CFO Peripatetic Support Worker - Through the Gate

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

Job summary

A social purpose organisation in the East of England is seeking a Through the Gate Support Worker to assist participants in their transition after release. This home-based role will involve working directly within prisons and probation offices to facilitate important meetings and ensure that participants are linked with the necessary support workers. Successful candidates will need to pass required vetting procedures and engage with a variety of stakeholders to make a meaningful impact on the community.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Volunteering leave

Enhanced pension scheme

Life Assurance

Learning and development opportunities

Health and Wellbeing initiatives

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Must pass HMPPS vetting as is a requirement of the role.
• Experience working directly with participants in challenging environments.
• Ability to engage with multiple stakeholders effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support participants through the gate.
• Facilitate handover meetings with support workers.
• Act as a contact point for participants post-release.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Empathy

Education

Experience working in social care or support roles

Job description

"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."

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.

Purpose

Through the Gate Support Worker. The position will be a home‑based role, but the expectation is that they are participant facing everyday working in prisons, hubs and probation offices across the region as required. The post holder will provide peripatetic cover across a region supporting participants through the gate. The Through the Gate Support Worker will support the PRI and Through the Gate elements working closely with custody Support Workers to facilitate and complete the three‑way handover meetings either by face‑to‑face, video conferencing or telephone. They would act as a single point of contact for when participants have been released to either liaise and/or facilitate the TTG initial meeting and ensure engagement with support workers accordingly.

The successful candidate must pass HMPPS vetting as is a requirement of the role.

Download the Job Description for full details.

Location

You will be based in the East of England.

Employee 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 for apprenticeship and masters' levels 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 Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here: Vision‑2030‑Strategic‑Directive

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation

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.

In addition;

• 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.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.

If you have accessibility requirements and/or would like further information about the role, please contact: [e-mail]

Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

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