Intensive Engagement Officer - Ipswich, United Kingdom - Nacro

Nacro

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Ipswich, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Intensive Engagement Officer - Ipswich

Job type:
Permanent, Part-Time

Salary:
£25,227 per annum

Hours: 20 hours per week

Location:
Ipswich

Do you have what it takes to seize opportunities and deliver results? Can you think differently, pursue creative ideas, and provide reliable support to other people? And are you ready to make our society fairer and more inclusive for some of its most vulnerable members? Then it is time to build on these strengths as part of the thriving Nacro team.

We positively change lives, strengthen communities, enhance social inclusion, and reduce crime and offending behaviour across the country.

With growing demand for our services, we can offer you a career in an environment of exceptional variety and potential.

Who are we looking for?

An inspirational Intensive Engagement Officer who will provide resettlement support to offenders and ex-offenders, both in custody and in the community with the aim of supporting them to overcome barriers to their personal well being and successfully reintegrate into society.

In this role you will work collaboratively in a multi-agency setting to maintain professional relationships and appropriate confidentiality of information.

You will need to have a clear understanding of the support requirements of people under supervision of the Probation Service and experience of providing information, advice, and guidance to this client group.

Experience delivering interventions in a group setting with research, analysis, and problem-solving skills are essential.

You will have to demonstrate great listening skills and communicate effectively, while showing that you can appropriately respond to challenging behaviour when you need to.

You will be able to developing practical and achievable resettlement plans and support the development of the interventions which are delivered alongside these plans.