Social Worker - Prisoner Support Project

Social Worker - Prisoner Support Project

Social Worker - Prisoner Support Project - Belfast (NI58/01/24/1v-4)

Salary: Grade 5 salary scale (5.11 starting point) : £27,241 - £30,109 per annum, plus annual £3,000 Social Worker allowance (pro rata)
Hours: 40 standard hours (including breaks) (Flexibility Required)
Contract Status: Permanent
Location: Royal Avenue, Belfast - onsite parking available

About the service: Working in partnership with Northern Ireland Prison Service this project will support safe and resilient communities by challenging offending behavior and supporting rehabilitation of short-term offenders. Through sustained and intensive case management the project will challenge individuals’ behavior and support them to become active and responsible citizens. The focus of the intervention will be to reduce offending and the contact with the criminal justice system through a reduction in drug and alcohol use and improving the individual’s mental health.

Full details of the role and the essential criteria are detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification available at the application link

The closing date for all completed applications is:12:00pm on 29th January 2024

For informal enquiries please contact

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EXTERN offer a competitive benefits package including;

• 26 days annual leave, increasing to 28 days after 3 years’ service and 32 days after 5 years’ service
  
• 11 statutory holidays
• Generous pension, employer contribution of 6.5%
  
• Enhanced Occupational Sick Pay, Maternity Pay and Paternity Pay
• Income Protection, Life Assurance and Wellbeing Programmes
  
• Comprehensive induction and training
  
• Regular Supervision
  
• Employee Assistance Programme
  
• Bike To Work Scheme