Prison Rehab Group Facilitator

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 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.