Job Title: Women’s Court Diversion Keyworker Location: Somerset (Across Somerset Courts) Salary: £25,000 - £27,000 per annum pro rata Hours: 2 days per week (14 hours) Leave: 25 days (plus public holidays pro rata ) Pension: Auto Enrolment Pension (6% employer contribution) The Nelson Trust’s award-winning Women’s Centres provide holistic, gender-specialist support to women facing multiple disadvantages, including those involved (or at risk of being involved) in the criminal justice system. Our Women’s Centres are located in Gloucestershire, Swindon, Bristol, Somerset, Cardiff, Swansea, and HMP Eastwood Park. Our centres offer safe, women-only spaces where women can get support to address a wide range of needs. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated Women’s Court Diversion Keyworker to join our team. This MoJ funded role will work within our Somerset Women’s Centre and Somerset courts to divert women away from custody, providing a direct pathway to a wide range of well-established gender-responsive community support services including the Nelson Trust Women Centres. You will develop and deliver the new court service, ensuring that probation and sentencers are informed of each woman’s circumstances leading to her offending, and offer alternative community solutions which address her needs. Key Responsibilities: Early engagement with women prior to court appearance, ensuring comprehensive assessment of need and a plan of support. Support women at court appearances, providing on-the-day support and advocacy. Engage with sentencers and probation services to demonstrate the benefits of Women’s Centres. Accompany women to immediate appointments following assessment or court appearance. Provide high-quality, trauma-informed and person-centred support. Essential Requirements: Strong IT skills (PC literate and competent in using MS Office). Experience of working with women within a support role/frontline capacity. Ability to assess needs and risks and translate these into a person-centred support and safety plan. Experience of case management and recording. Knowledge and understanding of the challenges faced by women, the pathways into offending, and the impact this can have on their life chances and outcomes. Desirable Requirements: Experience & competence in report writing. Knowledge of child protection issues and procedures affecting women with children in the criminal justice system. Advocacy experience or skills. Experience of delivering interventions or programmes which help women recover from complex trauma. Experience of working within the criminal justice system. Qualities We Are Looking For: Commitment and enthusiasm for working with our beneficiary group. Empathy with our beneficiary group, and an understanding of gender, trauma, and personalised approaches. Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with women and stakeholders. Strong communication skills, both spoken and written. Open and non-judgemental approach, seeking to understand others’ experiences and perspectives.