Senior Womens Justice Practitioner
Salary - £26,000per annum
Contract type - Fixed Term Maternity Cover
Working hours - 35 hours/ Full Time
About us
In April 2021, GreenSquare and Accord Housing Association merged to create a bigger, better, organisation. GreenSquareAccord now provides over 25,000 homes to more than 54,000 people, we deliver over 3 million hours of care to individuals every year and have a geographical reach from Newcastle upon Tyne to Salisbury, Wiltshire. We have a staff team of approx. 4,000 people.
The GreenSquareAccord story is about building better lives. GreenSquareAccord is committed to building more homes and providing more care and support to more people, whilst still delivering the locally-focused services to the people who need them most.
Everything we do comes back to people - whether that`s providing a good quality, safe home, helping someone to live an independent life, addressing social injustice and equality and everything else in between.
Our vision for GreenSquareAccord is to be an organisation where people can enjoy happiness, health and prosperity.
About the role
GreensquareAccord have been commissioned as a partner to provide needs led support to women;
Women become involved in the Criminal Justice System for a complex range of reasons. In our gender specific services we provide holistic support to women by women, to overcome challenges and address needs, enabling them to successfully move-on from services and live fulfilling, crime free flourishing lives.
Springboard- Under the supervision of the National Probation Service. We will be particularly required to support women with overcoming issues around their:
- Personal Wellbeing
- Accommodation
- Finance, Benefits and Debts
- Employment, Training and Education
- Family and Significant Others
- Lifestyle and Associates
- Social Inclusion
- Dependency and Recovery
We will work closely with local community organisations to encourage people to access existing resources as well as working to build new opportunities. We will support people to build upon their strengths and work through any barriers that are preventing them from progressing and achieving their potential.
New Chance - The service will provide early intervention to divert women from entering the criminal justice system. It is hoped that this approach will prevent the individual from re-offending or getting a police record.
Role
This is a unique opportunity and role where you really can make a difference to improve people`s lives. We are looking for someone who is dynamic, personable and creative to manage these two services; someone who can motivate staff, deliver services against set targets and develop skills in staff where required through supervision, coaching and training.
This role requires agile working which will include being office based, delivering within the community and with the possibility of some home working, therefore you will need to be able to manage the teams and work independently.
This post is open to Female applicants,Due to the specific requirements of this role, this post is exempt under the Equality Act (2010), Part 1, Schedule 9 (Genuine Occupational Requirement).We are striving to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and all employees are expected to actively support Equal Opportunities Policies.
All individuals who apply to work at GreenSquareAccord are considered on their merits in line with our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and policy
Please contact Sarah Marsden via email to sarah.marsden@greensquareaccord.co.uk, for further information regarding the role.
