Prison Advocate Specialist

4 weeks ago


Peterborough, Peterborough, United Kingdom Advance Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Prison Advocate to join our team at Advance. As a Prison Advocate, you will play a vital role in supporting women on remand and those unsentenced within the prison setting, providing pre-release support and empowering them to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop a referral pathway with the Offender Management team within the prison, ensuring women have access to our services.
  • Work in partnership with existing service providers operating within the prison to co-design a person-centred support and action plan with women accessing support.
  • Provide 'through the gate support' to women, addressing their needs and any risks related to interventions.
  • Combine a casework-based approach with a signposting and advice service for women in custody.
Requirements
  • Demonstrable experience and understanding of working with women in a challenging multi-agency environment, ideally working with prisoners and/or their families.
  • Excellent organisational skills, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work in a prison environment while remaining calm.
  • Knowledge and understanding of the requirements of managing a caseload, including maintaining and updating records, remaining focused on action plan goals, and keeping to deadlines.
What We Offer
  • A 35-hour working week.
  • An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part-time), plus public holidays on top.
  • Additional days off to celebrate International Women's Day, and for religious observance and moving home.
  • Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards and take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure, and more.
  • Pension scheme.
  • Enhanced maternity/adoption provision.
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Employee eye-care scheme.
  • Clinical supervision for front-line staff and first-line management roles.
  • Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation.
  • Organisation-wide away days.
  • One-week paid carers' leave.
  • Career development pathways.


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