Case Worker / Support Worker (Family Engagement) 

Our client is a national charity that supports those affected by imprisonment and their children and families.

Position: Family Engagement Manager (Scale 2)
Location: HMP Woodhill, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire (Commutable from Bletchley, Bedford, Buckingham, Northampton, Towcester, Aylesbury, Luton, and surrounding areas)
Job type: Part Time, Permanent
Hours: 26 hours per week (Monday to Sunday)
Salary: £15,523 per annum (FTE £22,000)
Benefits: Generous annual leave, cycle to work scheme, eye care vouchers, free information advice and counselling service plus more.

Closing date: 02 December 2018
Interviews commencing week beginning: 10 December 2018

About the role: 

As Family Engagement Manager at HMP Woodhill you will lead on family casework and manage our client’s Family team, overseeing visits, play and children’s services.

About you:

To be successful in this role you will have demonstrable capacity to coordinate a broad service, as well as experience and understanding of working with families in a challenging multi-agency environment, ideally involving offenders 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 our client’s 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 range of employee benefits including free confidential advice and counselling service, cycle to work scheme, Spec Savers vouchers plus more.

You will have the opportunity to attend internal training events to further yourself as an effective manager. You will undergo a thorough induction process and be welcomed by a friendly and enthusiastic team.

This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period, verification of identity and proven right to work in the UK, satisfactory references from previous employers covering a 3 year period, declaration of any unspent criminal convictions (and where appropriate a satisfactory risk assessment), Prison Vetting and a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note that being bankrupt or having County Court Judgements may affect your ability to be successfully vetted to work in a prison.

Our client is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds including those with previous convictions (appointment to post is subject to a satisfactory risk assessment).

You may have experience of the following: Family Engagement Worker, Visitor Centre Manager, Customer Service Manager, Services Manager, Project Coordinator, Case Manager, Case Worker, Family Services Manager, Senior Support Worker, Family Services, Support Work, Social Work, Advocacy, Mentor, Mentoring, Charity, Charities, Not For Profit, NFP, Third Sector, etc.