Criminal Justice Wellbeing Workers – Men’s Centre

Salford Foundation is seeking to recruit 2 x Criminal Justice Wellbeing Workers to work in our Men’s Centre which offers guidance and support to vulnerable males aged 18+.

The main focus of this particular project is to support ex-offenders to move forward in their lives and reach their potential. This is achieved through a combination of professional help, one-to-one support and suitable referrals. Our centre provides support to men on a wide range of themes and topics including:

• Aspirations and goals
• Independent living skills
• Employability and training
• Health and wellbeing
• Benefits, finance and energy advice
• Fitness, hobbies and interests

This Centre's programme of work combines one-to-one and small group sessions, delivered face-to-face in our Salford centre, or in various community venues across Salford.

You must have a track record of supporting adults with multiple complex needs through a process of personal change and of building strong trusted relationships with programme participants, and experience of delivering activities to meet specific outcomes or targets as part of a project or team.

In particular the post-holder(s) will be responsible for:

• Managing an assigned caseload of ex-offenders, making an initial assessment of needs to deliver suitable help, advice and signposting
• Supporting a case load of individuals that are experiencing low dependency needs relating to drugs and alcohol, including 1-1 support, guidance, and signposting where necessary.
• Providing person-centred wellbeing support and coaching which encourages independence
• Empowering people to be informed and make decisions about the future that they want for themselves
• Working within professional boundaries, and in line with risk and safeguarding processes.
• Developing tailored action plans to help people on probation to meet their goals and celebrate progress
• Advocating for clients with other services and statutory partners
• Coordinating multi-agency approaches to get the best outcomes for clients
• Working collaboratively within the Targeted Adult Support Services team to support a programme of group wellbeing activities for the Wellbeing Hub’s residents
• Maintaining engagement with people to ensure they have a positive journey through this programme
• Developing and maintaining strong working relationships with colleagues at probation
• Communicating and coordinating our wellbeing offer with probation and wider partners
• Maintaining accurate records of activity and outcomes to meet reporting requirements
• Ensuring that the project is delivered efficiently and that targets are met
• Gathering case studies and logging any learning that emerges
• Contributing to Salford Foundation team meetings and the day to day running of in-centre activities

• Knowledge of barriers and challenges faced by vulnerable adults, to achieve positive future destinations
• Understanding of risk and safeguarding processes
• Understanding of, or a strong interest in, criminal justice and the role of probation

• Track record of supporting adults with multiple complex needs through a process of personal change
• Experience of delivering activities to meet specific outcomes or targets as part of a project or team
• Track record of building strong trusted relationships with programme participants

• Ability to communicate with a wide range of people in an authentic way to build rapport
• Ability to communicate effectively to maintain strong relationships with partner organisations
• Ability to plan own work schedules and priorities to meet deadlines
• Ability to work within case management systems to record evidence
• Ability to take a flexible approach and respond positively to new ideas and ways of working
• Good IT skills and record keeping, including a proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office

• Commitment to working in a person-centred and strengths-based way