Criminal Justice Support Worker

Criminal Justice Support Worker
Salary: £21,394 + on-call allowance & mileage allowance
Location: Coventry
Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday - working hours between 8am-8pm

Requirement to cover the out of hours service, rota is split between staff - 8pm-8am Monday to Friday, and 24 hours on a Saturday and Sunday
Are you looking for a new role that will give you variety and a sense of achievement?
I am looking for a Criminal Justice Support Worker who has a background in supporting adults who are ex-offenders, or at risk of becoming homeless, and I want to hear from YOU today!
I am working with a fantastic client who specialise in delivering homes, services, and innovation for some of the most disadvantaged communities across the country. They aim to provide the very best service, and they would love your help in continuing that process.
Salary and Benefits
For your hard work and commitment, you will be paid a salary of £21,394, and a very desirable employee package which includes; annual holiday entitlement (plus statutory bank holidays); a defined contribution pension scheme; trust based flexible working and a Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). On top of this, you will work for a great organisation that demonstrates core values; believing their customers are everything; belonging to one team; being supportive and caring; are business-minded for social purpose; and are curious and ambitious.
Overview of the Role
I am looking for a full-time Criminal Justice Support Worker. You will be supporting those who are offenders, or ex-offenders, and you will be task with preventing them from re-offending. You will work with service users who may have; recently moved into permanent accommodation, may be in temporary accommodation, or could still be sleeping rough. You will provide intensive, wrap around support to address their accommodation needs as well as any other areas due to their complex, entrenched nature. You will build trust and support service users to navigate them through pathways and progress towards a life away from the streets and homelessness. You will be a great communicator, building strong relationships with external agencies in order to reduce the number of people returning to the streets and supporting them to access relevant services to address their needs. Delivering person centred support to service users, enabling them to secure suitable accommodation and to meet their immediate needs, enabling them to live a more sustainable and fulfilling life.
Key Responsibilities
Out in the community
Promote independence
Encourage positivity and healthy lifestyles
Deal with cases of complex needs, drug and alcohol abuse & mental health
Work alongside a range of other companies in order to support individuals
Reduce re-offending through the delivery of high quality accommodation and intensive housing management
Requirements
Have at least 6-months` recent experience supporting the homeless, ex-offenders, or those who struggle with substance misuse
Be a driver with access to a vehicle
Be flexible to a variety of shifts, including earlies, late nights, and weekends
Interview Process
These stages have been put in place to help benefit and streamline the process of recruitment.
1st Stage - Shortlisting & Pre-Screening
In the first stage I will review your CV. Should you be successful, I will invite you for a telephone call. We will have a telephone conversation to discuss your right to work, work history, and suitability for the role.
2nd Stage - Formal Interview
In this stage, you will have a formal interview with the hiring manager.
All applications must be accompanied with an up-to-date CV. If successful, you will be required to have a current DBS on the update service, eligibility of right to work, and your start date will be subject to sufficient references.
If you want to help make a difference to service users, and also your career, apply now!