Case Worker

**Case Worker**

This role is based in Colchester

Monday to Friday 9 am till 5pm

**Responsibilities**:

- Helping people within the justice system to prepare for when they leave custody and re-enter the community
- To help them with social inclusion, health, family, housing, education, employment
- Provide advice guidance and support to overcome barriers to social inclusion and signpost to internal and external support.
- Development of customer action plan post referral, updating and developing whilst addressing barriers
- Accurate and timely recording of input client data and information in order that the service operates within requirements
- Carry out triage, risk assessments, risk management plans and comprehensive assessments.
- Review on going care and liaising closely with the full range of workers within the multi-disciplinary team.
- Work in partnership with other agencies to promote rehabilitation.
- Recognise personal and professional boundaries
- Inputting client information onto the system
- **Will accept people with limited experience, who have a passion to do this type of work, who can work on own initiative, passionate to thrive and help people, who want to make a difference in people’s lives**

Skills and Qualifications required:

- Understanding of the barriers faced by in relation to reintegration back into society.
- Ability to work with and manage challenging behaviour
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries and work effectively with partnership agencies
- Demonstrable experience of successfully working to targets
- Good verbal, presentation and written skills and ability to communicate concisely and effectively
- Good IT skills, experience with Microsoft Office software and previous experience of working with databases
- IAG Level 3 (Desirable skill).

Salary and Benefits:

- Salary: £25, 877 per annum
- 25 days holiday + stats with option to purchase additional annual leave.
- 3.5 days paid annual leave for Christmas.
- 2 days paid per annum for volunteering work.
- Healthcare plan, discounted gym membership, life assurance at 3 times salary.
- Online shopping discounts including supermarkets and DIY stores.
- Health and wellbeing programmes.
- Full training is given.