Senior Support Worker CFO (HMP Portland)

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Job Role

Fantastic Job Opportunity for a Senior Support Worker to Join Our Team within CFO.

We're seeking a dedicated Senior Support Worker to assist in overseeing the daily performance and activities of our Support Workers team. You'll be responsible for motivating and guiding your staff to maintain high levels of professionalism and exceptional communication skills. Additionally, you will handle line management duties for a small team of Support Workers, focusing on enhancing the quality of service delivery at your hub

We need your expertise to provide inspirational leadership and line manage a team of custodial/community-based Support Workers, overseeing all participant support interventions as part of the CFO Evolution programme. You'll provide safe spaces where offenders can, and importantly are keen to, engage in a range of positive activities designed to foster community buy-in, increase wellbeing, and develop the skills required to navigate through the array of issues that present barriers to successful community reintegration.

In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we're offering a competitive salary range £33,065 up to £38,900 (dependent on experience) with these great benefits:

• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy additional days)
• 2 Volunteer Days
• Pension - 5% Employee 5% Employer
• Healthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3 x salary life assurance
• Annual Salary pay review
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Free access to BenefitHub - an online portal with access to a wide range of retail discounts, cycle to work scheme and additional voluntary benefits

Interested? There's an easy to apply route below to upload your CV! If you need any further information, talk to our experienced Internal Recruitment Team on 01702 595200

Communities and Education Division is an employee-owned organisation and we continually pride ourselves on our sense of community, both in the incredible work we do throughout UK and Ireland. People are at the front, centre and heart of every service we provide and each decision we make.

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Location: HMP Portland
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours a week. Monday to Thursday 8.30 am to 5pm, Friday 8.30 am to 4.30pm
Closing Date: 5 December 2024

Key Responsibilities

• Deputise for the Cluster Manager in their absence, to ensure the smooth running of service delivery and provision across community/custody locations.
• Conduct regular caseload reviews ensuring all Support Workers are working collaboratively within the South West region and with external providers across other regions to support performance outcomes.
• Oversee the operational management of risk, to provide a safe environment for participants, staff, visitors and the wider community. This includes the timely notification of concerns regarding change in individual risk to the Probation Service and embedding systems and procedures to manage risk that may impact on reputation.
• Take responsibility for own professional and personal development
• Develop and embed a high-quality performance culture in which professional standards are upheld and participants enabled to achieve positive change. This includes the quality of assessments, planning, recording, implementation and other strategies to provide the appropriate service and support to participants whilst ensuring contractual requirements are met and/or exceeded.

For full job description follow the link - Senior Support Worker

Skills and Experience

• Demonstrable experience of motivating and supporting individuals with multiple and complex needs to overcome barriers and progress towards education, training and employment.
• Maintenance of professional boundaries and work with and manage challenging behaviour and situations
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively, to meet targets/contractual requirements, within timescales and resource.
• Willingness to work flexibly across the region, travel to cover other community and/or custodial establishments as required.

Additional Information

Communities and Education Division is the Justice and Social Care division of Seetec, delivering tailored support to participants across a range of contracts, including as CFO Activity Hubs, Accommodation, Personal Wellbeing and Approved Premises. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to build a better future, regardless their past choices or the challenges they face.

We are committed to combining our knowledge, skills and talents across the justice and social care sectors to deliver services and interventions that overcome the barriers that hold people back from living more fulfilled lives. Ultimately, our aim is to equip individuals with the necessary skills needed to desist from offending, successfully reintegrate into to their local communities and address barriers to work.

Seetec is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share and uphold this commitment in conjunction with the requirements of the Prevent Duty and the positive promotion of modern British values.

You will be required to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Seetec support the recruitment of ex- offenders and will not discriminate in anyway. Our full policy statement of "Ex-Offenders" can be found on our website under" About us"

Seetec is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Seetec recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and are committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Seetec is an accredited Disability Confident employer so if you have a disability and feel you need support with your application or want to discuss alternative methods of applying, please contact our Head Office on 01702 201070 and ask for the Recruitment Team.