Throughcare Community Worker (Lanarkshire)

SACRO; Motherwell; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family friendly policies

Hybrid working & work-life balance

Generous annual leave entitlement

Employee wellbeing scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Pension scheme

Death in service protection

Enhanced sick pay

Learning and development & progression

Job summary

Sacro is recruiting a Throughcare Community Worker to support men, women and young people returning to the community after short sentences or remand. Based in Lanarkshire, this 1 FTE fixed-term role runs to 31 March 2028.

The post is primarily remote with some presence at the Edinburgh/Glasgow work hub and travel for engagement events across the partnership. You will build trusting relationships, collaborate with partners, and tailor practical and relational support to individual needs in a

Qualifications

• Experience in community settings preferred.
• SVQ3 or equivalent education desirable.
• Strong communication and collaborative spirit essential.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals returning to their community with relational and practical assistance.
• Assist with coordinated pre-release planning with partners and prison staff.
• Develop local connections to services and wider community supports.
• Travel to engagement events and work across Lanarkshire and partner sites as required.

Skills

Relationship building

Communication

Team collaboration

Community support

Education

SVQ Level 3

Tools

MS Office

Car for work

Job description

UpsideThis Scottish Government funded programme will deliver inclusive voluntary throughcare services across Scotland for men, women and young people serving a short-term sentence or following a period on remand. A collaborative and relationship-based partnership model underpins delivery to support to achieve positive outcomes for people and wider communities. Improving reintegration and wellbeing ultimately improves lives and reduces re-offending.

We are recruiting a values-driven individual to join our Sacro delivery team in the following role: 1 FTE Throughcare Community Worker based in Lanarkshire covering Males, Females and YP. (Fixed Term To 31 March 2028)

Your role will be to support people returning to their community following a short-term sentence or period on remand providing relational and practical support that is tailored and responsive to the needs of the person. Working collaboratively with Throughcare Prison Worker colleagues and a range of partners you will support in co-ordinated pre-release planning to ensure a person’s journey is effectively supported. This will involve supporting connections to local, and specialist, services where appropriate and importantly wider community connections.

You will have the ability to establish trusting and genuine relationships with compassionate approaches front and centre. You will be self-motivated and understand the importance of collaboration and working in partnership across organisations and sectors to support the best outcomes for people. You will be keen to support your team, Pod area and wider service delivery demonstrating flexibility to service demand as required.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to be involved in shaping and delivering a new high-profile government funded project, that is truly making a difference to people’s lives.

This role will involve working as part of a dynamic local team with workers from across Partner organisations. Primarily remotely, with some work expected at our designated work hub (Edinburgh/Glasgow) and travel as required to support engagement events across the partnership.

Being educated to at least SVQ level 3 or equivalent is desirable. Experience of supporting individuals in a community setting, a current driving licence and use of a car for work and being computer literate with proficient experience of Microsoft tools are essential.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies show that women and Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic people are less likely to apply for a job unless they meet every qualification. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we’d love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within Sacro.

This post is subject to a satisfactory Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership record.

• family friendly policies
• flexible and hybrid working and work-life balance
• generous annual leave entitlement
• employee wellbeing scheme
• cycle to work scheme
• pension scheme
• death in service
• enhanced company sick pay
• learning and development, progression and qualifications with the opportunity for growth and development

We welcome applications from individuals who share Sacro’s aims and values and want to engage with those we support to help them move on to a more secure, settled and fulfilling life and value diversity from all sections of the community.