Family Link Worker (Prison Health)
| Posting date: | 20 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £26,775 per annum FTE (plus market supplement of £1,500) £13,387.50 per annum actual earnings |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 20 May 2024 |
| Location: | Sutton, SM2 5PD |
| Company: | Prison Advice and Care Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1438 |
Summary
Role overview
Have you got what it takes to support prisoners and their families?
About the Role:
This is an exciting new opportunity at HMP Downview. As a Family Link Worker you will work closely with healthcare services, the
prison and other agencies. The service will be delivered in custody providing family focused casework for prisoners on healthcare
pathways and will focus primarily on supporting prisoners in making/maintaining contact with family members in support of their
health needs.
This is a fixed-term contract until April 2026, with potential for an additional 2-year extension.
About You:
To be successful in this role you will have demonstrable experience and understanding of working with families and health services
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, 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 services, with a specific focus on healthcare.
What Pact Offer:
Pact offer a wide range of employee benefits including free confidential advice and counselling service, cycle to work scheme,
Life Assurance, Spec Saver eye care vouchers plus more.
You will undergo a thorough induction process attend training to further develop yourself as a front line services worker and be
supported by a friendly and enthusiastic team.
How to Apply:
If you feel that you meet the requirements for this 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 Judgments may affect your ability to be successfully vetted to work in a prison.
If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (in the past 10 years while aged 18 or over), we will also require a
certificate of good conduct from the Police Force of the country of residence.
Have you got what it takes to support prisoners and their families?
About the Role:
This is an exciting new opportunity at HMP Downview. As a Family Link Worker you will work closely with healthcare services, the
prison and other agencies. The service will be delivered in custody providing family focused casework for prisoners on healthcare
pathways and will focus primarily on supporting prisoners in making/maintaining contact with family members in support of their
health needs.
This is a fixed-term contract until April 2026, with potential for an additional 2-year extension.
About You:
To be successful in this role you will have demonstrable experience and understanding of working with families and health services
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, 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 services, with a specific focus on healthcare.
What Pact Offer:
Pact offer a wide range of employee benefits including free confidential advice and counselling service, cycle to work scheme,
Life Assurance, Spec Saver eye care vouchers plus more.
You will undergo a thorough induction process attend training to further develop yourself as a front line services worker and be
supported by a friendly and enthusiastic team.
How to Apply:
If you feel that you meet the requirements for this 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 Judgments may affect your ability to be successfully vetted to work in a prison.
If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (in the past 10 years while aged 18 or over), we will also require a
certificate of good conduct from the Police Force of the country of residence.