Criminal Justice Project Worker

Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose. We call these our '3Ps'.

We achieve this in two ways. First, we improve lives on the frontline through delivery of public services. Secondly, we use our knowledge to change 'the system', to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help. With the heart of a charity and the mindset of a business, we are uniquely placed to deliver on this challenging agenda.

In Justice, we work with young people and adults in custody and in the community, providing a range of services including offender management and resettlement, mentoring, victim services, gangs work and youth justice. We believe that with effective support mechanisms and the correct interventions, we can change service user’s ideology, helping them desist from crime and reach their true potential.

Within the Justice hub at Catch22 we are extremely proud of our strong focus and track record in developing our people. As of September 2022, 73% of our management group have progressed from frontline roles within Catch22, which allows us to offer progression opportunities for staff under the leadership of managers with frontline experience.

This post presents an exciting opportunity to become a Criminal Justice Project worker to work across Catch22’s London based Justice services, which includes:

• HMP Thameside Offender Management Unit
• Personal Wellbeing service
• Finance Benefit & Debt service
• Dependency & Recovery service
• HMP Wandsworth Foreign Nationals service
• London Gang Exit service.

This role aims to provide additional support and resilience to these services by being deployed to services on temporary basis to support with operational delivery of frontline support services across London.

The role presents an exciting opportunity to be involved in a wide variety of Justice related tasks across our custodial and community estates. All services focused around providing person centred support to address criminogenic needs, build capacity and motivate individuals to live crime free lives.

The successful candidates will gain exposure to wide range of stakeholders and delivery models. Furthermore, will benefit from extensive training and development opportunities making it the perfect opportunity for an individual keen to develop within the sector.

This role will involve working in close partnership with delivery partners, HMPPS, Voluntary Sector and other Criminal Justice organisations.

The role will be based both within in the community & prisons. The role will require travel across various delivery sites across London (which will be reimbursed).

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The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• A confident and professional approach to supporting individuals from diverse backgrounds who may present with multiple difficulties.
• Resilient, flexible & adaptable outlook.
• Willingness to work on a multi-site, multi-location basis
• A passion for supporting others.
• Ability to motivate service users in their ability to change through both one to one & groupwork interventions.
• Able to work in challenging environments whilst maintaining a motivational approach.

Salary: £30,000 per annum

Contact: Full time, permanent.

• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays, rising to 33 days with service.
• Pension scheme with matching contributions of up to 4%
• Discounted shopping opportunities

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS and MoJ checks.

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Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.

At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.

Within the Justice hub at Catch22 we are extremely proud of our strong focus and track record in developing our people. As of September 2022, 73% of our management group have progressed from frontline roles within Catch22, which allows us to offer progression opportunities for staff under the leadership of managers with frontline experience.