Family Engagement Worker
Family Engagement Worker
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Job Description
The main purpose of this role is to deliver family services in HMPYOI Cookham Wood in line with the establishments requirements involving visit play and catering services. This role may undertake family casework and potentially family enrichment activities. The role may also be required to deputise and provide cover for other roles in the team.
As Family Engagement Worker you will work as one of the Pact Family team providing family casework support to prisoners as well as support to the families of prisoners through advice and guidance facilitating prison visits and delivering family induction sessions.
Ownership of a driving licence and car would be desirable for this role.
About You:
To be successful in this role you will have demonstrable experience and understanding of working with families in a challenging multiagency environment ideally involving prisoners and/or their families. You will have the ability to advocate for families dealing with imprisonment promoting their human rights and 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 the service.
You will act as a role model for volunteers and an ambassador for PACT conducting yourself professionally at all time with high standards of personal integrity and accountability. You need to be solutionsfocused adaptable flexible emotionally resilient and capable of managing multiple tasks in high stress environments.
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.
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 Judgements may affect your ability to be successfully vetted to work in a prison.
Employment Type
Full-Time
