Terms and Conditions

Job title: Link Worker (Prison)

Reports to: Service Manager (Prison)

Direct reports: N/A

Start date: TBC – subject to successful MOJ prison vetting

Salary: £27,183 per annum

Working hours: Full time – 35 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Location: HMP Bronzefield, HMP Downview, and HMP Send

Job Purpose

The primary purpose of this role is to work with women in custody, including on remand, preparing them for, and connecting them with vital community support services on, release.

Key Responsibility Areas

Provide high-quality, trauma-responsive advocacy support both in prison and the community, 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:

Apply below

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. As a general guide, your Supporting Statement should be around two sides of A4.

Closing date: 9 September 2026

First interviews: TBC

To recruit the most appropriate candidate, a number of pre-employment due diligence checks will be undertaken in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. These checks will help determine the character and suitability of the individual to carry out this particular role.

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_-_Link_Worker_(Prison).pdf
Equalities Monitoring Form	Equalities_Monitoring_Form.docx
Application Form	Application_Form.docx

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