Custody to Community Key Worker

Custody to Community Key Worker (Secondment)

Salary: £28,266 per annum, pro-rata
Location: HMP New Hall
Hours: 37 hours per week (full-time)
Contract: Until 31st December 2026

Closing date: Wednesday 11th March 2026, 12PM (noon)
Interview date: Friday 20th March 2026

Together Women is looking for an outstanding key worker to lead on the custody to community pathway for women leaving prison.

The Custody to Community Key Worker will deliver structured one-to-one sessions to support women to build confidence and overcome barriers for release. A key element of the role is to organise through the gate support by facilitating in-reach appointments with our community key workers, and utilise our peer mentor programme.

We are an award-winning organisation, led by and for women. You can become part of the Together Women team if you are driven and passionate about working within a women‑centred support service which advocates for systems change.

• Are you driven and passionate about working within a women‑centred support service?
• Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation that delivers specialist gender specific support to women and girls?
• Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate and take accountability?

If so, we would love to hear from you!

The role is only open to women, in accordance with the sex‑based exemptions of the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1.

To apply: email admin with your CV and two-page covering letter expressing how you meet the role requirements and any relevant experience of the key accountabilities.
Please note, applications that don’t include a detailed covering letter will not be accepted.

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• only be used for statistical purposes. No information will be published which allows any individual to be identified.

We actively encourage applications from women from a variety of backgrounds, and with a range of skills and experiences. We are particularly interested to hear from Black, Asian and minority ethnic women and women who have personal experience of the criminal justice system.