Programme Facilitator - Cambridgeshire - East of England (Ref: 10477)

HM Prison and Probation Service; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental agency in Cambridge is seeking a Programme Facilitator to provide rehabilitation interventions for individuals on probation. This role involves planning and delivering group and individual sessions aimed at reducing reoffending and supporting positive change. The ideal candidate should have strong interpersonal skills and experience working with vulnerable populations. The position offers job security, benefits, and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Access to learning and development

Flexible working options

Civil Service pension with employer contribution

Annual leave

Public holidays

Season ticket advance

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to motivate individuals.
• Experience in working with vulnerable populations.
• Knowledge of rehabilitation principles and practices.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver interventions in group or individual settings.
• Create a safe and supportive environment for participants.
• Comply with safeguarding and public protection policies.
• Manage group dynamics and address problematic behaviors.

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.

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. You will work alongside your fellow team members to ensure that people on probation receive the highest quality input and support, as well as sharing information and providing guidance to members of the wider Probation Service, such as Probation Practitioners and Domestic Abuse Safety Officers.

The work is varied, challenging and meaningful and comes with job security, great benefits and career progression opportunities - not to mention the chance to make a real difference to people's lives and our communities.

Overview of the job

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 (including those convicted of sexual and domestic abuse offences), as determined by sentences of the Courts and on the recommendation of Probation Practitioners.

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, Activities & Duties

• Responsible for the planning and delivery of Interventions in a group or on an individual basis to people on probation.
• Develop and build a therapeutic and safe working environment for the duration of the programme, in line with operational manuals taking into account different learning styles and abilities.
• Adhere to PS statutory responsibility for safeguarding (Children and Adult) and multi-agency public protection policies to manage all risks of serious harm.
• 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 addressing any problematic behaviour within groups.

Benefits

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance