Terms and Conditions

Job title: Advocate (Prison)

Reports to: Service Manager (Prison)

Direct reports: N/A

Start date: To be confirmed once vetting has been cleared

Salary: 24,938.40 pro-rata per annum (31,173 FTE per annum) (inclusive of £3,990 Southeast weighting)

Working hours: Part time – 28 hours across 4 days per week

Contract: Permanent

Location: HMP Bronzefield

Job Purpose

Women in Prison’s South London Women’s Hubs provide support and advocacy to women at different points of the criminal justice system – whether they are at risk of offending, serving a community sentence, or in custody and leaving prison. The primary purpose of this role is to work with women in custody, including on remand, offering support to prepare for release and connect them with vital community support services prior to and on release from prison.

Key Responsibility Areas

Provide high-quality, trauma-responsive advocacy one to one and group support in prison, to women on remand in HMP Bronzefield, HMP Downview and HMP Send
Development and maintenance of professional relations in prison and the community
Ensure clear, timely and effective communication and record keeping
Proactively seek to develop your personal and professional practice, and contribute to wider organisational development
Contribute to building a feminist leadership culture and positive working environment for Women in Prison

Please download recruitment pack for the full job description

To apply

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Application is by way of application form that should set out your motivations for applying and how your work experience to date meets the scope of the responsibilities.

Closing date: rolling

First interviews: TBC

Accessibility

If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, including accessing a copy of the recruitment pack in large print or an alternative format, please contact recruitment@wipuk.org

We are happy to invest in developing the right person, so you are welcome to apply even if your professional experience does not fully meet the job description or person specification.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minoritised women, and women who have personal experience of the criminal justice system.

In line with legal requirements and the nature of our work, this role:

Is restricted to women only as a genuine occupational requirement
Requires the right to work in the UK
Is subject to an Enhanced and Adult Barred List DBS check.
Is subject to HM Prison and Probation Service vetting (‘Enhanced Level 1’ or ‘Standard Plus’). The job offer will only be confirmed once vetting has been passed.
Requires that the post holder is not automatically disqualified by (or can obtain a waiver from) the Charity Commission

Benefits

Annual leave: 30 days plus bank holidays for full time pro-rata. In addition, the office closes for 3 days between Christmas and New Year.

Pension scheme: WIP provides an auto enrolment pension scheme with 5% contributions from the employer and 3% from the employee

Notes

Please note, applications missing an application form will not be considered.

Attached documents

Title	File
Recruitment Pack	Recruitment_Pack_-_Advocate_(Prison).pdf
Application Form	Application_Form.docx
Equalities Monitoring Form	Equalities_Monitoring_Form.docx

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