Programme Facilitator

Ministry of Justice; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental agency in Huntingdon is seeking a Programme Facilitator to deliver interventions for individuals on probation. You will plan and facilitate group and individual sessions aimed at reducing reoffending. Ideal candidates will have exceptional literacy skills and a background in managing challenging behaviour. This role offers 25 days of annual leave, training opportunities, and a pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Extensive training opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to read, understand, and interpret policies.
• Ability to write reports and correspondence for stakeholders.
• Experience working with individuals facing social/personal difficulties.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver interventions in group or individual settings.
• Monitor and manage risks of serious harm.
• Complete accurate recording of data, including attendance and risk issues.

Skills

High level literacy skills

Experience dealing with challenging behaviour

Collaborative teamwork

Job description

Are you passionate about rehabilitation? Could you help people make meaningful and sustained changes in their lives? If so, then a career as a Programme Facilitator in the Probation Service is for you. Providing interventions to people who engage in harmful behaviour to help reduce their likelihood of reoffending is an important part of our work in HMPPS.

Our Programme Facilitators deliver a range of Accredited Programmes and Structured Interventions. You will be delivering groupwork and individual work to people subject to Community Orders or on licence after release from prison. These programmes are designed to support people to desist from crime, help people build on their strengths and lead more fulfilling and pro-social lives.

You will be working with people who have perpetrated domestic abuse, sexual abuse and/or committed other violent and acquisitive offences. Our team is made up of a strong and inclusive group of colleagues, from all walks of life, who are passionate about helping and motivating people on probation.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the planning and delivery of Interventions in a group or on an individual basis to people on probation.
• Will adhere to PS statutory responsibility for safeguarding (Children and Adult) and multi-agency public protection policies to manage all risks of serious harm.
• Will manage group dynamics and a range of complexities and needs of people on probation, to ensure effective targeting of the intervention and that the learning outcomes are achieved.
• Responsible for continually monitoring and making informed, evidenced recommendations around suitability, risk, safety and wellbeing of people on probation throughout the intervention.
• Will be responsible for completing timely and accurate recording of all relevant data; attendance, feedback, risk issues, and relevant reports, that meet quality assurance requirements.

Requirements

• The ability to evidence high level literacy skills required to read, understand and interpret policies and the ability to write reports and correspondence for internal and external stakeholders.
• An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.
• Experience of dealing with challenging behaviour, including from individuals who have experienced a range of social/ personal difficulties, within a professional or personal setting.
• Experience of working collaboratively, maintaining effective team relationships.

Benefits

• Annual Leave: 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years' service, plus public holidays.
• Pension: The National Probation Service is covered by the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) run through the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF).
• Training: The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We are a Disability Confident employer and offer a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria.