Prison Visitor Volunteer (HMP Brixton)

Volunteering as a Prison Visitor

In this exciting new role, you will support a prisoner who does not receive visits and therefore may be socially isolated. You will provide emotional, practical, and social support to the prisoner with whom you are matched and will meet with the same prisoner each month.

Why volunteer with Pact?

Pact was founded more than 125 years ago by volunteers. True to our roots, volunteers continue to play a key role in helping us provide our services in courts, prisons and communities across England and Wales.

We hope that you make the decision to come join us and help us get one step closer to a society that understands justice as a process of restoration and healing for all.

At Pact we believe in the unique dignity of every human being. We are an inclusive, welcoming organisation, with a diverse workforce of people who share our core values. We welcome applications from people from all sectors of our diverse communities and all backgrounds, including people who have been affected by imprisonment (appointment to post is subject to a risk assessment).

What happens next?

After you’ve filled in an application, we will invite you for an interview at the earliest convenient date for you and your prospective manager. This is an opportunity for us to find out a bit more about you and your motivations for volunteering and for you to find out more about Pact and the role you’ve applied for to make sure it’s what you expected! Where possible, we will conduct these interviews on site and in person, so you can get a feeling of the working environment and the commute.

If successful at interview, you will then be required to complete our background checks, which will include references and an enhanced DBS. You will also be required to complete our mandatory online training (approx. 10-12 hours) before being able to start the role (please see the role profile for more information about the training).

Once all the checks and training have been completed, you will have a check-in meeting with your manager to check you have understood everything and give you a final chance to ask any questions before you start!

Suggested Involvement

Because of the recruitment process which can take several weeks, Pact hopes you will commit to volunteering with us for 1 shift (1 visit) a month (approx. 2 hours) for at least 12 months from when you start.

For more information about this role, please download the full role profile on the right-hand side of this page.