Resettlement Support Caseworker Full Time

HMP Parc, Bridgend, CF35 6AP

Salary £29,339.70 per annum

Permanent – Full Time (40 hours per week)

Benefits: Company Pension, free on-site parking, on-site canteen, ongoing training and development and access to High Street Shop discounts.

Within Care and Rehabilitation Services, the philosophy of our prisons is to rehabilitate offenders and equip them to re-integrate into mainstream society on release. We seek to normalise prison conditions as far as possible to reflect life in the outside community. Our aim is to create an environment in which staff and prisoners feel safe and causes of prison stress are minimised. Central to our philosophy is the relationship between staff and prisoners. Our training and operational practices emphasise the need to treat prisoners with dignity and respect and G4S staff build positive and supportive relationships with the prisoners in their care. HMP & YOI Parc accommodates 1800 convicted male adult prisoners and remand/ convicted young offenders and young people in a secure but modern environment.

We now have an opportunity for a Resettlement Support Caseworker to join our team at HMP Parc.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with internal and external partner agencies including Probation resettlement teams, Community Rehabilitation Services (CRS), DWP, Prison employment leads and other community based agencies to improve resettlement opportunities
• Work alongside the Early days in Custody Team (EDIC) who greet new arrivals at Parc (including those sent from other establishments and those received directly from court) and ensure discussions and pathways focus on positive resettlement outcomes from day one
• Work in partnership with Community Offender Management (COM) to ensure prison leaver information is passed to relevant agencies post release in order to reduce duplication.
• Attend Prison Offender Manager (POM) to Community Offender Manager (COM) handover to ensure prison leavers internal resettlement pathway is planned in line with wider resettlement referrals to CRS support services and housing.
• Deliver one-to-one brief interventions based on identified needs where appropriate
• Deliver group work sessions alongside prisoner peer mentors on range of topics as part of the resettlement programme
• Support and supervise prisoner peer mentors who work as part of the resettlement team
• Work collaboratively with other departments to ensure support is made available during the resettlement period
• Work in partnership with colleagues to develop a system that identifies resettlement needs and signposts to relevant interventions.
• Work with prison staff and stakeholders to match internal opportunities to improve resettlement outcomes.
• Work with the Learning and Skills team to ensure the prison induction process effectively captures information relating to prisoner education, work experience and skills and signposts to meaningful pathways which will support resettlement opportunities.
• Work in partnership with the Prison’s Employment Lead to improve access to employment opportunities upon release.
• Work alongside the Neurodiversity manager to ensure individuals with neurodiverse needs have their resettlement needs met.
• Undertake any personal or professional development as required by the role, in particular in relation to safety and risk management

If you join us, you can be sure that you’ll find a secure, friendly and professional working environment and be given all the support, training and encouragement you need to build and develop a successful career with us.

HMP Parc encourages applications from Welsh speakers.

We are committed to being a bilingual organisation and any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

For more information on HMP Parc, please visit https://hmpparc.co.uk/

Equality and Diversity is an important part of G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and are a fully inclusive employer who aims to support all employees to be their true selves. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments for either the role or during the recruitment process.

G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and adults at risk and each employee is expected to support these goals.

Please note that these vacancies are subject to a 5 year checkable history and the strict vetting standards set by G4S and the Secretary of State for the Home Office and are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

You must be eligible to work in the UK and you will need to provide full details of your employment and education history for the last 5 years as part of the security screening process for this role.

G4S is the International business of Allied Universal, the world’s leading security and facility services provider and trusted partner to more than 400 of the Fortune 500. Allied Universal delivers unparalleled customer relationships, innovative solutions, cutting-edge smart technologies and tailored services that enable clients to focus on their core businesses. With operations in over 100 countries and territories, Allied Universal is the third largest private employer in North America and seventh in the world. Annual revenue is approximately $23 billion. There is no greater purpose and responsibility than serving and helping to safeguard customers, communities and people. For more information, visit g4s.com. In the UK, the company has an extensive network of offices and more than 31,000 employees.