Family Support Practitioner - HMP Highdown

Family Support Practitioner - HMP HighdownLocation: SuttonSalary: £26,000 per annumVacancy Type: PermanentAbout The RoleWant to make a real difference where it truly matters?We''re looking for a Family Support Practitioner to join our team at HMP Highdown, working full time (35 hours per week). This is a frontline role where you''ll support people in custody and their families across both the prison and local community, helping to rebuild relationships, strengthen wellbeing, and support long-term recovery and rehabilitation.This role sits within the Family Support and Specialist Programmes department and focuses on delivering impactful 1:1 and group interventions. You''ll help clients understand the role of relationships in addiction, offending, mental health, and wider life challenges, while also working directly with family members and affected others to improve their health, resilience, and ability to support positive change.What you''ll be doingDelivering 1:1 support (face-to-face, online, and telephone) for clients and familiesFacilitating group programmes such as relationships work, parenting interventions, and structured recovery programmesSupporting and coordinating family meetings and family visitsCompleting needs and risk assessments, and co-producing tailored support plansWorking directly with children and young people where appropriate to support whole-family recoverySignposting to specialist services and building strong referral pathwaysYou''ll collaborate ..... full job details .....