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Prison Caseworker

  • Full time
  • £27,581 – £29,744
  • On site: Polmont and Glenochil
  • Closing 17th March 2025


  • Advertised from 3rd March 2025
  • 35 hours per week

Role

About the Roles:Access to Industry (AI) is one of 8 partners delivering the new justice National Voluntary Throughcare Programme (NVTP) which is led by Sacro. We are looking for enthusiastic and compassionate self-starter to support with the engagement of men across HMP and YOI Polmont and HMP Glenochil as they transition from custody into the community. Your aim will be to support positive outcomes for the individuals you work with.

The NVTP works with men, women and young people across Scotland. This role focusses on supporting men whilst they are serving a short term sentence or are on remand.

Key responsibilities will include:

  • Delivering supportive and collaborative partnership working with the Scottish Prison Service as a key stakeholder.
  • Delivering effective pre-release support and planning.
  • Proactively engage with individuals throughout their journey to ensure appropriate touchpoints with the NVTP, raising awareness and encouraging engagement
  • Facilitate and lead engagement sessions across the prison estate
  • Conducting needs assessment for individuals.
  • Establishing trusting & genuine relationships, rooted in trauma informed principles.
  • Participating in multi-agency meetings.
  • Completing risk assessments and adhering to safeguarding best-practice.
  • Maintaining accurate and timely records on case management system.
  • Maximising engagement with partners across the prison estate.
  • Identifying appropriate onward referral routeways at the earliest appropriate point.

You will do this by:

  • Working collaboratively with the wider AI and national partnership team to deliver relational support for people accessing the NVTP, supporting team meetings, and service improvement.
  • Participating in partnership meetings to support team working and service improvement.
  • Upholding high quality service standards.
  • Undertaking required role training (including that provided by the NVTP, Scottish Prison Service and AI).
  • Being flexible and responsive to service demand including working across cohorts and prison establishments as required.

AI Team:You will play a part in the wider team of AI through attendance at internal meetings and participation in shared services across the teams.

Health & Safety and Property Management: You will ensure a healthy and safe environment and the protection and best use of property and equipment by implementing and observing AI policies and procedures.

Other Requirements: The post holder will be expected to manage their own caseload and work with minimum supervision partly in an outreach capacity.

Application notes

Application is through a CV and a Supporting Statement

Closing date for applications is: 5pm Monday 17 March 2025

Interviews will be held in Edinburgh on: Thursday 20 March 2025

Applications should be sent to: Email: admin@accesstoindustry.co.uk

Postal: Access to Industry, 156 Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1RP


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