Experiential Advisors - North East, United Kingdom - The Wise Group

The Wise Group

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North East, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Position:
Experiential Advisors - Engaging with People on Probation (EPOP)

Salary:
£12.22/ hour inclusive of annual leave accrual and travel expenses paid+ excellent benefits

Hours / Contract:
Ad-hoc - expected commitment of 1.5 days per month, for at least 6 months

Location:
Flexible with travel within and/or to one or more of: North-East, North-West, Yorkshire and the Humber, West Midlands, East Midlands and Greater Manchester

Ref:
PC/EPOP/CJ/5

Who are we?

The Wise Group and St Giles came together 2 years ago to form a partnership with the aim of supporting the Probation Resettlement reforms by offering a high-quality service underpinned by staff who have lived experience and cultural competency.

To date we have been awarded 17 contracts to deliver Personal Wellbeing and Women's Services across England and Wales.

The Wise Group is a leading social enterprise which is proud to be making a difference to people's lives. We're proud because we help people to find jobs, provide advice to people struggling to heat their homes and support people to find their feet following time in prison. To do this, the Wise Group works in partnership with everyone from large businesses to national and local government and third sector organisations who provide essential specialist support to our customers. Together, we're greater than the sum of our parts.

St Giles is an award-winning social justice charity using expertise and real-life past experiences to empower people who are not getting the help they need. People held back by poverty, exploited, abused, dealing with addiction or mental health problems, caught up in crime or a combination of these issues and others. We show people there is a way to build a better future for themselves and those they care about and help them create this through support, advice, and training. Our peer-led services form the backbone of our work, putting people with lived experience at the centre of delivery, design, and evaluation of support and services across the UK.

The opportunity

The Engaging People on Probation (EPOP) project is an exciting new opportunity to work closely with the Probation Service (PS) as part of a ground-breaking St Giles Wise project.

Experiential Advisors with experience of probation will be at the centre of this project and play a leading role working with PS to assess current approaches to EPOP, identify opportunities for positive change, and help make them happen.

We are seeking people with lived experience of the prison and probation services across England & Wales to participate in this work on a sessional basis.

You will be trained and supported to participate in a wide range of ways, gaining skills and experience for life and work while having the opportunity to influence long-term positive change for PS and people on probation.

We are looking for people who have:

Knowledge and understanding of the issues faced by people on probation
Relevant lived experience, e.g., either on license, recently left the justice system
Other lived experience, e.g., of homelessness, mental distress, substance misuse, domestic violence/abuse, disability, involvement in care system
Ability to relate directly and authentically to people on probation as a peer
Experience of completing tasks where communication is important
Sensitivity to people's experience and ability to treat information as confidential

Please see the role profile for more details.

We care about offering great benefits
The Wise Group provides an inclusive and supportive working environment and an excellent benefits package, which includes the following: