Job Summary
Our prison-based HeadStart Coordinators support individuals with neurological conditions within prison settings. This service offers neurological screening, education on conditions and their impact, symptom management and lifestyle advice. They also offer practical help and information on areas such as future employment choices, housing and other ‘through the gate’ related planning.
Our HeadStart Coordinators form part of an enthusiastic and committed community of staff and volunteers within the wider organisation which offers a range of other services for the wider Neurological community.
Main Tasks:
Supporting Prisoners
• Take referrals from across multi-disciplinary staff teams where inmates with neurological conditions are identified.
• Support with inmate screening for a range of neurological conditions including Brain Injury, ADHD, Autism, Substance misuse related dementia and learning disability.
• Educate and empower inmates with knowledge of their condition and how this affects their behaviour and lifestyle choices.
• Refer inmates to specialist medical interventions such as neuropsychiatry and neuropsychology as and when medical needs are identified.
• Provide casework to individuals presenting significant barriers to regime integration and/or repatriation.
• Offer hands on practical help and advocacy to prisoners who may be struggling as a result of their condition.
• Provide emotional support to inmates with a neurological condition as part of their HeadStart program.
• Make referrals and signpost individuals to other relevant charities working within the field, our own internal services and other health and social care-based providers.
Strategic Development of Service
• Attend relevant strategic meetings to advise Mitie and other partners integral to the delivery of Millsike to ensure the needs of prisoners with neurological conditions are considered during the planning process.
• Support the delivery of any prisoner consultations by ensuring the voices of prisoners with neurological conditions are heard and their needs are taken in to account.
Partnership work
• Be an active presence within the prison and build relationships with key contacts to raise awareness of our work and our services.
• Provide expert advice and guidance to a range of staff members working across the prison regarding neurodiversity and disability.
• Proactively support professionals at Mitie and other key staff to improve their level of expertise on neurological conditions and their impact.
Other
• Understand and operate within current prison procedures and policies.
• Keep accurate records and produce reports as required.
• Recruit and supervise volunteers as required.
• Carry out any other reasonable tasks which may be required by the Charity from time to time.
Location: Full Sutton HMP Millsike Liverpool) York (occassional travel required to Norton Street | Organisation: The Brain Charity
Salary: £28,825 per annum | Job type: Part time | Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Benefits:
Working for The Brain Charity has some great benefits. All of these benefits are available upon starting unless stated otherwise.
• 25 days contractual annual leave in addition to statutory and public holidays, rising 1 day per full year of service upto a maximum of 28 days for full time employees. (This is pro-rata’d for all part-time employees).
• Medicash – physical wellbeing support with a wide range of subsidised treatments including Dental Bills, Optical Care, Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Chiropody, Health Screenings and more.
• Premium Employee Assistance Programme – mental wellbeing support with access to 24/7 employee support services and face to face counselling sessions.
• mProve yourself Wellbeing app with a range of wellbeing courses.
• Skinvision Skin Health tracker.
• Online discount platform providing discounts on shopping, travel and gym memberships.
• 10% company pension on successful completion of 6 month probation. T&Cs apply for Fixed Term Contracts.
• A range of family friendly policies including Flexible & Hybrid Working and enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Sick absence policies.
• Staff Wellbeing ‘Protected Time’ to take part in a range of wellbeing initiatives throughout the working week.
• Monthly Staff Celebration Lunch
• Long Service Awards
• Free parking (when available) at Head Office, Norton Street, L3 8LR.
• Free Will writing service with Kwil Legal Services.
• Discounted Arriva bus travel.
• A wide range of high-quality learning open to all with opportunities to train, develop and support to realise your potential.
Closing date: 13-07-2025
How to apply:
To apply, you will need to complete the application form in the downloadable pack via our website https://www.thebraincharity.org.uk/job-ad-millsike-prison/. Please do not send in your CV, as this will not be counted.
Please note, this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications, and we reserve the right to withdraw the advert at any time.
If your application is shortlisted, you'll be invited to a short, informal call via Microsoft Teams to discuss your application further. Should this review be successful, you'll then be invited to attend a face-to-face interview.
Please e-mail HR@thebraincharity.org.uk or ring 0151 298 2999 if you have any questions.
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