Employment Support Officer

Description

We are recruiting for a Justice Case Worker. In this role you will manage a caseload of participants in both custodial and community settings, providing high quality support and guidance. You will help participants overcome barriers to successful resettlement, achieve agreed milestones, develop skills, and find sustainable employment.

Location: In this role you will work across different locations in custody and within community hubs. The locations are HMP Swaleside and Canterbury Community.

Salary: £26,049 - £31,790 per annum

We are looking for people who have:

* Excellent organisational and time management skills, with a proactive and solution-focused approach.

* Strong interpersonal communication skills, including active listening and motivational skills, to support participants from diverse backgrounds.

* A demonstrated commitment to the rehabilitation of prisoners and the ability to work independently, providing community-based support.

* An awareness, understanding, and commitment to the protection and safeguarding of young people and vulnerable adults.

* The ability to pass a Disclosure and Barring Service Check at an enhanced level and successfully pass prison vetting.

Employee Benefits:

* 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years’ service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday

* 2 days paid volunteering leave each year

* An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months

* Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate

* Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters’ levels qualifications, and management development programmes

* Opportunities to connect with our employee networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women’s Network, Men’s Network, Young Professionals Network, Menopause Peer Support Group, Neurodiversity Network)

* Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan

Due to the high volume of applications Recruited UK receives, we will make every effort to respond with feedback although this is not always possible. If you have not been contacted within 5 days, then unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion, but we may keep your details on file and contact you with future opportunities.

If interested, please apply with your most updated CV

Ad ID: 5417025083