This role is part time 22.5 hours, 3 days per week and paying £25,623 pro rata per annum.

Applying candidates should ideally have experience working with offenders or people in the criminal justice system, older people or people in a social care setting.

OVERALL PURPOSE:

To co-ordinate the training, supervision and management of the Buddy Support Worker programme at HMP Ashfield with occasional support in other prisons in the North West covering annual leave or sickness.
To provide high quality, innovative, holistic, responsive support, advice and intervention to ensure the needs of those who have health and social care needs are supported.

Works with:

Prisoners, Prisons, Local Authority Social Work Team, Healthcare, Education, Probation and other voluntary/third sector agencies in addition to Recoop & BCHA Teams.

Key responsibilites:

• To work within the Contract, the policies, procedures and budgets set by the Recoop Board
• To work closely with the Prison Service Quality Manager and Recoop Management Team, supporting the development and delivery of work-streams during the life of the contract.
• To recruit, plan and deliver the Buddy Support Worker programme of training to prisoners, using the modules and resources available, providing a consistent, quality service.
• To ensure the organisational and individual statutory responsibilities are met with regards to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
• Promote the engagement and retention of Buddies through delivery, observations and supervision, providing support and follow up training where required
• Adhere to all prison health, safety and risk requirements including risk assessment of course delivery and Buddy engagement, adhering to Prison Service Instructions (PSIs) and all appropriate procedural requirements.
• To promote equality and diversity and appropriate Buddy conduct throughout all delivery and Buddy engagement.
• Schedule monthly Buddy Forums allowing for sharing of good practice and for concerns to be raised. Bi-monthly, the Forum should include Training opportunity in line with the Contract.
• Support prison / local authority staff to understand the training aspects and the importance of them being involved in supporting the programme.
• Work alongside nominated Wing Officers and Managers enabling them to support the Buddies on a day-to-day basis.
• Ensure that all files (paper and electronic) are maintained in a meticulous order for audit review purposes and maintaining accurate and complete records. All data and information relating to clients is accurate and shared in the appropriate way with key stakeholders
• Work with the Data Manager and other business growth partners within Recoop to develop consistent data and quality approaches and structures.

For more information please contact Andy at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208962 or email andrew.quinney@servicecare.org.uk