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Casual Visits Centre Assistant
Pact (Prison Advice and Care Trust)
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Overview
Are you a real 'people person'? Are you a quick learner who's organised and keen to help out? Do you occasionally have free hours where you could work? Well, you might just be the person we need. Read on.
£12.21
per hour
Isle of Sheppey Cluster of Prisons (HMPs Elmley, Swaleside and Standford Hill)
Key information
This post is subject to a 6-month probationary period, verification of identity and proven right to work in the UK, satisfactory references from previous employers covering a 3-year period, declaration of any unspent criminal convictions (and where appropriate a satisfactory risk assessment), Prison Vetting and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note that being bankrupt or having County Court Judgments may affect your ability to be successfully vetted to work in a prison.
About the role
As a Pact Visits Centre Assistant, you will provide support to families visiting loved ones. You will work as one of the family team based primarily in the prison's visitor centre, but also across the visits hall, play area and tea bar to provide a safe and welcoming environment, and provide advice, support and information to friends and families visiting the prison.
Pact is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applications including those with a criminal conviction (appointment to post is subject to a risk assessment).
Requirements
To be successful in this role you will have empathy and understanding of working with families in challenging circumstances, ideally involving prisoners and or their families. You will also have excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a demanding workload.
You will support colleagues in Pact’s family work and may even have knowledge of safeguarding and child protection. In short, you're a real 'people person' who will roll their sleeves up, work hard and add value to the visits centre team in any way that's needed.