Alana House, Parents and Children Together
2 Southern Court
South Street
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 4QS
United Kingdom
As Assistant Key Worker at Alana House, you will support our services through groupwork, short assessments and referrals and hold a small case load of women providing one to one support work.
Your Assistant Key Worker responsibilities will include:
* Working as an integral part of our team to contribute to service delivery
* Adopt a trauma informed, non-judgemental approach, complete initial assessments and understand needs to agree a programme of support across rehabilitative pathways
* Facilitate and deliver appropriate drop ins and group based support work
This role will enable you to develop your skills within this area of work through various learning opportunities.
Our amazing team at Alana House - PACT are looking for a full time Assistant Key Worker to join our Women's Community project.
Location: Based in central Reading, the role requires travel across Berkshire, Oxford City and South Oxfordshire.
Having regard to the nature and context of the work, there is a genuine occupational requirement permitted under the Equality Act 2010 that this post is only available to female applicants.
About you:
As Assistant Key Worker, you will:
* Have previous professional, academic or personal experience of support work for people experiencing multiple disadvantages
* Be interested in supporting people in, or at risk of entering, the criminal justice system with an understanding of resilience and trauma
* Demonstrate a willingness to learn and to develop your skills, knowledge and experiences within the role.
Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do at PACT. We have robust measures and best practices in place to safeguard and protect the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we take pride in maintaining outstanding safeguarding standards.
Anyone joining our team is subject to PACT’s safer recruitment pre-appointment enquiries, including a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). The role description provides information on what our safer recruitment enquiries include and the level of DBS required to work in the role.
All opportunities with PACT are based in the UK.
Early applications are encouraged as we may close this vacancy on an earlier basis if a successful candidate is found.
Interview dates: Monday 24 February, Thursday 13 March and Friday 14 March 2025.
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