Overview
Join to apply for the Wellbeing Practitioner- Prison Lead role at Catch22.
Commitment: Full time, permanent. Location: Community-based with travel across London. Available hubs: Tottenham, Croydon, Romford, Canning Town, Kings Cross, Brixton, Ealing, Lewisham (please indicate your preferred base in your application).
Company
Catch22 is a modern and progressive employer with 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers working across the social welfare cycle to support over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career. We work with young people and adults in custody and in the community, providing services including offender management and resettlement, mentoring, veterans in custody, victim services, gangs work and youth justice.
Job Description
Join our dynamic Personal Wellbeing services, commissioned by HMPPS, and help support adult male ex-offenders across four key pathways:
* Family and Significant Others
* Lifestyle and Associates
* Emotional Wellbeing Services
* Social Inclusion
You will manage a caseload of service users, conduct assessments, and deliver one-to-one and group interventions. Work in close collaboration with HMPPS, voluntary organisations, and other justice partners to help individuals rehabilitate, reduce risks, and build better futures.
You will be based at one of our hubs with regular travel across your designated cluster.
Responsibilities
* Manage caseloads and deliver assessments, one-to-one and group interventions.
* Collaborate with HMPPS, voluntary organisations, and other justice partners to support rehabilitation and risk reduction.
* Travel across designated hubs as required by the role.
Qualifications
We’re looking for someone who is:
* Adaptable and professional: Comfortable working in challenging environments with a calm, confident approach.
* A strong communicator: Able to build effective working relationships and motivate service users.
* Risk-aware: Skilled at recognizing and managing risks to ensure safety for all.
* Organised and detail-oriented: Capable of managing a caseload, maintaining accurate records, and meeting deadlines.
* Impact-driven: Passionate about supporting individuals to make positive life changes.
Essential
* GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths and English, or equivalent.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word and Excel).
* Evidence of continual professional development.
Desirable
* Relevant qualifications in criminology, social care, mental health, or similar fields.
Screening and Requirements
* Enhanced DBS check and HMPPS Enhanced Level 1 check.
* Employer Right To Work in the UK check. Right to work in the UK required. No visa sponsorship available.
To Apply
Please provide your CV and cover letter, along with the completed screening questions and statement of interest. Applications must include a CV, responses to screening questions, and information detailing interest in the role.
Additional Information
Catch22 is proud to have “Banned the Box” – we do not ask candidates to disclose criminal convictions at the application stage; disclosures are invited at interview and encouraged at offer stage. For more information, review the Opportunity Information Pack.
Catch22 Justice requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Benefits / Other
Additional information on benefits, recruitment process, and alerts will be provided as part of the application process.
Equality and Safeguarding
Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.
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