Family Engagement Worker

at  Prison Advice and Care Trust

ABOUT YOU:

To be successful in this role you will have demonstrable experience and understanding of working with families in a challenging multi-agency environment, ideally involving prisoners and/or their families.
You will have the ability to advocate for families dealing with imprisonment, promoting their human rights and ensuring their needs are considered, and views are heard at all levels. You will have the ability to develop referral pathways for families, prisoners and other professionals to access the service.
You may have experience of the following: Casework, Key Working, providing advice, guidance and emotional support to male service users.
Pact is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds including those who have previous convictions (appointment to post is subject to a risk assessment).
This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period, verification of identity and proven right to work in the UK, satisfactory HMPPS/MoJ Security Prison Vetting, and satisfactory employer references covering a minimum of 3 years and a satisfactory enhanced DBS. 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:

Have you got what it takes to support prisoners and their families?
As a Family Engagement Worker you will lead and deliver a service that ensures prisoners, their children, carers and other relatives have access to appropriate advice, guidance, learning opportunities, care and support to better enable them to maintain or enhance positive relationships. In addition, you will assist in developing referral pathways for families, prisoners and other professionals to access the service, as well as pathways into other relevant services.
The role will combine a casework based approach with delivery of programmes and courses, and a signposting and advice service for men in custody and their families.

If you feel that you meet the requirements for this role, please complete an application form by clicking the apply now button.

• We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible