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Family Support Worker – Prisoner Family Services – HMP Norwich
United Kingdom, Norwich Employment contract 4895.00 GBP / Year · Job Posted May 05, 2026
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Job Description
The Ormiston Families team based at HMP Norwich provide a personal welcome for first-time and returning visitors to help them access the services available to them. We are seeking a Family Support Worker to join the team in providing effective and efficient running of the Visitors Centre on Saturdays. This will involve booking visitors in for visits, serving refreshments to visitors, providing information for visitors who need additional support, signposting and making referrals to other prison departments. The overall purpose of the role is to ensure that prisoners and their families have a valuable visiting experience, improving the quality of visits for children and families, helping to maintain positive, healthy and resilient family relationships.
Job Responsibility
Provide effective and efficient running of the Visitors Centre on Saturdays
Book visitors in for visits
Serve refreshments to visitors
Provide information for visitors who need additional support
Signpost and make referrals to other prison departments
Ensure prisoners and their families have a valuable visiting experience
Requirements
Experience of dealing with people in a customer service-based role
Excellent communication skills
Problem-solving skills
Experience working with children and families or commitment to this area of work
Embrace a non-judgemental and empathetic work ethic