Your new company
You will be working with a charity dedicated to making a difference to the lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in society. We run several projects and every year we help thousands of people out of homelessness, into employment, away from domestic abuse, and more.
Your new role
- Job Role: Criminal Justice Casework Coordinator
- Salary: £19,600 (FTE £24,500)
- Hours: Part-time 30 hours per week
- Contract type: Permanent
Additional information:
- On-call (1 in 8 weeks), £100/week when on-call
The Case Work Coordinator is expected to hold day to day responsibility for managing referrals, assessing and supporting clients in a way that allows them to maintain accommodation and make positive changes in their life. You are expected to develop effective and productive relationships with key partner agencies such as National Probation Service, Police and other criminal justice and generic support services that facilitate production of multi-agency support planning.
Responsibilities include:
- Build positive and effective working relationships and agreements with relevant external agencies, which will include working closely with criminal justice services.
- Complete needs assessment/risk assessment for clients leading to the delivery of key elements of support plans which meet individual client need and reduces re-offending.
- Take part in an out of hours on call system (1 week in 4)
- Manage the planned and positive move-on of clients through the service, ensuring staff are supported to meet their targets around length of stay.
- Ensure that organisational administrative systems, including Petty Cash and rent/service charge collection are accurately maintained
What you'll need to succeed
- Understanding of the causes of offending, homelessness and social exclusion and approaches which seek to address these
- Have a full driving license and access to own car
- Working with people with complex needs and challenging behaviour.
- Working as part of a team in a social or health care setting
What you'll get in return
- Great opportunities for career development and free monthly training sessions from experienced facilitators
- Sliding salary scale with salary increases every year for the first 3 years
- Wellbeing related to support and advice and up to 6 free counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Programme.
- 27 days annual leave, including an extra day off for your birthday, increasing up to 30 days after 4 years of continuous employment. Plus bank holidays
- A generous and competitive pension scheme
- Instant access to healthcare professionals and discounts on a variety of health treatments through our Simply Health Scheme
- A supportive culture where staff feedback is highly valued and regular supervision with line managers are conducted
- 6 weekly Reflective Practice sessions from objective, external facilitators
What you need to do now
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