BWC Inspire delivers support for women who are involved in the Criminal Justice System. In line with BWC values, Inspire adopts a relational, trauma-informed, asset-based approach. Inspire supports women with a range of underlying needs, with the overarching aim of supporting women to move out of the Criminal Justice System and improve their access to a range of services.
The Inspire Caseworker will provide holistic, integrated casework support for women in East Sussex who have been referred by The Probation Service to complete Community Rehabilitation activities, on release from prison and as part of their Post Sentence Supervision/license agreement or as part of their suspended sentence. The Inspire Caseworker will support women to navigate and access the services they require to address a range of practical and emotional needs, including helping with signposting, advocacy, and referrals. She will be informed by BWC’s values, policies and procedures and will understand the importance of building trust and self-esteem with service users, to enhance recovery and engagement with BWC and other services. She will complete all reporting requirements on both the Ministry of Justice database system and the BWC database.
Job title: Women’s Inspire Caseworker (East Sussex)*
Responsible to: Inspire Senior Practitioner
Purpose of role: To deliver one-to-one holistic casework support for women in the Criminal Justice System to move into positive futures
Working hours: 35 hours per week within normal office hours 9am-5pm. Occasional out of hours may be required. Local travel will be expected
Work location: East Sussex (Areas covered Hastings, Rother, Eastbourne, Wealden, Lewes), Occasional travel to other BWC premises in Brighton/Eastbourne as required
Contract details: Fixed term until March 2026
Salary: £26,181
Application deadline: No closing date, interviews to be conducted on a rolling basis
Interview date: TBC
To Apply
To find out more and apply, please visit: Women’s Inspire Caseworker East Sussex
*This post is restricted to self-identifying women only as a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9 paragraph 1, Equality Act 2010 and is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
