Casual Family Support Worker
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 31 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £13.15 per hour plus holiday pay |
| Oriau: | Part time |
| Dyddiad cau: | 30 June 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | Feltham, TW13 4ND |
| Cwmni: | Prison Advice and Care Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Contract |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 1479 |
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Role overview
As a Visits Centre Assistant (Family Support Worker), you will be a vital part of the PACT Family team, offering crucial support
to families visiting their loved ones at HMPYOI Feltham. Your primary base will be in the prison's Visitor Centre and visits hall,
where you will provide guidance, advice, and support to families. The Visitor Centre services include play and children’s
services, as well as a catering service. You will facilitate prison visits, organise family days, and support the play service to
ensure a positive experience for visiting families.
Key Responsibilities:
* Offer support, advice, and guidance to families visiting prisoners.
* Facilitate prison visits and family days.
* Support the play service within the Visitor Centre.
* Work collaboratively with the PACT Family team.
About You:
To thrive in this role, you will have:
* Experience working with families in challenging environments, ideally with offenders and/or their families.
* Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage a demanding workload.
* The ability to contribute to the planning and development of PACT’s family work.
* Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection practices.
* Strong interpersonal communication skills.
* The ability to work effectively with and build partnerships with various agencies.
What Pact Offer:
Pact offer a wide range of employee benefits including free confidential advice and counselling service, cycle to work scheme,
life assurance, eye care vouchers, generous annual leave plus more. You will have the opportunity to attend internal training
events to further develop yourself as an effective support work and you will undergo a thorough induction process and be supported
by a friendly and enthusiastic team.
How to apply:
If you feel you meet the requirements of this post please complete an application form by clicking the `apply now` button.
Applications are monitored as they are received and therefore should a number of suitable candidates apply before the closing
date, we reserve the right to close the vacancy before the stated closing
date. carole.chimombe@prisonadvice.org.ukcarole.chimombe@prisonadvice.org.uk
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 an enhanced 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.
As a Visits Centre Assistant (Family Support Worker), you will be a vital part of the PACT Family team, offering crucial support
to families visiting their loved ones at HMPYOI Feltham. Your primary base will be in the prison's Visitor Centre and visits hall,
where you will provide guidance, advice, and support to families. The Visitor Centre services include play and children’s
services, as well as a catering service. You will facilitate prison visits, organise family days, and support the play service to
ensure a positive experience for visiting families.
Key Responsibilities:
* Offer support, advice, and guidance to families visiting prisoners.
* Facilitate prison visits and family days.
* Support the play service within the Visitor Centre.
* Work collaboratively with the PACT Family team.
About You:
To thrive in this role, you will have:
* Experience working with families in challenging environments, ideally with offenders and/or their families.
* Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage a demanding workload.
* The ability to contribute to the planning and development of PACT’s family work.
* Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection practices.
* Strong interpersonal communication skills.
* The ability to work effectively with and build partnerships with various agencies.
What Pact Offer:
Pact offer a wide range of employee benefits including free confidential advice and counselling service, cycle to work scheme,
life assurance, eye care vouchers, generous annual leave plus more. You will have the opportunity to attend internal training
events to further develop yourself as an effective support work and you will undergo a thorough induction process and be supported
by a friendly and enthusiastic team.
How to apply:
If you feel you meet the requirements of this post please complete an application form by clicking the `apply now` button.
Applications are monitored as they are received and therefore should a number of suitable candidates apply before the closing
date, we reserve the right to close the vacancy before the stated closing
date. carole.chimombe@prisonadvice.org.ukcarole.chimombe@prisonadvice.org.uk
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 an enhanced 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.