We have an exciting opportunity for a Custody Support Worker to join our CFO Evolution team. You’ll be required to carry out tasks for a caseload of participants in a correctional setting, starting with the first engagement and evaluation.
Participants will receive motivational support and direction to help them stay engaged throughout the duration of their sentence. You'll provide both group work and one-on-one interventions to help participants overcome obstacles and reintegrate into their communities, facilitating efficient pre-release preparation for seamless integration into the community.
Our successful candidate will ideally have experience in probation/social care or experience working within the criminal justice sector. Supporting participants through their challenges can indeed be emotionally overwhelming for support workers. You'll need to be strong, resilient, and robust within the support systems. Building a strong, empathetic relationship with participants is essential for understanding their needs. Establishing this trust is crucial but can take time, especially with participants who have had negative experiences in the past.
Helping one person might not change the whole world, but it could change the world for one person. Go ahead and apply today.
In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we offer a competitive salary of £24,650 - £29,000 per annum (dependent on experience) with these great benefits:
• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy an additional 5 days)
• 2 Volunteer Days
• Pension - 5% Employee 5% Employer
• Healthcare Cash Plan, including 3 x salary life assurance
• Annual salary pay review
• Refer a friend scheme
• Free access to Benefit Hub - an online portal with access to a wide range of retail discounts, cycle to work scheme, and additional voluntary benefits.
Interested? There’s an easy application route below to upload your CV! If you need any further information, talk to our experienced Internal Recruitment Team on (phone number removed).
Communities and Education Division is part of an employee-owned organisation and we continually pride ourselves on our sense of community, both in the incredible work we do throughout the UK and Ireland. People are at the front, centre, and heart of every service we provide and each decision we make.
Location: HMP Portland
Hours: 37 Hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 28 November 2024
Key Responsibilities
1. Meet individual performance targets and contribute towards meeting team performance targets in line with contractual requirements.
2. Closely collaborate with volunteer peer mentors and/or mentors to help manage your caseload more effectively and connect participants with resources for housing, substance use, physical and mental health, etc.
3. Individually and as a team member, contribute towards a learning environment in which all colleagues are enabled to develop their skills and experience, and engage in activities to share best practices.
4. Ensure effective case management and coordination of risk with a particular focus on safeguarding of adults and children. This includes the timely notification of concerns regarding changes in individual risk to the Probation Service and adhering to systems, policies, and procedures to support the management of risk.
5. Ensure all contractual targets are met.
Skills and Experience
1. Knowledge of inputting and retrieving electronic data and maintaining computer-based information systems in an accurate and timely manner. Experience in a target-driven environment.
2. Excellent verbal, non-verbal, and written communication skills, including the ability to relate to people at all levels and in a variety of settings.
Communities and Education Division is the Justice and Social Care division of Seetec, delivering tailored support to participants across a range of contracts, including CFO Activity Hubs, Accommodation, Personal Wellbeing, and Approved Premises. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to build a better future, regardless of their past choices or the challenges they face.
Seetec is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share and uphold this commitment in conjunction with the requirements of the Prevent Duty and the positive promotion of modern British values.
You will be required to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Seetec supports the recruitment of ex-offenders and will not discriminate in any way. Our full policy statement of “Ex-Offenders” can be found on our website under “About us.”
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