Red Snapper Recruitment are recruiting for a Older Prisoner Coordinator on behalf of our client based in Nottingham.

The candidate will co-ordinate meaningful activity for the older population resident in HMP Lowdham Grange providing high quality, innovative, holistic, advice and information in a responsive manner ensuring the needs of our service users, who often experience multiple and complex disadvantages are met

This is a full-time, permanent role (37.5 hrs) / week at £26,000 / annum

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure positive health and well-being and provide person-centred activities, reflecting individual rights and preferences.
• Maintain meticulous records and share data responsibly.
• Engage with the wider team, other prison departments and external stakeholders.
• Promote a positive work ethic and team culture and contribute to service development
• Participate in relevant meetings and professional development.
• Advocate for service growth and business development.
• Provide regular progress reports and maintain knowledge of relevant policies.
• Collect monitoring information and deliver reports.
• Adhere to safety and risk requirements and ensure safeguarding responsibilities are met.

Person Specification

• Educated to at least "A" level, DipSW, or NVQ level 3.
• Teaching or training qualifications (or willing to work towards).
• Ability to build effective relationships, working with older people, people in Criminal justice, or social care settings.
• Experience of delivering services for older people. Working with people with basic skills.
• Experience writing reports, letters, and other correspondence.
• High level of IT literacy and a willingness to learn and use prison and company IT systems.
• Strong motivational skills and being skilled in training/coaching/presenting.
• Knowledge of the voluntary sector. Experience of supporting and motivating others
• Possess business development skills, identify, and develop potential funding opportunities.
• Evidenced knowledge of the national and local offender management strategies.

Additional Information

• Full current driving licence and use of vehicle.
• Excellent communication skills, resilient and calm under pressure, able to meet deadlines.
• Outcome-focused - emphasis on action, delivery, results, and performance.
• In-depth understanding of issues faced by older people and offenders with complex needs.
• Knowledge and understanding of barriers prison leavers face on release.
• Successful track record of engaging individuals considered 'difficult to reach.'
• Access to home-based broadband.

If this role is not for you but you do know somebody who would be interested please refer them. We have a referral bonus scheme and will pay £75, in retail vouchers of your choice, for referrals who are not already known to us.