CFO Support Worker - HMP Swaleside

Shaw Trust; England; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A social rehabilitation organization is seeking a CFO Support Worker in Kent to manage a caseload of participants, providing essential support during their transition from custody to community. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong organizational and interpersonal skills, alongside a commitment to the rehabilitation of prisoners. This role offers 25 days of annual leave, comprehensive employee benefits, and opportunities for personal development.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

2 days paid volunteering leave

Enhanced pension scheme

Life Assurance

Learning and development opportunities

Health and Wellbeing initiatives

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Strong interpersonal communication and active listening skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to prisoner rehabilitation.
• Ability to work independently and provide community-based support.
• Understanding of safeguarding for vulnerable adults.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of participants in custody and community settings.
• Provide high-quality support and guidance to participants.
• Help participants overcome barriers to successful resettlement.
• Develop participants' skills and assist in finding sustainable employment.

Skills

Organisational skills

Time management skills

Interpersonal communication skills

Motivational skills

Commitment to rehabilitation

Ability to work independently

Safeguarding awareness

Disclosure and Barring Service awareness

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.”

Purpose

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.

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

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 both custodial and community settings, 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.

In this role you will work across different locations in custody and within community hubs. The locations are HMP Swaleside and Canterbury Community.

We are looking for people who have :

• 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.

Download the Job Description for full details.

When Applying

In your supporting statement please briefly outline your interest in the role. Please also answer yes or no to the following 3 questions in your supporting statement :

• Have you ever worked in a prison?
• Have you ever been refused clearance to work in a prison?
• Do you currently have clearance to work in a prison?

Location

You will be based in Kent

Employee Benefits

As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people’s lives, you will have access to the following 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