Advocate (Prison)

**Start date**:Negotiable, but earliest start date 19/07/23

**Salary**: £26,300-£27,120 _(inclusive of £1,180 South East weighting)_
**Working hours**:35 per week
**Location**: HMP Bronzefield
**Contract**:Permanent

**Job Purpose**: WIP have multiple services in London delivering on different elements of our work. This role is based in the South London Women’s Hubs (SLWH) and supports women who are in contact with, or at risk of being in contact, with the criminal justice system and women who are in prison. SLWH deliver innovative services, including one to one support and advocacy, group work, counselling, specialist substance misuse and domestic abuse. The primary purpose of this role is to support women in prison and provide Through the Gate (TTG) support to women leaving prison supporting them in the community and/or referring onwards to appropriate local services.

**Reports to**: Service Manager (Prisons)

**Department/Service**:South London Women’s Hubs

**TO APPLY**:
**Interviews**: To be confirmed

**In line with legal requirements and the nature of our work, this role**:

- Is restricted to women only as a genuine occupational requirement
- Requires the right to work in the UK

**Equalities Monitoring**
Completing the attached equalities monitoring form is voluntary and any information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. The form will remain confidential and will not be shared with the recruitment panel.

Advocate (Prison)