Job Details
Family Support Worker
Pact (Prison Advice and Care Trust)
Expires in 9 days
Overview
Pact (the Prison Advice and Care Trust) is a pioneering national charity that provides caring and life changing services to men and women in prison, to people with convictions on release and in the community, and to their children and families.
£6,666.80
per year
Part time, Permanent
(10.5 hours per week, split into 3 shifts per week with some weekend working)
HMP Send, Ripley
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 Judgements may affect your ability to be successfully vetted to work in a prison.
About the role
As a casual Family Support Worker you will provide support to families visiting loved ones in the Visitor Centre. Visitor centre services include play and children’s services and a catering service. You will work as one of the PACT Family team and will be based primarily in the prison's visitor centre and visits hall providing support, advice and guidance to families visiting prisoners, facilitating prison visits and family days and supporting the play service.
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 experience and understanding of working with families in a challenging environment, ideally involving offenders and or their families.
You will also have excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a demanding workload.
You will have the ability to contribute to planning and development of Pact’s family work and also have knowledge of safeguarding and child protection practice.
Finally, you will have excellent interpersonal communication skills and an ability to work and build partnerships with a range of agencies.