Wellbeing Practitioner

At Catch22, we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career.

In Social 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, veterans in custody, 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.

Job Description

This position is based primarily in Aldershot/Basingstoke and Havant, and can require travel to other areas within Hampshire.

This post presents an exciting opportunity to become a multi-skilled Wellbeing Practitioner at our Personal Wellbeing service, covering the Hampshire & IOW area. Commissioned by HMPPS, these services are focused on supporting adult male ex-offenders across the following pathways: Family and Significant Others, Lifestyle and Associates, Emotional Wellbeing Services, Social Inclusion.

Your role will support service users, increasing their knowledge of how to access appropriate support. You will also support service users to increase capacity to undertake activities to support daily living and advocate for service users in conjunction with multi-agency partners to engage with treatment and other professionals/services (MH teams/support groups). Your role will support our team in achieving our Justice Business Plan objectives: innovate, revitalise and reform the delivery of Justice Services.

You\’ll work in close partnership with delivery partners, HMPPS, Voluntary Sector, and other Criminal Justice organisations to promote and deliver our services and achieve the required outputs and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Valid UK driving license, and access to a vehicle.
• Good basic education, including Maths and English GCSE, or equivalent.
• Evidence of continual professional development.
• Experience of working with Microsoft Office – Word and Excel.
• Qualification relevant to rehabilitation of offenders, for example criminology/ criminal justice/ social care/ mental health/ IAG/ family services/ emotional wellbeing/ social inclusion.

Additional Information

Place of work: Community Hubs in Aldershot/Basingstoke and Havant, and some travel around Hampshire
Salary: £25,585

Hours: Full-time, 38 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Level of screening: Enhanced DBS, HMPPS Level 1 vetting, and employer Right To Work in the UK check. The post-holder must have the right to work in the UK. Catch22 does not currently provide a licence to sponsor visas but please see this register to see those that do.

A full driving license and access to a personal vehicle for work-related purposes is an essential requirement for this post.

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.

• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays, rising to 33 days with service.
• Pension scheme with matching contributions of up to 4%
• Discounted shopping opportunities

Catch22 is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of prisoners and expects all staff, volunteers, and other third parties to share this commitment. Whilst Catch22 is a Ban the Box employer, safer recruitment practice will be followed, and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to HMPPS vetting.

Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.

At Catch22 we value equality, diversity, and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.

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