CFO Justice Case Worker - HMP Ford

Shaw Trust; Worthing; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A social purpose organisation in Worthing is seeking a CFO Support Worker to manage a caseload of participants in custody. You will provide high-quality support to help individuals overcome barriers to resettlement, achieve milestones, and secure employment. The ideal candidate will possess excellent organizational skills and a commitment to the rehabilitation of prisoners. This role emphasizes diversity and the wellbeing of participants while offering a range of employee benefits including annual leave and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)

2 days paid volunteering leave

Enhanced pension scheme

Life Assurance at 3 times annual salary

Access to learning and development opportunities

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Opportunity to request flexible working

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with a proactive and solution-focused approach.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, including active listening and motivational skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to the rehabilitation of prisoners and ability to work independently.
• Awareness and commitment to safeguarding of young people and vulnerable adults.
• Ability to pass an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of participants in custody, providing high quality support and guidance.
• Help participants overcome barriers to successful resettlement and achieve agreed milestones.
• Develop skills and assist in finding sustainable employment.

Skills

Excellent organisational and time management skills

Strong interpersonal communication skills

Commitment to rehabilitation of prisoners

Understanding of protection and safeguarding

Job description

Job Overview

At Shaw Trust we help give people with a criminal record the opportunity for a second chance providing services to support them in custody and in the community. We provide people with the skills, knowledge, and a sense of purpose, for life after custody, significantly reducing the likelihood of reoffending. We support at each stage of the journey providing people with safe and supportive spaces to engage in positive activities and move toward integrating back into society.

Programme

We will be delivering the HMPPS Creating Future Opportunities (CFO) programme in the East of England and Southeast of England.

Role: CFO Support Worker

We are recruiting for people to join our teams in the role of CFO Support Worker. In this role you will manage a caseload of participants in custody, providing high quality support and guidance. You will help participants overcome barriers to successful resettlement, achieve agreed milestones, develop skills, and find sustainable employment.

You will undergo enhanced vetting checks.

Requirements

• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with a proactive and solution-focused approach.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, including active listening and motivational skills, to support participants from diverse backgrounds.
• A demonstrated commitment to the rehabilitation of prisoners and the ability to work independently, providing community-based support.
• An awareness, understanding, and commitment to the protection and safeguarding of young people and vulnerable adults.
• The ability to pass a Disclosure and Barring Service Check at an enhanced level and successfully pass prison vetting.

Employee Quote

"Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation."

Company Mission

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.

For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years' service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday.
• 2 days paid volunteering leave each year.
• An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months.
• Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate.
• Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid apprenticeship and masters' level qualifications, and management development programmes.
• Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Neurodiversity Peer Support Network, Women’s Network, Managing Network, Menopause Network Group).
• Health and wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan.
• Opportunity to request flexible working from day one.

Our Strategy

To find out more about Shaw Trust’s aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available as a PDF document: Vision-2030-Strategic-Directive-5-9.pdf.

Diversity & Inclusion

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.

We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK. We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government's Access to Work scheme.

Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.