23947 - Group Worker

Ministry of Justice; Northeastern Ontario; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Justice in Ontario is seeking a Group Worker to deliver rehabilitative programmes in a prison setting. You will work in groups and one-to-one to help prisoners understand behaviours, build positive relationships, and support an offence-free future.

You will be part of a small team, receive training and professional support, and contribute to wider rehabilitative activity within the establishment. This is a non-operational role with no line management responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Deliver programmes in group or individual basis following a manual and delivering as designed.
• Organise materials for session delivery.
• Plan sessions per programme requirements and adapt to participant needs.
• Recruit future participants and conduct assessments using screening tools.
• Maintain accurate records of assessments and contacts with prisoners.
• Conduct motivational interviews to engage participants in programmes.
• Complete post-session de-briefs and record key information.
• Produce records of progress and contribute to post-programme reviews.

Responsibilities

• Deliver programmes in group or individual basis following a manual.
• Organise materials for session delivery.
• Plan sessions per programme requirements and adapt to participant needs.
• Notify managers when sessions cannot run and catch up missed sessions.
• Identify and recruit future programme participants and complete assessments.
• Maintain accurate records of assessments and prisoner contacts.
• Conduct motivational interviews to engage participants in programmes.
• Complete post session de-briefs and record key information.
• Complete post-programme tasks including writing a record of progress and setting objectives.
• Engage with sentence management teams about progress.

Skills

Excellent communication

Facilitation

Interpersonal skills

Assessment tools

Job description

The role is based in a prison and will involve working in groups and one-to-one to deliver a programme to help prisoners understand their behaviours, build positive relationships, improve critical thinking skills and support them to live an offence-free future. The role will work as part of a small team of Group Workers to provide an important rehabilitative service and meet the Government’s ambition of reducing re-offending.

Summary

The job holder will deliver a range of activities and programmes, which include assessment, group and individual treatment and provides support to wider rehabilitative activity within the prison.

The post holder will be supported through training, career development opportunities and professional support.

This is a non-operational, non-rotational job with no line management responsibilities.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

Deliver programmes in a group or individual basis, following a manual and delivering as designed.

Organise materials for session delivery.

Plan sessions as per the programme requirements and identify ways to deliver the sessions in a responsive way to meet the needs of the participants.

Notify the Treatment Managers and other team members when sessions are unable to run, and complete missed session catch ups.

Identify and actively recruit future programmes participants, completing assessments, and screening tools whilst maintaining an accurate database of the outcomes.

Maintain accurate records of assessments and contact with prisoners.

Conduct motivational interviews with prisoners with the aim to engage them in programmes.

Continually motivate and engage future, current and past participants.

Complete post session de-briefs and record accurately any key information from the sessions.

Complete post-programme tasks including writing a record of progress, setting objectives, contributing to post-programme reviews and communicating progress with sentence management team, for each programme participant.

Actively engage in sentence management by liaising with prison and community Offender Managers.

Work towards the delivery guidelines outlined within the quality assurance framework, supported by your treatment manager.

Actively engage in supervision provided by treatment and programme management teams.

Engage in continual professional development opportunities supported by your line manager.

Deliver awareness packages to other staff in the establishment.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder. An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.

Behaviours

Communicating and Influencing

Developing Self and Others

Managing a Quality Service

Working Together

The job holder will need to have excellent skills in dealing with people.

Full training will be provided.

Ability

Ability to successfully complete the required assessment and training courses to deliver particular Interventions and maintain this accreditation within the role.

Ability to facilitate in an interactive and engaging way.