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Job title: Advocate (Bridges to Health)
Reports to: Project Manager (Bridges to Health and Substance Misuse TTG)
Direct reports: N/A
Start Date: TBC once vetting has been cleared
Salary: 31,173 per annum (inclusive of £3,990 Southeast weighting)
Working hours: Full time - 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Hybrid - MP Downview, Sutton Ln, Sutton SM2 5PD. It’s expected that your working week will include time spent working in prison, time spent delivering community work across London and the South East, plus some working from home.
Job Purpose
Women in Prison’s Advocates deliver high-quality, trauma-informed, independent advocacy for women in communities and in prisons, which focuses on early intervention, and holistic provision as part of a ‘whole system’ multi-agency response that looks to address the root causes of women’s offending.
The primary purpose of this role is to provide in-depth, ongoing support to a caseload of women who have been referred for support by prison staff, predominately the Mental Health In-Reach Teams and Primary Care Teams.
Key Responsibility Areas
1. Provide high-quality, trauma-responsive advocacy and support to women in contact with the criminal justice system – both in prison and in the community.
2. Maintain case management systems to ensure accurate and timely data recording.
3. Develop effective relationships with key stakeholders such as statutory and voluntary sector agencies.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Project: Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Abuse and Criminalisation
Job title: Project Lead and Facilitator (Domestic Abuse)
Reports to: Head of Justice Programmes
Direct reports: Project Administrator
Start date: To be confirmed
Salary: £28,721.60 pro rata per annum (£35,902 FTE inclusive of £3,990 Southeast weighting)
Working hours: 28 hours per week across 4 days
Contract: Fixed-term until 31st March 2029
Location: South London (Women’s Centre and community hubs)
Job Purpose
This role leads and delivers a trauma‑informed, co‑produced programme of group activities for women experiencing domestic abuse and in contact with the criminal justice system.
Key Responsibility Areas
- Project leadership
- Programme co-design
- Group facilitation and delivery
- Peer Mentor Development
- Weekly drop in
- Partnership engagement
- Monitoring, evaluation and learning
- Safeguarding and risk management
For the full job description, please see the Recruitment Pack
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Terms and Conditions
Job title: Advocate (Prison)
Reports to: Service Manager (Prison)
Direct reports: N/A
Start date: To be confirmed once vetting has been cleared
Salary: 31,173 per annum (inclusive of £3,990 Southeast weighting)
Working hours: Full time – 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: HMP Bronzefield
Job Purpose
Women in Prison’s South London Women’s Hubs provide support and advocacy to women at different points of the criminal justice system – whether they are at risk of offending, serving a community sentence, or in custody and leaving prison. The primary purpose of this role is to work with women in custody, including on remand, offering support to prepare for release and connect them with vital community support services prior to and on release from prison.
Key Responsibility Areas
- Provide high-quality, trauma-responsive advocacy one to one and group support in prison, to women on remand in HMP Bronzefield, HMP Downview and HMP Send
- Development and maintenance of professional relations in prison and the community
- Ensure clear, timely and effective communication and record keeping
- Proactively seek to develop your personal and professional practice, and contribute to wider organisational development
- Contribute to building a feminist leadership culture and positive working environment for Women in Prison
Please download recruitment pack for the full job description
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.