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Specialist Prison and Probation Advocate
Job Posted: 21 days ago
Salary: £ 18 - 19 / Hour
Job Type: Temporary
Location: Ashford
Expire in: 7 days
Job Description
Role: Specialist Prison and Probation Advocate
Based: 3 days per week
Rate: £18 - £19 ph umb
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: temp for 3 months
Hours: 21 hours per week (1 day in HMP Bronzefield and 2 from home)
Synopsis of duties:
Provide pre-release support for women on remand or unsentenced, focusing on:
Accommodation
Finance, debt & benefits
Family & significant others
Social inclusion
Develop and maintain a referral pathway with the prison’s Offender Management team for women to access the service.
Work in partnership with prison-based service providers to ensure coordinated support.
Co-design person-centred support and action plans with women, addressing their needs and risks.
Deliver “through the gate” support, ensuring continuity from custody into the community.
Provide a mix of casework support, signposting, and advice to women in custody.
Build and maintain effective working relationships with Pre-Release teams.
Support clients to maintain or access suitable accommodation, finances, benefits, debt support, and family/social networks.
Advocate on behalf of women, including negotiating terms with external agencies.
Ensure interventions are responsive to diverse and minoritised women’s needs.
Make referrals to partner organisations for additional post-release support.
Contribute to multi-agency working within a challenging environment, demonstrating strong partnership skills.Essential Requirements:
Knowledge and experience of the criminal justice system
Proven experience as a caseworker, delivering gender-specific and trauma-informed interventions to support the resettlement and rehabilitation of female adults in prison and community settings.
Strong organisational and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a prison environment while remaining calm under pressure.
Demonstrated ability to manage a caseload, including accurate record-keeping, maintaining focus on action plan goals, and meeting deadlines.
Skilled in completing trauma-informed support and action plans collaboratively with women, addressing multiple and complex needs, and enabling engagement with services to achieve positive and timely outcomes.
Available immediately
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