This Group Worker and Facilitator post at HMP Whatton sits within HMPPS, part of the Ministry of Justice. The work is delivering programmes to prisoners, in groups and one-to-one, to change behaviour, build relationships and reduce reoffending. The role is non-operational and non-rotational with no line management, and post holders may be sent to other East Midlands prisons such as HMP Onley and HMP Ranby. Candidates must pass a facilitation exercise and maintain programme accreditation.
What the job involves
- Deliver group and individual programmes following the manual as designed
- Plan sessions and adapt delivery to participants' needs
- Carry out assessments and screening, and recruit future participants, keeping an accurate database of outcomes
- Motivate and engage current, past and future participants, including through motivational interviews
- Keep accurate records of assessments, prisoner contact and session outcomes
- Complete post-programme tasks: progress records, objectives and reviews
- Liaise with prison and community Offender Managers through sentence management
- Organise session materials, notify treatment managers when sessions cannot run and complete catch-ups
- Complete post-session debriefs and record key information
- Work to the quality assurance framework, with supervision from treatment and programme managers
- Engage in continuing professional development
- Deliver awareness packages to other establishment staff
Qualifications
- Ability to complete required assessment and training courses for particular interventions and maintain accreditation
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent skills in dealing with people
- Ability to facilitate in an interactive and engaging way
- Behaviours: communicating and influencing, developing self and others, managing a quality service, working together
Checks & eligibility
- Enhanced DBS check
- Security and identity checks before taking up post
- Eligibility under Civil Service nationality rules
Other
- Ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role in English, or Welsh where specified
What’s offered
- Annual leave plus 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) for bank, public and privilege holidays
- Choice of two Civil Service pension schemes
- Hybrid working where business need allows, UK only
- Flexible, part-time and job-share working considered
- Season ticket advance after two months' service
- Training, development and promotion programmes
- Individual induction plus security and diversity training
- Career development and professional support
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
