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Family Support Worker - Sunday and Thursday

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Company: Prison Advice and Care Trust

Join us as a Family Support Worker (Visits Centre Assistant) at HMP Swinfen Hall, where you will play an important role in

supporting families visiting their loved ones in prison.

Based in the visitor centre, you’ll help create a welcoming and supportive environment for adults and children. From offering

information and guidance to organising activities for children and ensuring refreshments are available, you’ll contribute to

making visits as positive and stress-free as possible.

This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same. You’ll support families during what can often be a challenging

time, using your experience of working with people facing difficulties to handle situations calmly and sensitively.

You’ll also work closely with colleagues and partner agencies, ensuring safeguarding and child protection procedures are followed

at all times. Your input will help us continue to improve your family support services.

If you’re organised, approachable, and passionate about making a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

What we offer:

• Pact offers a range of benefits including a free advice, information and counselling service, contributory pension, corporate eye
• care scheme, cycle to work scheme and generous holiday entitlement. You will have the opportunity to attend training events to
• further develop yourself as a professional training and interventions worker. You will undergo a thorough induction process and be
• supported by a friendly and enthusiastic team.

Other information:

Pact is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applications including those with a criminal conviction (appointment to

post is subject to a risk assessment).

This post is subject to a 6-month probationary period, verification of identity and proven right to work in the UK, satisfactory

references from previous employers covering a 3-year period, declaration of any unspent criminal convictions (and where

appropriate a satisfactory risk assessment), Prison Vetting and a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note that being

bankrupt or having County Court Judgements may affect your ability to be successfully vetted to work in a prison.

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