Bank Work, 24/7 service – Flexible & variable hours
Salary: £12.00 basic (+12.07% paid annual leave accrual)
Based at: Haverfordwest (including evenings & weekends)
Do you have excellent communication and listening skills and are able to maintain a professional attitude in high pressured situations? If the answer is yes then maybe you would like to join our team of flexible Appropriate Adults to help support vulnerable detainees through police interviews and procedures.
Job Purpose:
The role of an Appropriate Adult is to support, advise and assist a vulnerable person who has been arrested through police interviews, and other formal police procedures in custody. The role is an active one where you will be expected to advise and support the detainee through the processes, ensure the person is treated fairly by the police, ensure the persons rights and entitlements are upheld, and to facilitate communication between the person and the police, ensuring that they understand all of what is happening to them. Full training is provided.
The service provides support to South Wales, Dyfed Powys and Gwent police 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. When an AA is required, the police will contact our on-call team, who will then pass the job onto the AAs. Primarily attendance will be at custody suites, however this is not exclusive and local stations are occasionally requested. Ability to attend at least one local custody suite within 60 minutes is essential.
Responsibilities:
Supporting vulnerable people in custody and local stations to ensure the protection of their rights and entitlements.
Ensure that all police procedures are completed fairly, and in accordance with the relevant legislation (Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984).
Assist and support communication between the person and the police.
Ensure that the person you support understands each process that they participate in.
Complete relevant forms for all calls to custody.
Raise any concerns you may have regarding a person’s mental health or capacity.
Raise any concerns of conduct to the relevant contacts as they occur.
Be able to attend custody at short notice (typically within an hour of being contacted).
If you’re interested in this role, Angelika Pastuszko (AA Service Manager) offers an informal discussion to help you in your consideration to apply – she can be contacted on Angelika.Pastuszko@adferiad.org
Adferiad Recovery welcomes applications from all with the right to work in the UK, and values diversity in the workplace.
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