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Through The Gate Women's Link Worker - advertised on behalf of BeNCH CRC

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Job Introduction

BeNCH are inviting applications for a new role based in HMP Peterborough in order to improve the opportunities for our women to avoid future offending and change their lives.

As the Women’s TTG Link Worker you will focus on supporting the 3 CRCs to deliver high quality and effective ‘through the gate’ (TTG) services for our women service users. As the single point of contact for the 3 CRCs (BeNCH, Norfolk & Suffolk and Essex), you will build effective working relationships with prison and CRC staff, and with our operational and local partners, in order to ensure that our women experience a consistent, coherent and comprehensive service. It is critical that women receive the right interventions in custody and this journey of change continues in the community. Therefore, managing the flow of information between custody and community, and assisting with arrangements for release will be central to this role. You will need to place service users and communities at the heart of all you do, and will need to utilise trauma informed approaches in your practice.

Role Responsibility

  • Develop and maintain a comprehensive working knowledge of all in custody provision in HMP Peterborough and of all women’s services across BeNCH, Essex and N&S.
  • Develop and maintain links with women’s leads and champions across BeNCH, Essex and N&S.
  • Identify all BeNCH, Essex and N&S women in HMP Peterborough (your caseload).
  • Meet our women to motivate them to engage with in-custody services, identifying barriers to engagement, and ensuring that this work can be followed up on release.
  • Engage our women with the opportunities and expectations of release on licence/PSS.
  • Meet all recalled women on return to custody to help identify what went wrong, and what needs to be put in place for next release; and/or facilitate a telecall with CRC RO to do the same.
  • Record and share information and actions (on approved systems).
  • Facilitate telephone calls between Responsible Officers, CRC staff and partners to facilitate release plans.
  • Arrange and/or confirm ‘meet at the gate’ arrangements for all women for their day of release.
  • Capture and collate service user feedback to inform service development.
  • Meet regularly with other members of the resettlement service team (e.g. St Giles and DWP) to review BSCT 2 for women, TTG delivery, support liaison between them and the CRCs; also avoiding duplication between roles.
  • Contribute to relevant multi-agency safeguarding arrangements to assess, manage and reduce the risk of harm to others, children and self.

The Ideal Candidate

Service Spirit

  • Places women service users, communities and colleagues at the heart of all activity.
  • Utilises trauma informed practice skills, knowledge and experience.
  • Commits to improve the TTG service delivery, through a continuous improvement approach.
  • Owns the performance of the TTG services by accurate record keeping and data provision.

Team Spirit

  • Values diversity and equality in all aspects of this role.
  • Excellent communicator – facilitating the necessary joined up approach to TTG services.
  • Knowledge and experience of supporting victims of domestic abuse and modern slavery (sex work).
  • Encourages others to progress and develop.
  • Displays resilience and does not take set backs personally.
  • Acts collaboratively and acknowledges the contributions of others.
  • Takes responsibility for own learning and development.

Spirit of Progress

  • Anticipates and adapts to new circumstances, constantly looking to create value and growth.
  • Openly encourages new thinking, perspectives and innovation.
  • Challenges their own thinking, and that of others, with humility.
  • Admits to and learns from mistakes.
  • Excellent IT, communication and presentation skills.

Package Description

Salary £22,039 - £27,373 pro-rated dependent on experience

37 hours per week, 27 days holiday + 8 bank holidays, defined contribution pension scheme, company sick pay, group discount scheme.

There is an expectation that operational staff work some evenings and weekends to enable service users to be supervised without jeopardising their employment.

Location will be HMP Peterborough

Interviews will take place on 17th August 2018

About the Company

The role of BeNCH CRC is to rehabilitate service users, reduce reoffending and protect the public and we are one of six CRCs operated by Sodexo Justice Services in the UK.  We work with offenders both in the community and in custody to deliver the sentence of the court, to rehabilitate them and to provide a range of programmes and interventions to turn their lives around.  We deliver effective offender management and rehabilitation services to low and medium risk offenders and our highly skilled staff work in a range of disciplines to make a real difference.  Our aim is to create a better future for the people we work  with - offenders, victims and their families and local communities.  We are proud to have strong relationships with other criminal justice agencies, local authorities, health trusts, employment and training providers, and work with contracted partners to enhance delivery to our service users. 

We serve the counties from the 10 major towns: Hemel, Stevenage, St Albans, Cambridge, Kettering, Northampton, Wellingborough, Luton, Huntingdon, Peterborough.  BeNCH CRC is  an Equal Opportunities employer. All applicants are considered on the basis of suitability for the post, irrespective of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age or religion.

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