Clinks Light Lunch | Issue 792 | 21 July 2023

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CLINKS NEWS: State of the sector survey 2023

Make your voice heard! Respond to our 2023 State of the sector survey – exploring key trends in the voluntary sector working in criminal justice. Use this opportunity to share your experiences so Clinks can influence on your behalf and ensure that our support meets your needs. 

If we are to best represent and support you, we need the most up-to-date evidence on how you are faring. Read our blog: State of the sector 2023 survey: why your response is crucial to find out more about how we use your responses and why your voice matters!

Complete the survey today here! And share the survey on Twitter here

CLINKS VACANCY: Fundraising Officer

We have an exciting opportunity available for you to join us as our new Fundraising Officer. You will help support and maintain Clinks’ healthy income stream and ensure that we secure appropriate income to remain independent and impartial as we grow, progress and develop infrastructure support for criminal justice charities.

Clinks is an equal opportunities employer and individuals with direct experience of the criminal justice system and/or with protected characteristics are actively encouraged to apply. This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Clinks recruitment policy is that there is no requirement to disclose any convictions.

Applications close 9:00, 4 August 2023. Find out more and apply here

CLINKS MEMBER’S NEWS: Call out to host a work placement

The Criminal Justice Alliance is looking for criminal and social justice organisations (public, private, academic and voluntary sector) to provide one-week senior level work placement opportunities to participants on our ground-breaking ELEVATE CJS lived experience leadership programme. 

The work placement is a crucial element of the twelve-month ELEVATE CJS programme, as research has highlighted the lack of progression routes into senior roles for people’s lived experience of the criminal justice system.  Work placements (between Oct and Nov) will last a minimum of one week, with the possibility of being extended if participants' schedules and the hosting organisation allow. There is no cost to organisations hosting a placement. We hope you want to be part of the change we want to see in the sector and look forward to hearing from you. Find our more

CLINKS MEMBER’S NEWS: A call for inclusive women’s rights forums

Women Beyond Walls and over 200 other organisations wrote an open Letter to the organisers of Women Deliver and the Generation Equality Forum, calling for the rights of criminalised, incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women to be recognised.

Organisations who support this cause can download the social media pack to spread the message. You may consider tagging some of the high profile speakers who are attending Women Deliver or the key donors.

Please share the open letter on social media throughout this week.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: Insights23 Festival tickets now available

Hundreds of events are available through the Insights23 Festival [25 September to 6 October, online, in-person, free for all staff who work in the Criminal Justice System].

Learn about the latest advancements in digital technology and intelligence sharing; enhance your confidence in supporting individuals with additional needs. Visit a court, police custody suite, prison, probation approved premises or a youth custody site. Discover different careers by spending the day in someone else’s shoes! You can even shadow our Minister or go behind the scenes at No.10!

Amy Rees, HMPPS Chief Executive says, “Once again we have a fantastic line up of events for the Insights23 Festival, with a real focus on developing skills sharing learning and improving frontline delivery. I encourage you all to take a look through the programme and take part”.

Watch the trailer or visit the Insights website to book your tickets

CLINKS MEMBER’S EVENT: Working with trauma quality mark

Join One Small Thing charity for a Trauma Quality Mark workshop [27 September, 14:00 – 16:30, Southampton, free]. The workshop will include:

  • an overview of a trauma informed approach and the five core values
  • the key benefits of the Quality Mark
  • what the three levels mean (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
  • what type of evidence you will need to gather
  • how long the Quality Mark takes to do and the capacity that is needed
  • an opportunity to meet and network with other organisations in Hampshire who are interested in a trauma informed approach.

Book your place here

CLINKS MEMBER’S EVENT: Becoming Trauma Informed

This one day online course [11 October, 9:00 – 16:30, online, £190 + VAT] is designed to support staff in organisations to develop an understanding of the dynamics and process of trauma, inform practice and support system change. Course objectives:

  • To understand the pervasiveness of violence and the impact it has upon people
  • To know the definitions of trauma, being ‘trauma informed’ and ‘trauma responsive’
  • To understand how knowledge about trauma can make your work easier and safer
  • To learn about self-care for you and those you work with

Book your place here

CLINKS MEMBER’S EVENT: national conference on violence against women and girls

YouTurn is hosting a National Conference on Violence against Women and Girls - the Impact of Sexual Trauma [2 November, 9:00 -16:30, Kings House, Bedford, £125 per person].

This event promises a packed schedule of subject expert speakers including Zoe Lodrick and Fay Maxted, This is a fantastic opportunity for staff and safeguarding leads to develop their professional skills and networks. Throughout the day you will assess, explore and analyse the latest insights into trauma informed practice and improved professional approached to dealing with survivors of sexual violence. For more information, please visit the website or e-mail bookings@youturnfutures.com

CLINKS MEMBER’S TRAINING: how to tackle fraud

Fraud is a complex issue which, as the UK’s fastest rising crime type, requires a multi-agency and collaborative approach to tackle. This webinar [3 August, 10:00 – 11:00, free] will look at the issue of fraud from a variation of different perspectives.

It will discuss how individuals can best protect themselves against fraud and scams, how organisations like Catch22’s Victim Services (Hertfordshire Beacon Victim Care, Nottinghamshire Victim CARES and Leicestershire Victim First) work to support victims of fraud, what the police response to fraud is and how it is investigated, and how the government can implement better policy to stop fraud at its source. Book here

PUBLICATION: Still I Rise, new edition out now

The latest edition of Women in Prisons' magazine, ‘Still I Rise’ is now available. Edited by women in HMP Styal, this edition focuses on recovery and alongside regular features including recipes, poetry and visual art, interviews with Dame Carol Black, the Secret Drug Addict and first hand stories of serving an IPP sentence, being in recovery and living on an incentivised substance free living unit at HMP Styal. Read the magazine here

CLINKS MEMBERS’ VACANCIES:

Mental Health Support Coordinator with Brighton Women's Centre [£25,481, Brighton & Hove, part time]; CEO Maternity Cover (Female*) with Oasis Project [£47,971 - £55,661, Brighton, full time]; Company Manager (Maternity Cover) with Pan Intercultural Arts [£35,000, London/Remote, part time]; Substance Misuse Practitioner - HMP Belmarsh with Phoenix Futures [£26,085, HMP Belmarsh, full time]; Senior Practitioner with Phoenix Futures [£27,335, HMP Pentonville, full time]; Fundraising Manager with Margaret Carey Foundation [£31,000 - £36,000, Remote, part time]; Caseworker with St Giles Trust [£26,000 - £28,000, Kensington and Chelsea, full time]; Personal Wellbeing Coach with St Giles Trust [£23,700 - £23,700, North Wales, full time]; Senior Support Worker with St Giles Trust [£30,000 - £34,000, Brent, London, full time]; Through The Gate/Releases Worker with Phoenix Futures [£26,085, HMP Pentonville, full time]

For more information about these vacancies, and many more, click here

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