Casual Visits Centre Assistant
Casual Visits Centre Assistant
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Job Description
Join us as a Family Support Worker (Visits Centre Assistant) and become an integral part of our dedicated team at the Visitor Centre. Youll be at the heart of providing essential support to families visiting their loved ones. With a range of services including play and childrens activities as well as catering youll play a vital role in ensuring families feel welcomed and supported during their visits.
Working alongside the PACT Family team youll primarily be based in the bustling visitor centre and visits hall where youll offer valuable support advice and guidance to families. From facilitating prison visits to organising family days and supporting the play service youll make a real difference in the lives of those affected by incarceration. Join us in this rewarding role where youll be part of creating meaningful connections and providing much-needed support to families during challenging times.
About You:
To be successful in this role you will have experience and understanding of working with families in a challenging environment ideally involving offenders and/or their families. You will also have excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a demanding work load. You will have the ability to contribute to planning and development of Pacts family work and also have knowledge of safeguarding/child protection practice. Furthermore you will have excellent interpersonal communication skills and ability to work in build partnerships with a range of 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.
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.
Employment Type
Part-Time
