29 Peckham Road
London
Greater London
SE5 8UA
United Kingdom
Join us as a Family Support Worker and become an integral part of our dedicated team at the Visitor Centre.
You'll be at the heart of providing essential support to families visiting their loved ones. With a range of services including play and children's activities, as well as catering, you'll play a vital role in ensuring families feel welcomed and supported during their visits.
Working alongside the PACT Family team, you'll primarily be based in the bustling visitor centre and visits hall, where you'll offer valuable support, advice, and guidance to families. From facilitating prison visits to organising family days and supporting the play service, you'll make a real difference in the lives of those affected by incarceration.
Join us in this rewarding role where you'll 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 workload. You will have the ability to contribute to planning and development of Pact’s family work and also have knowledge of safeguarding/child protection practice.
Furthermore, you will have excellent interpersonal communication skills and the ability to build partnerships with a range of agencies.
What Pact Offers
Pact offers a wide range of employee benefits including:
* Free confidential advice and counselling service,
* Cycle to work scheme,
* Life assurance,
* Generous annual leave plus more.
You will have the opportunity to attend internal training events to further develop yourself as an effective support worker, and you will undergo a thorough induction process and be supported by a friendly and enthusiastic team.
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.
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