One Wales: Women’s Keyworker

The Nelson Trust

Vacancy:  One Wales Women's Community Keyworker

Location:  Newport, Gwent

Salary:      £27,000 to £29,000pa

At The Nelson Trust, we are committed to delivering exceptional services that make a tangible difference in the lives of people. One Wales is an innovative service aimed at providing engagement, support and diversion for Women and Young Adults (18-25) from the criminal justice system including at first contact within police custody.

The One Wales is a partnership between Nelson Trust, Media Academy Cymru, PACT and BtheChange dedicated to reducing reoffending and diverting people into appropriate support at the earliest opportunity.

We are looking for a Women’s Keyworker to provide holistic support and coordinated interventions for women at any point of the Criminal Justice System. This includes women at risk, women at first point of contact as part of OOCD or diversion, women under supervision of probation and women released from HMP Eastwood Park. We are looking for Keyworkers to cover the area of Newport, Gwent.

As a Keyworker you will offer gender-responsive, trauma informed practical and emotional support and interventions to address needs with housing, substance misuse, health, finance, previous trauma, children & families and education, training and employment with the aim of reducing social harms and re-offending whilst empowering women to access opportunities to reach their full potential.

Due to the nature of the work carried out in our Women’s Centres this role is restricted to female applicants only in accordance with the provisions of the occupational requirement (Equality Act 2010, pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1).

We have become known for the quality of our work and ability to provide bespoke care and support services.  While we are proud of our achievements so far, we are ambitious and want to continue to grow and diversify our workforce.

The successful applicant will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check and additional Enhanced Level 1 Vetting with HMPPS.

We recognise that employees from different backgrounds bring unique knowledge, perspectives and experiences and we are committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from individuals across all sectors of society.

This is an opportunity for new, challenging and highly rewarding experiences. Our staff make a real difference to people’s lives and in return for your commitment and enthusiasm, we offer a comprehensive training and development programme a generous pension scheme and a positive working environment.