Programmes Facilitator (Ref: 12176)

HM Prison and Probation Service; Denbury; On-site; GBP 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental rehabilitation service in Denbury is seeking a dedicated individual to deliver a range of rehabilitation programmes. You will engage with prisoners through assessments and treatment sessions, keeping accurate records and motivating participants. Training and professional development opportunities will be provided. The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to facilitate interactive sessions. A salary of £33,275 plus substantial pension contributions is offered, alongside benefits supporting work-life balance.

Benefits

Access to learning and development

Flexible working options

Civil Service pension with 28.97% employer contribution

Annual leave and public holidays

Season Ticket Advance

Qualifications

• Excellent skills in dealing with people.
• Ability to successfully complete required assessment and training.
• Ability to facilitate interactive sessions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver programmes individually and in groups.
• Organise and plan session materials.
• Maintain accurate records of assessments and participants.

Skills

People skills

Ability to engage participants

Job description

The job holder will deliver a range of activities and programmes, which include assessment, group and individual treatment and provides support to wider rehabilitative activity within the prison. The post holder will be supported through training, career development opportunities and professional support. This is a non‑operational, non‑rotational job with no line management responsibilities.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

• Deliver programmes in a group or individual basis, following a manual and delivering as designed.
• Organise materials for session delivery.
• Plan sessions as per the programme requirements and identify ways to deliver the sessions in a responsive way to meet the needs of the participants.
• Notify the Treatment Managers and other team members when sessions are unable to run, and complete missed session catch ups.
• Identify and actively recruit future programmes participants, completing assessments, and screening tools whilst maintaining an accurate database of the outcomes.
• Maintain accurate records of assessments and contact with prisoners.
• Conduct motivational interviews with prisoners with the aim to engage them in programmes.
• Continually motivate and engage future, current and past participants.
• Complete post‑session de‑briefs and record accurately any key information from the sessions.
• Complete post‑programme tasks including writing a record of progress, setting objectives, contributing to post‑programme reviews and communicating progress with sentence management team, for each programme participant.
• Actively engage in sentence management by liaising with prison and community Offender Managers.
• Work towards the delivery guidelines outlined within the quality assurance framework, supported by your treatment manager.
• Actively engage in supervision provided by treatment and programme management teams.
• Engage in continual professional development opportunities supported by your line manager.
• Deliver awareness packages to other staff in the establishment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.

Nationality requirements

• UK nationals
• Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre‑settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre‑settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• Individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Behaviours

• Communicating and Influencing
• Developing Self and Others
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together

Essential Experience

• The job holder will need to have excellent skills in dealing with people.
• Full training will be provided.

Ability

• Ability to successfully complete the required assessment and training courses to deliver particular Interventions and maintain this accreditation within the role.
• Ability to facilitate in an interactive and engaging way.

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 and public holidays
• Season Ticket Advance
• Alongside your salary of £33,275, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £9,639 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Working for the Civil Service: The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme to support applicants with disabilities and a Redeployment Interview Scheme for civil servants at risk of redundancy.

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