Group Facilitator in Pucklechurch

Location: HMP Ashfield, Shortwood Road, Somerset BS16 9QJ

Salary: £28,410.00 per annum plus excellent benefits

Schedule: 40 Hours per week, Monday - Friday 8am - 4.30pm (flexible within office hours)

Ready to impact a better future? As a TC Group Facilitator in our J&I team, you will support in delivering group-based psychological interventions within a custodial setting. This non-operational role involves facilitating assessment and therapeutic group programmes, supporting the Psychology/Interventions function, and contributing to the effective delivery of rehabilitative services. The post carries no line management responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Deliver structured group-based interventions, including preparation of sessions, materials, and resources
• Promote and explain interventions to prisoners and relevant staff
• Contribute to participant assessments against suitability criteria, including administering standardised assessments where appropriate
• Co-facilitate sessions and participate in post-session debriefs
• Maintain accurate and timely participant records and session notes
• Attend case conferences and provide feedback on progress and objectives
• Comply with audit, supervision, and quality assurance requirements
• Participate fully in the TC regime, including team meetings, community meetings, and group supervision

Qualifications and Experience

Essential Experience: Experience facilitating group work and/or working with challenging client groups

Desirable Experience: Experience working in a forensic or custodial setting; Delivery of psychological interventions; Delivery of accredited offending behaviour programmes (e.g. Horizon, Kaizen, TSP) in custody or the community

Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to engage, motivate, and appropriately challenge resistant individuals
• Effective teamwork, organisation, and workload management skills
• Ability to reflect on practice and respond constructively to supervision and feedback
• Resilience, emotional regulation, and the ability to maintain professional boundaries
• Knowledge or understanding of psychological theory related to offending behaviour, "what works" approaches, motivational techniques, diversity and responsivity issues, and sexual offending theory is desirable. Training will be provided.

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

What we offer

• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
• Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
• Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
• Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax-free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
• Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.