Facilitator: Group Worker HMP Moorland and HMP LindholmeMinistry of Justice

We are currently recruiting at the following prisons:

HMP Moorland- 1 Vacancy

Please note this campaign will be using a locational merit list system of appointment. The merit and reserve list for this campaign will be managed in accordance with location preference/s, as indicated in your application.  Candidates should select a location preference which should be within 90 minutes of their home location. Travel costs will be borne by the candidate. This means the highest rated candidate will be appointed for the prison in which the vacancy has arisen; therefore, even if you have scored higher than the candidate being selected, you will not be selected if you have not indicated that prison as a location preference. We will appoint in merit list order for each location outlined in the vacancy and hold a separate locational reserve list for each of these locations. After appointments have been made using this locational appointment process, any remaining candidates who met the benchmark for the role will remain on a locational reserve list in accordance with their preferences for 12 months. Please only indicate preferences where you are prepared to work.  If you are subsequently offered a role from the reserve list for a location preference indicated in your application and decline it, you will be removed from the reserve list for the vacancy, across all locational preferences.

Overview of the job

The role is based in a prison and will involve working in groups and one-to-one to deliver a programme to help prisoners understand their behaviours, build positive relationships, improve critical thinking skills and support them to live an offence-free future. The role will work as part of a small team of Group Workers to provide an important rehabilitative service and meet the Government’s ambition of reducing re-offending.

Summary

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

The job holder will be required to carry out the following 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.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.

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.