CFO Peripatetic Support Worker - Through the Gate

CFO Peripatetic Support Worker – Through the Gate

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“Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation.”

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.

For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco‑system of purpose‑led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.

Responsibilities

• Provide peripatetic cover across a region supporting participants through the gate.
• Support PRIs and Through the Gate elements, working closely with custody support workers to facilitate and complete the three‑way handover meetings via face‑to‑face, video conferencing or telephone.
• Act as a single point of contact for participants who have been released, liaising and/or facilitating the initial meeting and ensuring engagement with support workers accordingly.
• Maintain effective communication with all stakeholders to coordinate support and follow‑up.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Pass HMPPS vetting (required by the role).
• Demonstrated experience in social care or rehabilitation settings (preferred).
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to work independently from home and adapt to varying schedules across prisons, hubs, and probation offices.

Location: East of England (home‑based, with daily travel to prisons, hubs, and probation offices across the region as required).

Employee Benefits

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases over time and option to purchase additional days.
• 2 days paid volunteering leave each year.
• An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months.
• Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary.
• Learning and development opportunities, including paid apprenticeship, masters’ level qualifications, and management development programmes.
• Access to employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Neurodiversity Peer Support Network, Women’s Network, Men’s Network, Menopause Network Group).
• Health and wellbeing initiatives, including internal support, employee assistance programme, and health cash plan.
• Opportunity to request flexible working from day one.

Diversity and Inclusion

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment for all employees. We are certified as an employer meeting the National Equality Standard, and we support the guaranteed interview scheme and the government’s Access to Work scheme. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, including those with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Finance and Sales

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