Development Officer - Side by Side Project

Are you passionate about supporting families during some of the most challenging times in their lives Do you want to be part of an ambitious valuesdriven organisation making a real difference If so wed love to hear from you.

About the Role
Were excited to launch a brandnew role: Development Officer Kent. This is a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of an inspiring new project supporting families affected by imprisonment. This is your chance to play a key role in transforming how families are supported at court and through the transition of a loved one going into prison.

Youll be working directly with families courts schools prisons and other local services to create a support system that truly puts families first. This role offers a blend of frontline service delivery community engagement and project development and no two days will be the same.

What Youll Be Doing:

• Supporting families in and around Maidstone & Canterbury Courts and ensuring smooth transitions into HMP Elmley and HMP Rochester.
• Recruiting and managing local volunteers including those with lived experience to provide compassionate practical courtbased support.
• Working closely with prison Family Services teams to ensure continuity of care.
• Coordinating events forums and training sessions including engaging local schools on how imprisonment impacts childrens education.
• Facilitating Enhanced Family Forums to ensure families voices are heard and embedded in service design.
• Developing strong partnerships with schools social services probation and courts to create lasting change for families.
• Leading on volunteer development resource creation and monitoring impact to help shape and grow this innovative project.

What Were Looking For:

• A compassionate and proactive individual who thrives on helping others
• Excellent communication and relationshipbuilding skills
• Experience supporting volunteers or delivering communitybased support
• A genuine interest in familyfocused traumainformed practice
• A collaborative team player who brings energy initiative and creativity

About You:

Were looking for a true allrounder who will come into this role and shine. You may or may not have experience of working in the criminal justice system but what you will have is a real commitment to the work were trying to do to improve outcomes for prisoners and their families. You should be highly organised with strong admin and IT skills and have a good understanding of volunteering. You will also have knowledge of safeguarding health and safety and data security and understand the importance of professional boundaries in an environment like this.

What Pact Offer:

Pact offers 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.

* 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 6month probationary period verification of identity and proven right to work in the UK satisfactory references from previous employers covering a 3year 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 Judgments may affect your ability to be successfully vetted to work in a prison.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority