This charity has worked with offenders and prisoners and their families in Lincolnshire and surrounding areas since 2000. The main focus of their work is resettlement and rehabilitation support including employability; accommodation; finance and debt; and children and families and over 2,500 clients access their services each year.
They are looking to appoint a Resettlement Practitioner to join their team at a Category C treatment prison in Nottinghamshire holding approximately 850 male sex offenders. They have worked in partnership with HMP Whatton for a number of years to provide resettlement services for men at the prison. Their resettlement provision offers a range of interventions including information, advice and guidance on learning and work, support with disclosure of a criminal record, employability skills training, advice on retraining, securing accommodation and support with debts. They work very closely with internal and external agencies to support resettlement plans and are often involved with negotiating with employers, colleges, housing providers and other agencies to assist prisoners to progress on their release. The post holder will therefore need to be self motivated and tenacious in their approach to their work.
The post is full time, although they would also welcome applicants who are seeking part-time employment. Ideally you will hold a minimum NVQ3 in Advice, or an NVQ4 in Guidance, or be willing to work towards this. Experience of supporting ‘hard to help’ individuals, particularly to progress into work, would be an advantage for this role.
The post is within Band B, which commences at £18,067 for practitioners holding a relevant level 3 qualification and working towards level 4. They also operate a trainee salary band for applicants who are new to this area of work which starts at £15,981, as well as a ‘Level 4 qualified’ band which starts at £20,500. The starting salary within a band is dependent on relevant experience and qualifications.
In addition, the Trust offers a 6% employer pension contribution via auto-enrolment; a minimum of 33 days annual leave per year including statutory holidays, increasing by one day per full year of service to a maximum of 38 days (pro rata for part time posts); a salary sacrifice scheme for childcare vouchers; and a health and wellbeing service. The Trust is committed to on-going professional development of all their staff and encourages individuals to participate in relevant training and development.
This post is initially funded until 31st March 2019.
The post is subject to an Enhanced DBS and security clearance.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is interested in criminal justice, who has a background in delivering client-focused support and who wants to make a positive difference to the lives of individuals as they resettle into the community.