NJC Scale Points 12 -17, starting at £24,496 pa

37 hours per week – Leeds

37 hours per week – Bradford

37 hours per week – Peripatetic  

Any job offer will be dependent on the outcome of police vetting at level 3, and reference checks. 

The Liaison and Diversion (L&D) Service works with people of all ages (including children and young people) with a wide range of vulnerabilities including poor mental health and learning disabilities, who have offended or are at risk of offending.  We support service users who have contact with police stations, the courts, prisons and probation. The Liaison and Diversion service is delivered by Wakefield Council across the West Yorkshire Police force area.  The team is a multi-agency, multi skilled team.  Touchstone is one of the partners in the service.

The aim is to work together to reduce the risk factors for reoffending by providing short-term support and signposting service users into longer-term support services. 

L&D service across West Yorkshire will operate 7 days per week from 08.00 to 18.00.  Project Workers will be required to work shifts to ensure appropriate cover, this will include regular weekend and evening work.

CLOSING DATE: 14 March 2023

Interviews will be held on: 27 March 2023

As an employee of Touchstone, all successful applicants continually benefit from the following:

• Personal wellbeing budget
• 28 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 2 years) + 8 bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Agile working policy
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to counselling and 24/7 confidential staff Mindful Employer helpline
• Health and wellbeing and fun organisational staff away days
• Inclusive maternity and parental policies and pay
• A full range of staff and peer support networks
• Excellent staff engagement
• Lots of learning and development opportunities

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, a Trans Positive employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly, BME and LGBT communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. Further information can be obtained from our equal opportunities policy. Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and we do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role, if appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you. Applications can be obtained by visiting www.touchstonesupport.org.uk or by e-mailing recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk.

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