Black Country Women's Aid
Women’s Specialist Criminal Justice Practitioner
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Job Title: Women’s Specialist Criminal Justice Practitioner
Position available: 1 full-time position (37.5 hours, Monday-Friday, 9am – 5pm) based in Birmingham and across the Black Country
Salary: £26,278.98
Closing date: 21 August 2026
BCWA reserve the right to close this advert before the closing date.
All interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams.
Is this you?
We are looking for someone who is dynamic, personal, creative and empathetic to deliver therapeutic group work, undertake one-to-one sessions, community asset building and psycho-social interventions that support and enable people to make positive changes to their lifestyle.
Experience of holding an active caseload is important along with knowledge of case management systems.
The Role
We have an exciting opportunity available within our Women’s Justice Services. The role of Women’s Specialist Criminal Justice Practitioner falls under the Women’s Justice Partnership, consisting of BCWA, Changing Lives, Greensquare Accord and ANAWIM.
This role requires the successful candidate to work within a dynamic team in order to meet the needs of women who present with multiple disadvantage whilst in the criminal justice system. The successful candidate will support the enforcement of the probation service who are co-located with, whilst also delivering support sessions either on a 1:1 or within a group setting.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
The successful candidate will be based between our head office in West Bromwich and our Office in Jewellery Quarter, however, may be required to travel to other sites across the region in order to support our partner agencies.
Please note, for this role, enhanced police checks will be required.
If you are self-driven, conscientious, hardworking with lots of ambition we would love to hear from you.
Application Process
If you are interested in applying for this position, please complete an online application form, providing examples/evidence for each of the criteria in the person specification and return to recruitment@blackcountrywomensaid.co.uk. Please see full job description for more information.
CVs will not be accepted.
Important Information for All Positions
Black Country Women’s Aid is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All posts are subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. It will be necessary for an enhanced disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service for details of any previous criminal convictions.
Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies. The post holder must be female.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Employment Checks
Responsibilities
As a responsible employer we adhere to safer recruitment practice and all our employees are subject to the following recruitment checks:
- Right to work in the UK
Under Section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act, we, as a responsible employer need to ensure that we do not employ anyone illegally. To avoid discrimination we treat all job applicants equally.
We therefore ask all candidates selected for interview to bring original documentation to show their Right to Work in the UK. A copy of these will be taken. Once the successful candidate has been appointed the unsuccessful candidates documents will be destroyed confidentially. You may be refused an interview if you do not bring the correct documents with you.
- References
Following your interview, two employment references will be sought. One of these should be your current or most recent employer.
If you have finished full time education and you have no employer reference, we will accept a reference from:
-
a professional from your centre of study, for instance a teacher, lecturer or headteacher
-
GP or health visitor
-
a character reference from a person who knows you
-
a civil servant from a government agency
-
a bank manager
-
DBS
All positions are subject to DBS checks at the relevant level.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills