Family Engagement Worker

The main purpose of this role is to deliver family services in HMPYOI Cookham Wood and HMP Rochester in line with the
establishment's requirements, involving visit, play and catering services. This role may undertake family casework and potentially
family enrichment activities. The role may also be required to deputise and provide cover for other roles in the team.

As Family Engagement Worker, you will work as one of the Pact Family team, providing family casework support to prisoners, as well
as support to the families of prisoners through advice and guidance, facilitating prison visits, and delivering family induction
sessions. Please note the foll0wing for this role:

30 hours per week: 7.5 hours at HMP Rochester and 22.5 hours at HMPYOI Cookham Wood) - you will cover 1 visit session a week
and one weekend a month at Cookham Wood,

Ownership of a driving licence and car would be desirable for this role.

To be successful in this role you will have demonstrable experience and understanding of working with families in a challenging
multi-agency environment, ideally involving prisoners and/or their families. You will have the ability to advocate for families
dealing with imprisonment, promoting their human rights and ensuring their needs are considered, and views are heard at all
levels. You will have the ability to develop referral pathways for families, prisoners and other professionals to access the
service.

You will act as a role model for volunteers and an ambassador for PACT, conducting yourself professionally at all time, with high
standards of personal integrity and accountability. You need to be solutions-focused, adaptable, flexible, emotionally resilient
and capable of managing multiple tasks in high stress environments., appropriate a satisfactory risk assessment), Prison Vetting and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note
that being bankrupt or having County Court Judgements may affect your ability to be successfully vetted to work in a prison.

Pact offers a wide range of employee benefits including free confidential advice and counselling service, cycle to work scheme,
life assurance, eye care vouchers, generous annual leave plus more. You will have the opportunity to attend internal training
events to further develop yourself as an effective support work and you will undergo a thorough induction process and be supported
by a friendly and enthusiastic team.