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Applications close: 7th April 2025 at 9am, with a possibility of a rolling deadline. We reserve the right to close the advert early. Interviews with Women in Prison: TBC To apply: Please send a completed application form to [email protected] If you require reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please contact the HR team on [email protected]. We are happy to invest in developing the right person, so you are welcome to apply even if your professional experience does not fully meet the job description or person specification. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minoritised women, and women who have personal experience of the criminal justice system. In line with legal requirements and the nature of our work, this role: • Is restricted to women only as a genuine occupational requirement • Requires the right to work in the UK • Is subject to an Enhanced and Adult Barred List DBS check. • Is subject to HM Prison and Probation Service vetting (‘Enhanced Level 1’ or ‘Standard Plus’) • Requires that the post holder is not automatically disqualified by (or can obtain a waiver from) the Charity Commission

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Link Worker (Domestic Abuse)

Women in Prison

Wilmslow, Cheshire East (On-site)

£25,874 per year

Full-time

Temporary (until 31st March 2026)

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Job description

Start date: 12th May 2025

Salary: £25,874 per annum

Location: HMP Styal (Wilmslow, Cheshire)

Working hours:  Full time, 35 hours per week

Contract: 1-year fixed term until 31st March 2026

Annual leave: 30 days plus statutory bank holidays (if full time). All WIP staff also receive an additional 3 days leave between Christmas and New Year.

Pension scheme:  WIP provides an auto enrolment pension scheme with 5% contributions from the employer and 3% from the employee.

About Women in Prison

Women in Prison is a national, women-led, feminist organisation. We deliver front line support to women harmed by the criminal justice system, through our work in prisons, in the community and ‘through the prison gate’ as they resettle back into their communities. We also campaign for systems change that addresses the root causes of offending, reduces the harmful impact of prison, and creates workable, community-based alternatives to imprisonment.

Job Purpose:
The ‘Creating Community Connections Project’ is a Domestic Abuse (DA) Services pilot, sponsored by HMPPS and led by Women in Prison working in partnership with a number of women’s centre providers, Anawim, Together Women and The Nelson Trust.

The project aims to connect women in prison who have experienced DA with vital specialist community support services across the country, especially domestic abuse services and women's centres. The Link Worker is responsible for the provision of 1-2-1 advocacy and structured support to women with a history of/current experience of domestic abuse currently residing in HMP Styal.

Key Responsibility Areas

To provide ad-hoc and in-depth 1-2-1 advocacy support to women in HMP Styal who have a history of/current experience of domestic abuse.
To recruit, train and support a network of Women’s Champions – women serving sentences at HMP Styal – to co-facilitate service delivery of the Creating Community Connections Project.
Provide Through the Gate support to women leaving custody, where applicable to the role and delivery of the project.

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