Wellbeing Service – 3Ps Link Worker

🔒 Confidential Employer

Posted 7 May 2026

LOCATION

Manchester

TYPE

Full-time

LEVEL

Associate

SALARY

£31,022 / year

SKILLS

Strengths-based approach Triage Action planning Referral and signposting Knowledge of housing, finance, benefits, debt, mental health, addiction Working with offenders Communication skills Empathy

FULL DESCRIPTION

Wellbeing Service – 3Ps Link Worker

Support people identified for diversion from custody as part of the 3Ps pilot, working in a wellbeing hub at Manchester Magistrates Court to link problematic, persistent and prolific offenders with community-based support.

Salary: NJC point 17 (£31,022)
Hours: 35 hours per week, fixed term until 30 September 2027
Base: Manchester Magistrates Court and Greater Manchester localities
Closing Date: 18/05/2026

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The basics

Salary: NJC point 17 (£31,022)
Hours: 35 hours per week, fixed term until 30 September 2027
Annual leave: 25 days, increasing to 30 days after five years
Base: Manchester Magistrates Court and Greater Manchester localities
Level of DBS check: Enhanced DBS. Security Vetting – Enhanced Level 1 (HMPPS)
Line manager: 3Ps Team leader
Closing date for applications: Monday, 18 May. Interviews will take place on Thursday, 28 May.

What you’ll be doing

You will support people identified for diversion from custody as part of the 3Ps pilot, working in a newly created wellbeing hub at Manchester Magistrates court with engage with ‘Problematic, Persistent and Prolific’ (3P) offenders to:

Break the cycle of offending
Link 3P offenders in with trusted sources of community-based support
Reduce demand on courts through improved pro-social behaviour
Support a Diversion Court approach

Through a triage process, you will identify and prioritise the most urgent unmet needs, recognising these as drivers of offending that can overlap and prevent reintegration into society, including housing, finance, benefit and debt, mental health, addiction and employment. You will have a strengths-based conversation with people, co-producing an action plan to address immediate needs and make referrals and signposting to address longer-term needs.

How to apply

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