Family Engagement Worker (18.5 hrs)

Prison Advice and Care Trust; London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A nonprofit organization supporting prisoners in London is seeking a Family Engagement Worker to provide casework support to prisoners and their families. The ideal candidate will have experience in advocacy and a proven ability to navigate challenging multi-agency environments. The role offers benefits such as a contributory pension and extensive training opportunities.

Benefits

Contributory pension

Corporate eye care scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience and understanding of working with families in challenging environments.
• Ability to advocate for families dealing with imprisonment.
• Experience in developing referral pathways.

Responsibilities

• Provide family casework support to prisoners and their families.
• Facilitate prison visits and deliver family induction sessions.
• Act as a role model for volunteers and promote the service.

Skills

Experience in casework

Advocacy skills

Emotional resilience

Multi-tasking

Job description

Role overview

As Family Engagement Worker at HMP Wormwood Scrubs, you will work as one of the Pact Family team, providing family casework
support to prisoners, as well as support to the families of prisoners through advice and guidance, facilitating prison visits, and
delivering family induction sessions.



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.




You will act as a role model for volunteers and an ambassador for PACT, conducting yourself professionally at all time, with high
standards of personal integrity and accountability. You need to be solutions-focused, adaptable, flexible, emotionally resilient
and capable of managing multiple tasks in high stress environments.



What we offer:




Pact offers a range of benefits including a free advice, information and counselling service, contributory pension, corporate eye
care scheme, cycle to work scheme and generous holiday entitlement. You will have the opportunity to attend training events to
further develop yourself as a professional training and interventions worker. You will undergo a thorough induction process and be
supported by a friendly and enthusiastic team.



How to apply:




If you feel that you meet the requirements of this exciting new 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.




Other information:




Pact is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applications including those with a criminal conviction (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
references from previous employers covering a 3-year period, declaration of any unspent criminal convictions (and where
appropriate a satisfactory risk assessment), Prison Vetting and a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note that being
bankrupt or having County Court Judgements may affect your ability to be successfully vetted to work in a prison.