Care Not Custody Caseworker

**Care Not Custody** is a pilot intervention service in partnership with Sussex Police and Probation, to divert women away from the criminal justice system, by offering case work support through an Out of Court disposal (OOCD) or intervention to prevent a breach of their Probation order.

The Care Not Custody Caseworker will provide holistic, integrated casework support for women in West Sussex. She will support women to navigate and access the services they require to address a range of practical and emotional needs, including helping with signposting, advocacy, and referrals. She will be informed by BWC’s values, policies and procedures and will understand the importance of building trust and self-esteem with service users, to enhance recovery and engagement with BWC and other services. She will complete all reporting requirements on the BWC database.

This project sits within BWC’s Inspire Service, which delivers support for women who are involved in the Criminal Justice System and is the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) Commissioned Rehabilitative Services (CRS) provider for women in Sussex. In line with BWC values, Inspire adopts a relational, trauma-informed, strengths-based approach. Inspire supports women with a range of underlying needs, with the overarching aim of supporting women to move away from the Criminal Justice System and improve their access to a range of services.

BWC offers staff members a generous package of benefits including a wellbeing allowance and a well-being hour during the working week; clinical supervision; reflective group practice; access to therapeutic debrief as required; a comprehensive training package; opportunities for continuing professional development; staff social events; flexible working opportunities and a caring, understanding work environment that appreciates the complexities of women’s working and home lives.
- **Job Title**: Care Not Custody Caseworker West Sussex
- **Responsible to**:Care Not Custody Senior Practitioner
- **Purpose of role**:To deliver one to one case-work interventions for women referred on a diversionary programme from Sussex Police as well as supporting the wider Inspire project in their work with women in the Criminal Justice System.
- **Salary Grade**:£26,181.73 FTE, moving to £27,490.81 after successfully passing three month’s probationary period.
- **Work locations**:This Care Not Custody Caseworker will be based in West Sussex, with some work from home and other BWC locations in Sussex. Local travel will be expected.
- **Contract Details**:Fixed term until March 2025
- **Interview dates**:Week commencing Monday 6th of May

BWC offers staff members a generous package of benefits including a wellbeing allowance and a well-being hour during the working week; clinical supervision; reflective group practice; access to therapeutic debrief as required; a comprehensive training package; opportunities for continuing professional development; staff social events; flexible working opportunities and a caring, understanding work environment that appreciates the complexities of women’s working and home lives.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 11 months

Expected hours: 21 - 35 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Application question(s):
You can find the forms on the Care Not Custody Caseworker (West Sussex) vacancy on our website.(womenscentre.org.uk)

Work Location: On the road

Application deadline: 26/02/2024
Reference ID: cnccwc