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Family Support Worker – Prisoner Family Services – HMP Highpoint
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Family Support Worker - Prisoner Family Services - HMP Highpoint
Salary: £15,386 per annum (based on Real Living Wage of £13.45 per hour)
Based: HMP Highpoint Visitors’ Centres
Working Patterns
We run the visit centre on Wednesdays/Fridays/Saturdays/Sundays & Mondays, and the rota-based shift pattern for this post is as follows:
- Mondays: (5 hours – 12noon to 5pm (with no unpaid break)
- Wednesday: (5.5 hours – 9am to 3pm with 30-minute unpaid break)
- Fridays: (5 hours – 12noon to 5pm (with no unpaid break)
- One full weekend every other weekend:
- Saturday: (5 hours – 12pm to 5pm with no unpaid break)
- Sunday: (8 hours – 8.30am to 5pm with a 30-minute unpaid break)
The Average hours will be 22 hours per week. The role requires flexibility at times to meet operational demand for all options.
We have opportunities to join our experienced and dedicated Family Services Team working within the visitors’ centre at HMP Highpoint. The team provides a personal welcome to first-time and returning visitors, helping them access the services available to them.
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HMP Highpoint, part of the main HMP Estate, offers a varied and exciting opportunity to work in a busy yet rewarding environment where no two days are the same. You will be required to obtain and retain enhanced security vetting for this role.
We are seeking a Family Support Worker to join the team in providing effective and efficient running of the Visitor Centre, Tea Bar, Play Area in the Prison Visits Hall, assisting on Family Days to ensure prisoners and their families have a valuable visiting experience, improving the quality of visits for children, young people and families, and helping to maintain positive, healthy and supportive family relationships.
Ideal Candidate
- Experience of dealing with people in a customer service-based role
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, sometimes under challenging circumstances
- Non-judgemental and empathetic work ethic
- Experience of providing play activities for children of a range of ages is essential
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Please note: You will need access to your own transport as HMP Highpoint is not accessible by public transport.
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Closing Date for Applications
9am, Monday 6th July 2026
Safeguarding And DBS Requirements For Your Role
Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
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