate […]