Criminal Justice Support worker

GreenSquareAccord; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

GreenSquareAccord Limited is seeking a Homeless / Ex Offender Support Worker in Birmingham. The role involves providing tenancy-related support to homeless ex-offenders and opportunities to assist them in community settings.

You will work as part of a team, delivering person-centred support, with shifts including early, mid, and afternoon/evening patterns, plus mandatory sleep-ins paid with an allowance. Minimum 35 hours weekly and a permanent contract are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering tenancy-related support to clients.
• Ability to work with homeless ex-offenders in community settings.
• Willingness to participate in a 4-week rolling rota including weekends and bank holidays.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred support to residents to help resettle into the community.
• Maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality while delivering essential support tasks.
• Support sleep-in arrangements as part of the rota; sleep-ins paid.

Job description

Job Title: Homeless / Ex Offender Support Worker

Location: Birmingham, B29 7JS

Salary: £13.74 per hour

Contract type: Permanent

Working hours: Full Time - 35 hours - Sleep in shifts required

Shift Patterns: Early - Mid - Afternoon/ evening - 15. sleep in -23.

Additional Sleep-in allowance £108.00 per sleep in - 7/8 Sleep ins required per month - Get paid for sleeping!

About The Service

GreenSquareAccord has delivered offender-based services for over 60 years in the West Midlands. We are recognised as the leading organisation to support and house offenders in Birmingham. You will join a highly experienced and established team as part of the overall city-wide Birmingham Scheme. Our long-standing effective relationships with West Midlands Police and Probation Service helps us to continue to offer the very best tenancy related support to those involved in the criminal justice system.

In Your New Role, You Will

• The post is based in our Selly Park accommodation project offering tenancy related support to homeless ex-offenders. There will be opportunities to work in the community to support ex-offenders within their own tenancies
• Provide person centred support to our clients to resettle them back into the community; leading to fulfilled lives, improved life choices, a reduction in offending and safer communities.
• Take responsibility for completing all essential support tasks as a Support Worker whilst maintaining professional boundaries and confidentiality.
• Special Requirements: The post holder will be expected to be part of a 4 week rolling rota which will include working weekends and bank holidays. You will be expected to complete on average 6/7 sleep ins a month, you will be paid additionally £108.00 per sleep in.
• Our staff safety comes first, our enhanced security policy and measurements ensure that all staff is protected during their shift