Are you a committed Social Worker who is able to support the rehabilitation and reintegration of individuals within the prison system?
Our mission is to help inmates address personal challenges, build life skills, and prepare for a successful transition back into the community.
As a key member of our team, the Prison-Based Social Worker will play a crucial role in this mission by providing support, guidance, and advocacy to individuals in custody.
Benefits of our brilliant rewards package include:
- Flexible hours
- Competitive rate of pay
- Free training to keep up to date with your Continuous Professional Development
- Contributory pension- Referral scheme - receive £300 in vouchers (subject to Ts and Cs)
- Help with sourcing accommodation and travel, if required
- Dedicated Randstad consultant - one point of contact
- Weekly payroll
- Support with finding accommodation
Responsibilities:
- Conduct needs assessments and develop individualised support plans.
- Provide one-on-one and group counselling for inmates, addressing issues such as mental health, addiction, anger management, trauma, and family dynamics.
- Work collaboratively with prison staff, healthcare providers, and other stakeholders to deliver comprehensive support.
- Facilitate rehabilitative programs and workshops focused on life skills, emotional resilience, and future planning.
- Help clients access resources and services, both within the prison and in preparation for release.
- Advocate for inmate rights and wellbeing while ensuring that programs meet ethical and professional standards.
- Maintain accurate and confidential records of client interactions and progress.
- Provide guidance and support in family reunification and relationship-building efforts.
Qualifications and registrations:
- Qualified Social Worker
- SSSC registered in the Social Work part of the register
- LSCMI trained
This could be the perfect position in which to realise your career goals.
Who do you know that may be interested in this role? A £300 referral bonus is available - subject to Ts and Cs.
Why let this opportunity slip through your fingers?
Do you have some more questions regarding this or any other role?
If you are interested in discussing the position further, please contact Leah Rowley on 0131 240 0887 or email for a confidential discussion. If you are happy to move forward with the process and are successful to be put forward for this role, a conversation can also be arranged with the Manager to discuss the details about the position further. This gives you the opportunity to ask more questions and to assess if this is the right role for you.
Being a preferred supplier to numerous local authorities and NHS trusts, we can give you access to a wide range of vacancies.
Are you thinking about a change in your career? Whether you are an existing locum or you are new to the locum market and are exploring your options, we have opportunities that are exciting, well paid and flexible.
I have over 20 years experience recruiting within the healthcare market. If this particular role does not sound quite right for you, we have a wide selection of roles across the country that may not be advertised. We are also able to source a particular role to suit your requirements, so whether you work with children or adults in any particular speciality, please get in touch to see how we can support you!
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
