programme facilitator in Bristol

The role involves delivering a range of Accredited Programmes and Structured Interventions to people on Community Orders or licence after release, aiming to reduce re‑offending and support a constructive life in the community.

Responsibilities

• Deliver group and one‑to‑one interventions, ensuring a safe and structured environment that meets different learning styles and needs.
• Facilitate Accredited Programmes and Structured Interventions designed to support desistance from crime and the building of pro‑social skills.
• Work with people who have perpetrated domestic abuse, sexual abuse, violent or acquisitive offences, including those placed on community orders or on licence after release.
• Monitor progress, risk and wellbeing throughout the intervention, keep accurate records and share insights with relevant teams.
• Collaborate with courts, Probation Practitioners, Domestic Abuse Safety Officers and other criminal justice agencies to support sentence management.
• Provide workshops and briefings to probation staff and external stakeholders using pro‑social modelling to reinforce positive behaviours.
• Work unsocial hours, including evenings and weekends, and cover on Saturday to receive unsocial hours payments.
• Travel to different locations across a large regional area; travel expenses can be claimed.
• Undergo a 6‑month probationary period, including completing assessment centre training and passing required assessments.

Requirements

• Right to work in the UK, with no requirement for a new Skilled Worker visa.
• Ability to travel and work on unsocial hours, including evenings and weekends.
• Demonstrated experience in group facilitation or similar role within a criminal justice or rehabilitation context.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and organisational skills; ability to manage challenging behaviour and maintain a constructive environment.
• Commitment to professional development and completion of required training.

Benefits

• Starting salary of £26,475 pro‑rata for part‑time roles, with unsocial hours payments for evenings (30%) and Saturdays (50%).
• Annual leave of 25 days on appointment, increasing to 30 days after five years, plus public holidays.
• National Probation Service pension scheme through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) run by the Greater Manchester Pension Fund.
• Flexible holiday entitlement for part‑time and job‑share posts, calculated on a pro‑rata basis.
• Training and development opportunities, including a comprehensive induction and ongoing professional development.
• Access to family‑friendly policies such as reduced hours or job‑sharing; voluntary benefits and retail vouchers; paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave; free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.
• Access to the MoJ employees’ networks for minority groups, employees with disabilities, women, etc., and support from the Disability Confident programme.
• Hybrid working arrangements where business need allows, blending work from base location, MoJ sites or home.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, religion or other protected characteristic.