23355 - Group Worker/Facilitator

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension schemes

Flexible working

Travel season ticket

Training & development

Induction & diversity training

Career development

Annual leave

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain seeks a Group Worker and Facilitator to deliver structured programmes for prisoners at HMP Whatton, with potential placements at other East Midlands establishments. You will work in groups and one-to-one, following manualised interventions and maintaining accreditation through supervision and CPD.

The role involves planning, recording outcomes, liaising with Offender Managers, and delivering awareness packages to staff, with hybrid working possibilities and a

Qualifications

• Ability to complete required assessment and training courses for particular interventions and maintain accreditation

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

People skills

Facilitation

Collaborative work

Education

Interventions accreditation

Job description

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