Red Snapper Recruitment are recruiting for a criminal justice keyworker on behalf of our client based in Wakefield. The purpose of this role is to engage with and provide intensive support to women on Probation, offering needs-led, emotional and practical support relating to the Accommodation, Finance, Benefits and Debts, Family and Significant Others.
Location: Wakefield
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: £14.99 per hour
Contract type: 3-month contract
Due to the nature of the role, under the Equality Act 2010 we can only consider female applicants for this position.
Please note the successful candidate MUST have level 1 vetting within the last 6 months.
Main duties and responsibilities
Promoting, receiving and processing referrals in line with current practice guidelines.
Safeguarding vulnerable women from self-neglect, abuse and harm by acting in accordance to Safeguarding Policies and Government Legislation
Identifying and assessing individuals' support needs including risk assessment and informed by relevant background information.
Building effective relationships with women; to encourage them to identify and respond to their needs, interests and personal development; and to provide guidance and support to enable them to deal with a wide range of issues affecting their lives.
Working within and alongside an integrated model of care involving Health, Criminal Justice System and Social Care professionals.
Providing continuous and consistent support to women and supporting them to navigate and access services.
Delivering gender-specific and trauma-informed interventions in 1:1s / by facilitating group sessions.
Encouraging feedback from women using the service to promote quality assurance.
Supporting women to help them make progress feel more stable and remain motivated to access current and future support and treatment.
Contribute to measuring and monitoring systems as required.
Ensure all necessary records are properly maintained in line with policies on client files, finance and administration.
Use evaluation, learning, experience and use feedback to support service development.
Person Specification
Experience of the delivery of services for vulnerable individuals
Knowledge and understanding of the challenges faced by women, the pathways into offending, and the impact this can have on their life chances and outcomes
Experience of carrying a caseload of vulnerable individuals within a support role/ frontlinecapacity, ideally with experience of strengths-based working and/or trauma-informed approaches
Experience assessing needs and risks, and translating these into a person-centred support and safety plan
Experience of case management and recording, or equivalent record keeping experience
Experience of building positive partnerships with other agencies and experience/anunderstanding of the benefits of collaborative problem solving
Commitment to ongoing personal and professional development
Strong IT skills (PC literate and competent in using MS Office and multiple CRM systems)
GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths & English - Grade C or above
Satisfactory enhanced DBS check and enhanced Level 1 Vetting
Application Process
Due to the high volume of applications received, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, I am afraid your application has been unsuccessful.
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