Support Worker in Custody

Find Recruitment Group LTD; Leeds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading employment support organization in the UK is seeking a dedicated Support Worker to assist individuals in custody with their preparation for release and resettlement into the community. The role involves case management, creating action plans, and providing advocacy and support to enhance participants' prospects. Ideal candidates will have experience in rehabilitation contexts and a strong understanding of issues affecting offenders. This position is based at HMP Leeds.

Qualifications

• Desired qualifications in Information Advice and Guidance or teaching, but experience is prioritized.
• Knowledge about rehabilitation issues and desistance theory is essential.
• Experience in training, guidance, and advice environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Engage and manage participants on the CFO Evolution programme.
• Create and design appropriate activities and training programmes.
• Provide mentoring, advice, and support to participants.
• Monitor and track participants' progress.
• Develop relationships with supporting agencies.
• Assist participants in understanding the CFO Evolution programme.
• Complete pre-release inventory actions.
• Facilitate effective Through the Gate transitions.

Skills

Information Advice and Guidance

Teaching qualifications

Experience in supporting progression

Knowledge of rehabilitation issues

Working with offenders

Job description

FIND are delighted to be working in partnership with a leading provider of skills, employment support and rehabilitation to hire a support worker in custody.

Our clients justice services team are seeking a support worker in custody to support participants in custody to prepare for release and successfully resettle into their local communities by providing practical help, advice and guidance, as well as motivation and understanding.

You will be dual trained as a Support Worker and Activity Facilitator and with complete oversight of the CFO Evolution programme, provide advice, guidance, coaching, mentoring and support to a caseload of participants via regular one-to-one meetings and group interventions as appropriate.

This role is based at HMP Leeds.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage and case-manage eligible participants on the CFO Evolution programme by providing ongoing resettlement support.
• Create an Action Plan, planning and designing appropriate activities, training programmes and interventions.
• Provide advocacy, mentoring, advice and guidance and training interventions that meet the needs of individual participants.
• Monitor and track participants' progress (distance travelled).
• Develop strong relationships with HMPPS / agencies offering support.
• Contribute to making contact and establishing relationships with new participants and assist them to understand the benefits of engaging with the CFO Evolution programme.
• Where appropriate, feed into stage 2 and 3 of the CFO Wing provision by providing holistic wrap‑around with general elements of resettlement support.
• Complete the Pre-release inventory and associated actions.
• In collaboration with the local CFO Activity Hub, plan for and facilitate effective Through the Gate and warm handover to the relevant Support Worker in Community.

Skills Required

• Information Advice and Guidance and / or teaching qualifications, (or equivalent), desired, but experience working intensively with individuals and supporting their progression is most important.
• Knowledge regarding the issues affecting the rehabilitation of offenders, and desistance theory.
• Working with offenders, or those disaffected and marginalised from mainstream services, in training, guidance, advice and counselling environments desirable.
• Knowledge of National Probation Services or HM Prison environments and / or training, education, and employment opportunities locally and nationally, and of training and guidance.