Family Engagement Worker - Warrington, United Kingdom - POPS

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Warrington, United Kingdom

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Description

Job Title:
Family Engagement Worker

Location:
HMP Risley

Responsible To:
POPS' Lead Family Engagement Worker

Hours: 22 Hours per Week

Salary:
£11.55 per hour

PURPOSE OF THE POST
Based within the prison establishment, the focus of the role is to work closely with POPS' Lead Family Engagement Worker and prison staff to ensure prisoners, their children, families, and significant others have access to advice, guidance and 1-1 support to enable positive and supportive relationships to be maintained throughout the custodial sentence


MAIN TASKS

Activities

  • Support development and delivery Children, Families strategy at the establishment.
  • Ensure all prisoners are made aware of POPS' family support service on induction into the establishment
  • Support prisoners and their loved ones to retain positive relationships and communication during the custodial sentence
  • Engage with appropriate community agencies in response to the identified needs of prisoners' children, families and visitors. Including signposting where appropriate
  • Support family members to be included and involved in the development of sentence plans, release plans, ACCT, Healthcare and other relevant prison processes.
  • Ensure support for those prisoners not receiving visits
  • Maintain accurate case management files on POPS' online CRM system.
  • Communicate with prison Offender Management Unit, Prison Key Workers and other agencies to ensure appropriately and timely sharing of information
  • Attend and contribute to prisonbased meetings when required
  • Attend POPS' family forums (as stipulated by the Family Service contract).
  • Support the planning and facilitation of Family Day visits in compliance with contractual requirement
  • Participate in training that is considered relevant to the post.
  • To be flexible i.e., work weekdays/weekends and travel as required.
  • To cover other areas of POPS' service delivery as required.
  • Ensure all POPS' and prison relevant policies and procedures are adhered too.
  • Carry out additional relevant tasks as assigned by line manager.

Job Type:
Part-time

Part-time hours: 22 per week


Salary:
£11.55 per hour


Work Location:
In person
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