Hmp Springhill - Aylesbury, United Kingdom - Ministry of Justice

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HMP Springhill - Non-Operational Facilitator

£28,477

Aylesbury:


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 debriefs and record accurately any key information from the sessions.
  • Complete postprogramme tasks including writing a record of progress, setting objectives, contributing to postprogramme 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.

Salary:

£28,477 Pro rata


Additional Information:


Working Arrangements & Further Information
Standard working hours for this post are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid.


If you are a current NPS employee, this vacancy may be available on a Loan basis for up to 2 years.

Applications are invited from suitable qualified staff.


Benefits

Annual Leave

  • The holiday year runs from 1 March. If you work a non standard work pattern your leave entitlement may be expressed in either hours or days as appropriate. Leave entitlement is calculated on a prorata basis and you will be advised of your actual entitlement on appointment. If you were appointed internally and your leave was previously calculated in days, this will continue to be the case.

Bank, Public and Privilege Holidays

Pension

  • The Civil Service offers a choice of two pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.

Work Life Balance

Season Ticket Advance

Childcare Vouchers
For any moves across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers


Training
HMPPS is committed to staff development and offers a range of training and development oppo
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