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SalaryVACANCY NOTICE
FEMALE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PRACTITIONER
ANAWIM
BIRMINGHAM
- Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
- This post is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
- Fixed term for two years initially
Location: Anawim, Balsall Heath, Birmingham
Grade: Anawim Scale Point (ASP) 25-30
Salary: £24,953 - £29,495 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week (part-time hours considered)
Responsible to:Criminal Justice Services Manager
Background:
Anawim is an independent charity originally founded by the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity. The trustees include representatives from Father Hudson’s Society and Our Lady of Charity, who worked with them to develop the work, their joint vision and ethos continue to inspire the project. Anawim seeks to support women who are vulnerable due to poverty, homelessness, abuse, rape, addictions, and may be drawn into prostitution and/or offending as a consequence. It recognises prostitution as exploitation of women. All staff, whether working in a paid or voluntary capacity, are expected to respect and work to the core values of respecting others, valuing all, and belief in the possibility of a life lived to the full potential.
Changing Lives have been commissioned to provide needs led support to women under the supervision of the National Probation Service. Our Women’s Justice Partnership (WJP) comprises of leading Midlands Charities: Changing Lives, Anawim, Black Country Women’s Aid & Fry Accord.
Women become involved in the Criminal Justice System for a complex range of reasons. In our gender specific services, we provide holistic support to women by women, to overcome challenges and address needs, enabling them to successfully move-on from services and live fulfilling, crime free flourishing lives.
Aims
We will be particularly required to support women with overcoming issues around their:
- Personal Wellbeing
- Accommodation
- Finance, Benefits and Debts
- Employment, Training and Education
- Family and Significant Others
- Lifestyle and Associates
- Social Inclusion /release from Prison
- Dependency and Recovery
The WJP is an inclusive and supportive programme driven to achieve the best for local communities. We will work closely with local community organisations to encourage women to access existing resources as well as working to build new opportunities. We will support women to build upon their strengths and work through any barriers that are preventing them from progressing and achieving their potential.
This is a unique opportunity and role where you really can make a difference to improve women’s lives. Working within the WJP we are seeking dynamic, personable, creative and empathic individuals to be Women’s Criminal Justice Practitioners, who will deliver therapeutic group work, undertake one-to-one sessions, community asset building and psycho-social interventions that support and enable women to make positive changes to their lifestyle.
For more information, please visit: https://anawim.co.uk/get-involved/vacancies/to download the Job Description & Person Specification and an External Application Form.
Closing Date: Friday 26th January 2024 at 5.00pm
Interview Date: W/C 5thFebruary 2024
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract
Salary: £24,953.00-£29,495.00 per year
Expected hours: No more than 37 per week
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
