Custodial Programs Specialist: Group Facilitator (Hybrid)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Season ticket loan

Training and development

Part-time, flexible and job-share

Job summary

The Ministry of Justice's HMP Isis site seeks a Prison Officer Specialist who delivers offending-behaviour programmes to prisoners in groups and one-to-one. The role also covers custodial duties, supervision, searches and external escorts, with potential deployment as a Supervising Officer.

Applicants should hold POELT and a Custodial Care NVQ 3, and must pass enhanced DBS checks. Formal hybrid working may be available; training and progression are offered through MoJ development programs.

Qualifications

• Must be able to perform all spoken aspects of the role in English, or Welsh where specified.
• Qualified in Custodial Care NVQ Level 3 and POELT.
• Experience with dynamic risk assessment and custodial procedures.
• Trained in restraint techniques, refreshed annually.

Responsibilities

• Deliver offending-behaviour and other programme interventions to prisoners in groups or individually.
• Prepare materials and run sessions at least twice weekly, plus monthly staff awareness training.
• Write course reports and overall programme impact reports.
• Contribute to risk assessments, incentives, consent sessions and inductions for referrals.
• Supervise and control prisoners safely and lawfully; conduct searches on prisoners, staff and visitors.

Skills

English

Dynamic risk assessment

Restraint techniques

Education

Custodial Care NVQ Level 3

POELT

Job description

The Ministry of Justice's HMP Isis site seeks a Prison Officer Specialist who delivers offending-behaviour programmes to prisoners in groups and one-to-one. The role also covers custodial duties, supervision, searches and external escorts, with potential deployment as a Supervising Officer.

Applicants should hold POELT and a Custodial Care NVQ 3, and must pass enhanced DBS checks. Formal hybrid working may be available; training and progression are offered through MoJ development programs.