Criminal Justice Support worker

Job Title- Homeless / Ex Offender Support Worker

Location- Birmingham, B29 7JS

Salary- £13.74 per hour

Contract type- Permanent

Working hours- Full Time - 35 hours - Sleep in shifts required

Shift Patterns - Early - 07.30 - 14.30 Mid - 08.30 - 17.00 Afternoon/ evening - 15.00 - 23.00 - sleep in -23.00 - 07.30

• Additional Sleep-in allowance £108.00 per sleep in - 7/8 Sleep ins required per month - Get paid for sleeping!

About the Service

GreenSquareAccord has delivered offender-based services for over 60 years in the West Midlands. We are recognised as the leading organisation to support and house offenders in Birmingham. You will join a highly experienced and established team as part of the overall city-wide Birmingham Scheme. Our long-standing effective relationships with West Midlands Police and Probation Service helps us to continue to offer the very best tenancy related support to those involved in the criminal justice system.

In your new role, you will:

• The post is based in our Selly Park accommodation project offering tenancy related support to homeless ex-offenders. There will be opportunities to work in the community to support ex-offenders within their own tenancies

• Provide person centred support to our clients to resettle them back into the community; leading to fulfilled lives, improved life choices, a reduction in offending and safer communities.

• Take responsibility for completing all essential support tasks as a Support Worker whilst maintaining professional boundaries and confidentiality.

• Special Requirements: The post holder will be expected to be part of a 4 week rolling rota which will include working weekends and bank holidays. You will be expected to complete on average 6/7 sleep ins a month, you will be paid additionally £108.00 per sleep in.

• Our staff safety comes first, our enhanced security policy and measurements ensure that all staff is protected during their shift