Peer Support Project Lead

Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose. We achieve this in two ways: improving lives on the frontline through delivery of public services and using our knowledge to change 'the system' to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help.

In Justice, we work with young people and adults in custody and in the community, providing a range of services including offender management and resettlement, mentoring, victim services, gangs work, and youth justice. We believe that with effective support mechanisms and the correct interventions, we can change service users’ ideology, helping them desist from crime and reach their true potential.

This brand new post presents an exciting opportunity to lead on delivering a Peer Support and Information programme for victims waiting to attend court across Catch22’s Victim Services, which include:

• Hertfordshire Beacon
• Greater Manchester Victims’ Service
• Leicestershire Victim First
• London Children & Young People Victims

This role has been made available as part of a funding grant to provide innovative and inspiring new ways of working. We would like to improve victims’ experiences while waiting for court by helping them to become informed participants during online sessions that would involve informational talks from experts in the criminal justice field and a peer mentoring support format. We would also be looking to host mock court visits across the counties we work in for these victims.

The role presents an exciting opportunity to be involved in a wide variety of tasks including:

• Liaising with potential speakers and stakeholders
• Leading the peer mentoring sessions
• Hosting the informational speakers
• Monitoring and evaluating feedback and engagement

This role will involve working in close partnership with delivery partners, police, Voluntary Sector, and other Criminal Justice organisations. The role will be home-based but will, at times, require travel across various delivery sites across all services.

Qualifications

As a Peer Support Project Lead, the ideal candidate will possess the following:

• A confident and professional approach to supporting individuals from diverse backgrounds who may present with multiple difficulties
• Resilient, flexible & adaptable outlook
• Willingness to work on a multi-site, multi-location basis
• A passion for supporting others and the peer support methodology
• Ability to facilitate group sessions with a calm and supportive manner
• Able to work in challenging environments whilst maintaining a motivational approach

Additional Information

Those interested in applying for this opportunity should review the Job Description & Person Specification to find out more. If you have any questions about the role or recruitment process, please see our contact information on the Candidate Help Page. Please use reference REF3601X in your message so that we can identify the opportunity.

Additional Requirements:

Successful post-holders will need to have a full UK Driving License and access to a personal vehicle for work purposes. The NPPV (non-police personnel vetting) check also requires that the post-holder has lived in the UK for the past 3 years with a few exceptions.

Salary: £25,585 per annum (Pro rata 0.6 FTE - £17,454)

Hours of work: Part Time, 22.5 hours a week (3 days which can be negotiated)

Contract: 12 month fixed term contract, but with the options to shadow and gain experience in other services in Catch22 to see if there could be future roles you could apply into at the end of the fixed term.

Flexibility: Flexible working options available.

Vetting and Clearance Requirements: NPPV 2 (Police Vetting), Enhanced DBS check.

To Apply: Please provide your CV and cover letter, along with the completion of the screening questions to express your interest in this opportunity. Please note, in the interest of safer recruitment and ensuring that applicants are a right fit for the role, submitted applications must contain a CV, satisfactory responses to the screening questions, and information detailing interest in the role, to be considered for this position.

Catch22’s Commitment to Opportunity & Progression

Within the Justice hub at Catch22, we are extremely proud of our strong focus and track record in developing our people. As of September 2022, 73% of our management group have progressed from frontline roles within Catch22, which allows us to offer progression opportunities for staff under the leadership of managers with frontline experience.

Catch22’s Commitment to Ban the Box

Catch22 is proud to have “Banned the Box”. This means that we do not ask for candidates to disclose criminal convictions at the application stage. Instead, we invite disclosures at interview stage and encourage them at the offer stage. Please see the opportunity Information Pack for more information.

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