Family Engagement Worker - First Night and Early Days

Location HMP Bristol
Job Type Part time, 22.5 hours per week:
Monday-Sunday (Occasional weekends and evenings required)
Contract Type Permanent
Salary: £26,727.50 per annum FTE, £16,036.50 per annum actual earnings

Have you got what it takes to support prisoners and their families?

About the Role:

This is an exciting new opportunity at HMP Bristol. As a Family Engagement Worker, you will work closely with healthcare services, the prison and other agencies. The service will be delivered in custody providing family focused casework for prisoners on healthcare pathways and will focus primarily on supporting prisoners in making/maintaining contact with family members in support of their health needs.

About You:

To be successful in this role you will have demonstrable experience and understanding of working with families and health services in a challenging multi-agency environment, ideally involving prisoners and/or their families. You will have the ability to advocate for families dealing with imprisonment, promoting their human rights, ensuring their needs are considered, and views are heard at all levels. You will have the ability to develop referral pathways for families, prisoners and other professionals to access services, with a specific focus on healthcare.

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