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Caseworker / Family Engagement Worker

Employer
hireful
Location
Wandsworth
Salary
£22,000 per annum
Closing date
26 Jul 2018

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Caseworker / Family Engagement Worker 

Our client is a National charity which support people affected by imprisonment. They work in prisons and communities across England and Wales to provide practical support to prisoners' children and families, and to prisoners themselves. 

Position: Family Engagement Worker 
Location: HMP Wandsworth, London (SW18) 
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent 
Hours: 37.5 hours per week 
Salary: £22,000 per annum 
Benefits: Generous holiday entitlement, free information advice and counselling, plus more 

Closing date: 26th July 2018 

About the role: 

As Family Engagement Worker at HMP Wandsworth, you will work as one of their Family team, providing family casework support to prisoners, as well as support to the families of prisoners through advice and guidance and surgeries within the Visitors Centre, facilitating prison visits and delivering family induction sessions. 

About you: 

To be successful in this role you will have demonstrable experience and understanding of working with families in a challenging multi-agency environment, ideally involving those with convictions and / or their families. You will have experience of casework with service users, and of maintaining clear, up to date records. 

You will also have excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a demanding work load. You will have the ability to contribute to planning and development of their family work and also have knowledge of safeguarding / child protection practice. 

Furthermore, you will have excellent interpersonal communication skills and ability to work in build partnerships with a range of agencies. 

What they offer: 

Our client offers a wide range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, free information, advice and counselling, child care vouchers plus more. You will have the opportunity to attend training to develop yourself further as an effective front-line services worker. You will undergo a thorough induction and be supported by a friendly and enthusiastic team. 

This role will involve some weekend working based on the requirements of the service. 

You may have experience of the following: Case Management, Rehabilitation, Family Services, Support Work, Criminal Justice System, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Not For Profit, Social Work, Advocacy, Mentor, Mentoring, etc. 

This vacancy is being advertised by EasyWeb Recruitment, the UK’s leading Online Recruitment Agency. The services advertised by EasyWeb Recruitment are those of an employment agency. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or belief, and we confirm that we will gladly accept all applications.

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