Visits Centre Assistant - 13.5 hours per week

Prison Advice and Care Trust

Visits Centre Assistant - 13.5 hours per week

Salary Not Specified

Prison Advice and Care Trust, Slade Heath, Staffordshire

  • Part time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 30 Aug | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Full Job Description

Can you be organised and energetic, while being kind and empathetic? Do you like helping others? Then you might be just the person
we're looking for.

As a Pact Visits Centre Assistant, you will primarily provide support to families visiting loved ones in the Visitor Centre.
Services in the Visitor Centre include play and children's services and a catering service. You will work as one of the Pact team
based primarily in the prison's Visitor Centre and visits hall, providing support, advice and guidance to families visiting
prisoners. You will facilitate prison visits and family days and supporting the play service.

Excellent customer service and IT skills.

You will also have organisational skills and the ability to manage a demanding workload.

You will have some knowledge of safeguarding/child protection practice.

Furthermore, you will have excellent interpersonal communication skills and ability to work in build partnerships with a range of
agencies., appropriate a satisfactory risk assessment), Prison Vetting and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note
that being bankrupt or having County Court Judgments may affect your ability to be successfully vetted to work in a prison.

Pact offer 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.