Senior Personal Wellbeing Advisor Emotional Wellbeing

Job Description

Pact is a highly respected independent charity, working across England and Wales to develop and deliver a range of innovative services. We provide practical and emotional support to prisoners children and families, to prisoners and those who have resettledback into the community. Our work is founded on core values, the first of which is a belief in the innate dignity of every human being, and our work focusses on human relationships, family and community. We are committed to achieving high standards of qualityin all that we doPosition: Senior Personal Wellbeing Advisor (Emotional Wellbeing)CheshireLocation: CheshireContract Type: PermanentSalary: £24,000 per annumClosing date for applications: 26th of July 2021About the role:The Senior Personal Wellbeing Advisor (Emotional Wellbeing) provides line management to the Personal Wellbeing Advisor (Emotional Wellbeing) and oversight of Pact probation service delivery across their area.The Senior Personal Wellbeing Advisor (Emotional Wellbeing) is also case carrying and is responsible for delivering a personal wellbeing service focused around supporting service users to improve their personal and emotional wellbeing by building their strengthand capacity to change their behaviour as well as their ability to engage with other services and activities which may assist them. The Personal Wellbeing Advisor may also offer support across other aspects of personal wellbeing.One-to-one support will be core to service delivery, building trust and undertaking activities and interventions that are best delivered face to face. Personal Wellbeing Advisors also deliver group sessions and workshops to support service users to addresswellbeing needs and develop wellbeing skills.The Senior Personal Wellbeing Advisor is responsible for managing personal and team performance against service delivery targets, working in collaboration with the Prime Contractor Team Leader, and supporting the delivery of information to evidence deliveryand outcomes. Partnership delivery will be key, working with other Personal Wellbeing Advisors and Mentors; National Probation Service (NPS) Responsible Officers and community services to support desistance from offending. Team working across a multi-disciplinaryand multi-organisational team will be an essential part of the role.Roles available and locations:This team will be made up of a Senior Personal Wellbeing Advisor and a Personal Wellbeing Advisor. Initial information received from Seetec shows that 65% of the delivery will be in Warrington and Halton with the remaining spread across Macclesfield, Northwich,Crewe and Chester.We anticipate that the Senior Personal Wellbeing Advisor (Emotional Wellbeing) will therefore need to be based out of Warrington and Halton with the PWA at Chester. Outreach to Macclesfield, Northwich and Crewe will be primarily via the Personal Wellbeing Adviserwith additional support expected from the Manager as required. Cover will be expected between the team for annual leave/workflows.What we offer:Pact offers a range of benefits including a free advice, information and counselling service, contributory pension, corporate eye care scheme, cycle to work scheme and generous holiday entitlement. You will have the opportunity to attend training events tofurther develop yourself as a professional training and interventions worker. You will undergo a thorough induction process and be supported by a friendly and enthusiastic team.Other information:Pact is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applications including those with a criminal conviction (appointment to post is subject to a risk assessment).This post is subject to a 6-month probationary period, verification of identity and proven right to work in the UK, satisfactory references from previous employers covering a 5 -year period, declaration of any unspent criminal convictions (and where appropriatea satisfactory risk assessment) and a Disclosure and Barring Service check.You may have experience of the following: Casework, Key Working, Family Wellbeing Practitioner, Mental Health Worker, Advice, Guidance, Case Management, Rehabilitation, Family Services, Support Work, Support Worker, Criminal Justice System, Charity, Charities,Third Sector, Not for Profit, Social Work, Advocacy, Mentor, Mentoring, etc.Ref: 100 792