Family Engagement Manager (Scale 3), hireful
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Location: HMP Ranby
Job Type: Full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Sunday (weekend working will be required)
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £31,500 per annum
Benefits: Generous holiday allowance, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, charity worker discounts, enhanced maternity package, wellness, inclusion, and diversity groups, EAP scheme, life assurance.
Responsibilities: As Family Engagement Manager you will manage our clients visitor centre provision at HMP Ranby, manage the prison's booking line service, family visit catering services, play sessions for children (facilitated during family visits), family‑focused interventions e.g. homework clubs, special visits, themed family days. Support families’ access to secure video visits and liaise with subcontractors in the Visits Centre.
About you: To be successful you have a demonstrable capacity to coordinate a broad service and experience working with families in a challenging multi‑agency environment, ideally involving offenders and/or their families. You have excellent organisational skills, can manage a demanding workload, contribute to planning and development of family work, knowledge of safeguarding/child protection practice, excellent interpersonal communication skills, and ability to work in building partnerships with a range of agencies.
Organisation: They are a highly respected independent charity, working across England and Wales to develop and deliver a range of innovative services. They provide practical and emotional support to prisoner’s children and families, to prisoners and those who have resettled back into the community. Their work is founded on core values, including a belief in the innate dignity of every human being, focusing on human relationships, family and community. They are committed to achieving high standards of quality in all that they do.
What they offer: A range of benefits including a free advice, information and counselling service, contributory pension, corporate eye care scheme, cycle to work scheme and generous holiday entitlement. Opportunity to attend training events to further develop yourself as a professional training and interventions worker. Thorough induction process and support from a friendly, enthusiastic team.
How to apply: If you meet the requirements of this exciting new role, please complete an application form by clicking the “apply now” button.
They reserve the right to close this vacancy early if they receive sufficient applications for the role.
Other information: They are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applications including those with a criminal conviction (appointment to post is subject to a risk assessment). This post is subject to a 6‑month probationary period, verification of identity and proven right to work in the UK, satisfactory references covering a 3‑year period, declaration of any unspent criminal convictions, Prison Vetting and a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Being bankrupt or having County Court Judgements may affect your ability to be successfully vetted to work in a prison. You may also have experience in the following: case management, rehabilitation, family services, support work, criminal justice system, charity, third sector, not for profit, social work, advocacy, mentoring.
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