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About The Role
Do you want to be part of something life changing, helping families reconnect and build brighter futures? We are recruiting for Visits Play Facilitator/Nursery Nurse.
Role details
* Position: Visits Play Facilitator (Part Time)
* Location: East Riding of Yorkshire
* Salary: GBP 21,840 per annum
* Vacancy Type: Permanent, Part Time
* Closing Date: 9 September 2025
Role Context
We are looking for passionate, child-focused individuals to join our team at HMP Millsike, the UK’s newest, most progressive and first green prison. Millsike is due to open in early 2025 and run by Mitie Care and Custody for the Ministry of Justice. Forward Trust is a strategic delivery partner, providing a range of Connections Services designed to restore relationships, improve wellbeing and support personal growth.
Role Responsibilities
* Plan, set up and lead engaging, age-appropriate play activities during prison visit sessions.
* Provide emotional support to children and help them navigate the visit experience.
* Create a welcoming, inclusive and safe play space that supports positive family interaction.
* Work collaboratively with Family and Relationship Practitioners to design play sessions tailored to individual family needs.
* Encourage and facilitate child-prisoner interaction that supports parent-child bonding.
* Assist with family events and special visits, bringing creativity and compassion to every session.
* Ensure all activities meet safety and security protocols.
All prison-based roles require enhanced DBS and HMPPS security vetting. The process can take up to several weeks. All offers are subject to receiving both HMPPS vetting and DBS clearances.
Checks will require you to provide information on the below:
* Yourself (personal information, financial information, police information, criminal history)
* Your family (parents, parents' partners, siblings, partners, children)
* Co-residents
* Associations that may cause a conflict of interest with your role or the prison service
* Background checks across police information systems on you, your family and other associates
* Credit reference checks
* Social media and Open Source checks
* Other government and overseas agency or police checks
The Ideal Candidate
* Experience working with children, particularly in stressful or unusual environments
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with proven ability to work sensitively with diverse groups
* Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and professionalism
* Previous experience working in child advocacy or related role
* Experience developing and implementing service improvements
* Skilled in communication, presenting, data, written and verbal
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and digital systems
* Experience working in prison visits centres or equivalent environments
* Experience with databases, including data collection and auditing
Seniority level: Entry level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Human Resources
Industries: Advertising Services
This description is provided to inform about the role and its requirements. We encourage interested applicants to apply through the proper channels.
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