Project Support Assistant – Care Leavers

Nepacs is a long-standing charity which has been working in the north east since 1882, predominantly supporting people impacted by contact with the criminal justice system.  Over recent years we have expanded our delivery to include support for other individuals who face challenges and disadvantage in their lives including people who have experience of being in care.

Nepacs has received a grant from Swire Trust to support the overall delivery of care leavers work in HMP Deerbolt. Specifically the funding is to deliver Paving the Way group work to care experienced prisoners to improve their resettlement outcomes and support the peer mentoring scheme.

The postholder will provide support for care leavers project work; including the administration of the care leavers database, support for the co-ordination and delivery of group work sessions and for support for the peer mentoring scheme.

All applicants will have excellent organisational ability, a working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications plus exceptional communication and interpersonal skills; some experience of working within the criminal justice system is desirable and a passion for making a difference are essential.

This contract is fixed term and is subject to Prison Service vetting, DBS checks and pre-employment checks.

We welcome applications from people from all sectors of our diverse communities and all backgrounds; including ex-offenders (appointment to post is subject to a risk assessment).