Wellbeing Practitioner

Company Description

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 user’s ideology, helping them desist from crime and reach their true potential.

Job Description

This position is based primarily in Portsmouth 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

Essential

• 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.

Desirable

• Qualification relevant to rehabilitation of offenders, for example criminology/ criminal justice/ social care/ mental health/ IAG/ family services/ emotional wellbeing/ social inclusion.

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 contact recruitment@catch-22.org.uk.

Additional Requirements: Successful post-holders will need to have a full UK Driving License and access to a personal vehicle for work purposes.

Contract: Permanent

Hours & work pattern: Full time, 38 hours per week.

Salary: £25,585

Location: Community Hubs in Portsmouth and Havant, and some travel around Hampshire

Screening: Successful admission to post subject to enhanced DBS check, HMPPS vetting check, and employer Right To Work in the UK check. The post-holder must have 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.

Proactive Recruitment Strategy: We are proactively recruiting to build a pool of pre-cleared candidates for future vacancies, for some of our opportunities. While we may not be able to offer an immediate role, successful applicants will undergo all relevant pre-employment checks, enabling them to join our workforce promptly when a position becomes available. This approach is based on expected leavers over the coming 3 month period and ensures a smooth transition into the team as opportunities arise.

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.

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Catch22’s Commitment to Opportunity & Progression

At Catch22 we are proud of our commitment in supporting people develop in their careers and progress in our organisation. In 2024, within our Justice Hub, we have 68% of those in management roles that originally joined Catch22 in the frontline workforce and some worked across a number of roles and Leadership positions before joining management. This allows us to have a highly experienced management group and provides development opportunities for those in our much valued front-line.

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 opportunityInformation Pack for more information.

Closing Date: interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.

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