Women’s Keyworker – Female

To provide holistic support for women experiencing multiple and complex needs. Women include those serving a community order and women released from HMP Eastwood Park.  

As a Keyworker you will offer gender-responsive, trauma informed practical and emotional support and interventions to address needs with housing, substance misuse, health, finance, previous trauma, children & families and education, training and employment with the aim of reducing social harms and re-offending whilst empowering women to access opportunities to reach their full potential. 

This role is subject to review and change as the Women’s centre projects develop.

Your base will be Pontypridd Women’s Centre where you will work on non-community days. You will be required to travel to Bridgend to attend weekly probation and work in the community covering Bridgend area.

Department   Women’s Community Services

Location        Pontypridd with weekly travel to Bridgend

Salary           £27,000 pa

Hours             35 hours per week (flexibility to work outside of working hours as required) 

Pension         Auto Enrolment Pension in force (6% employer contribution)

Key Responsibilities

Case Management

• Hold a caseload of women accessing the service on community orders or resettling from prison

• Work in collaboration with referring organisations including the National Probation Service and HMP Eastwood Park 

• Travel weekly to probation in Bridgend and work in the community covering the Bridgend area

• Provide 1:1 practical and emotional support to women

• Be available for prison pick-ups and work within the community that your clients are based

• Facilitate group interventions for women as agreed

• Provide outreach services to increase accessibility and engagement

• Undertake a comprehensive assessment with each woman to identify needs to produce a collaborative strength-based action plan 

• Work collaboratively with women based on individual need with the aim of increasing life opportunities and promoting personal change

• Work with partner organisations and assist women to access support services in response to need

• Attend multi-agency meetings where appropriate and to act as an advocate within prescribed protocols

• Attend Family and/or Criminal court when necessary 

Service Delivery and Development 

• To contribute to developing partnerships and maintaining up to date knowledge of services available and communicate this to clients and professionals

• To develop and maintain positive and mutually supportive stakeholder and networking relationships particularly with: Police and Criminal Justice, housing providers, Social Services, substance misuse and health services

• To adopt a support co-ordination approach, communicating and keeping all relevant parties informed of any issues, concerns and successes with particular attention to risk

• To work with your colleagues and Team Leader to ensure the service delivers and maintains excellent standards

General

• To work to The Nelson Trust ethos and values
• To be responsive to women’s needs and utilise a trauma-informed approach 
• To be aware of and work to confidentiality and information sharing protocols
• To work from co-location and satellite sites within the service delivery area as appropriate 
• To be aware of, and work to Child and Adult Safeguarding principles, practice, and procedures
• To make use of internal line management and supervision as provided

• To be responsible for own safety and others affected by your activities and to ensure adherence to the Nelson Trust policies and procedures regarding Health & Safety including lone working

• To maintain and update clear and accurate written and computer records of case management 

• To utilise a range of qualitative and quantitative tools to monitor women’s journey of progress 

• To attend relevant training and development events

• To keep abreast of issues affecting women both locally and nationally

• Perform any other duties as may be reasonably expected from you as directed by line management

All posts within The Nelson Trust are subject to a three-month probationary period.

SAFEGUARDING The Nelson Trust takes seriously it’s responsibility for safeguarding and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its service users. Therefore, we require that all staff share this and act accordingly by applying organisational policy and procedure and attend annual safeguarding training.

EQUALITY & DIVERSITY Through personal example and clear action demonstrate commitment to equality and diversity ensuring equality of access and treatment in employment and service delivery to all.

HEALTH & SAFETY Promote the Health and Safety at Work Policy and Procedure and ensure these are implemented effectively within the department and at no time act in a way that may jeopardise the health and safety of clients, staff of visitors to the Nelson Trust.

The list of duties in the job description should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. There will be other duties and requirements associated with your job and, in addition, as a term of your employment you may be required to undertake various other duties as may reasonably be required.

The Nelson Trust periodically reviews job descriptions to ensure that they reflect the requirements of the role as the service develops. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) as it involves access to vulnerable adults and/or children and successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced level Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Applicants must be prepared to disclose any convictions they may have and any orders, which have been made against them. Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1

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