Project Co-ordinator – Parental Rights In Prison Project
Based at HMP&YOI Low Newton and working across the region
- 37.5 hours per week
- £27,328.80 per annum
- Fixed term contract to March 2022
Nepacs is a regional charity which supports positive futures for prisoners and their families.
Nepacs’ ‘Parenting from prison: prisoner’s rights’ project will form the next stage of development for our regional family engagement services and aims to create a resource which can be used nationally.
We are seeking to recruit a Co-ordinator to lead this exciting new project. The new post-holder will be responsible for training and supporting staff and volunteers across the region to assist prisoners and family members on issues around child contact, fostering and adoption, parental rights, and rights for kinship carers. They will work in partnership with Ben Hoare Bell solicitors to develop legal rights workshops in prison, develop a ‘Frequently asked questions’ resource, co-produce training materials, and will also hold a small case load.
The successful applicant will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills; experience of working with families and disadvantaged groups; experience in delivery of one to one and group work sessions, a relevant qualification in social care, law or equivalent and a passion for making a difference. (Please see detailed job description and person specification for an outline of the specific job roles)
Any offer of employment is subject to Prison Service vetting, DBS checks and pre employment checks.
We welcome applications from people from all sectors of our diverse communities and all backgrounds; including ex-offenders (appointment to post is subject to a risk assessment).
Closing date for applications: 16 February 2020, midnight
Interviews will be held on: 27 February 2020
http://www.nepacs.co.uk/page/project-co-ordinator-parental-rights-in-prison-project
