programme facilitator

Ministry of Justice; Preston; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental agency in the UK is seeking a Programme Facilitator to deliver rehabilitation interventions aimed at reducing re-offending and helping individuals on probation. The role involves planning and delivering interventions, adhering to safeguarding policies, and managing the complexities of probationers' needs. Candidates should have strong literacy skills, experience with challenging behaviour, and be confident in spoken English. This position offers a supportive environment focused on staff development with additional annual leave and pension benefits.

Benefits

25 days annual leave increasing to 30 after five years

Local Government Pension Scheme

Extensive training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• High level literacy skills to interpret policies and write reports.
• Confidence in spoken English (or Welsh).
• Experience dealing with challenging behaviour in professional settings.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver rehabilitation interventions for probationers.
• Adhere to safeguarding and public protection policies.
• Manage group dynamics and complexity of needs.
• Monitor suitability, risk, and wellbeing of probationers.
• Complete accurate data recording and reporting.

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. The job holder will deliver a range of rehabilitation interventions aimed at changing the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviour of people on probation with a full range of offence types and a full range of levels of risks.

The main objectives of this role are to reduce re-offending, protect the public, prevent future victims and rehabilitation to help people to build constructive and meaningful lives in the community, through the delivery of effective evidence based Accredited Programmes and Structured Interventions.

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 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.

Benefits

• Annual Leave Annual leave is 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.