Support Worker - Foreign National Service

@ Catch22

Company Description

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 improve lives on the frontline through public service delivery and use our knowledge to change the system. In Justice, we work with young people and adults in custody and in the community, providing services such as offender management, resettlement, mentoring, victim services, gangs work and youth justice.

Job Description

This post is an exciting opportunity to join the bespoke service at HMP Wandsworth, supporting Foreign National Offenders (FNOs). As a Support Worker - Foreign National Service, you will help FNOs engage with the criminal justice system and asylum/immigration processes. You will provide one-to-one support, deliver group sessions on social and communication skills, offer specialist advice on asylum claims or extradition issues, and facilitate sessions on coping mechanisms and relationships. Training is provided on all services, including Home Office led sessions, and you will work with external partners like BID UK and the Refugee Council.

Qualifications

• Experience working with vulnerable people
• Ability to act with empathy and without judgment
• Resilience and commitment to high-quality service

Additional Information

This is a permanent, full time position (38 hours per week) with a salary of £28,430. The role is based at HMP Wandsworth Prison. Interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is advised. Applications must include a CV, cover letter, and satisfactory responses to screening questions. Please reference REF3677D when applying.

Key skills/competency

• Empathy
• Resilience
• Vulnerable Support
• Prison Environment
• One-to-One Support
• Group Work
• Asylum Advice
• Criminal Justice
• Safeguarding
• Communication