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
* 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 programme 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.
Abilities and Qualifications
* 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.
* Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with people effectively.
EEO and Eligibility
* 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
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