848 - Programme Facilitator- Accrington

As a Programmes Team Facilitator, you would be responsible for supporting people on probation through group-work and one to one treatment programmes, to address their offending behaviour and encourage them to make changes to live positive lives free from offending. The Programmes Team deliver programmes in the areas of domestic abuse, sexual offending, general offending and emotional management. As a Facilitator your role would be; · To train in and deliver group work programmes as outlined in the Accredited Programme and Structured Interventions Manuals and in keeping with the core concepts of group work delivery. · To monitor group participants progress, provide participants with feedback, and ensuring this is recorded on relevant systems. · To work alongside Treatment Managers to contribute to the assessment of risk, protective factors and treatment targets of those attending group. · Undertake regular feedback and development sessions and workshops. · Liaise with Probation Practitioners, Partner Link Worker and partner agencies to share information on progress and risk. · To identify and take the necessary actions to protect children and vulnerable adults and promote their welfare in accordance with safeguarding policies and procedures. · To contribute to the assessment of risk that a group participant may pose. · Work a minimum of 2 evenings a week to ensure the groups are accessible outside normal working hours. · To deliver groups from various delivery venues across the region, when cover is required. Your nominal base will be Accrington and you will be able to claim expenses for any travel that is incurred away from that office. To work as a team to support performance targets and integrity requirements. The job holder will deliver a range of rehabilitation interventions aimed at changing the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviour of people on probation with a full range of offence types and a full range of levels of risks (including those convicted of sexual and domestic abuse offences), as determined by sentences of the Courts and on the recommendation of Probation Practitioners. The main objectives of this role are to reduce re-offending, protect the public, prevent future victims and rehabilitation to help people to build constructive and meaningful lives in the community, through the delivery of effective evidence based Accredited Programmes and Structured Interventions. The post holder will be Regionally based and sit in the Interventions Team and report to the Programme Manager. They will deliver interventions across a large regional area where travel will be required. There will be no line management responsibility in this role. There will be a requirement to regularly work unsocial hours (including evenings and weekends). Summary The job holder will be delivering interventions in groups, however dependent on the intervention can be delivered in 1:1 sessions or remotely (including working with individuals with learning disabilities and challenges) in line with operational manuals and organisational policies. The post holder will liaise and feedback to Probation Practitioners and other agencies in regard to people on probation's progress, work needed and/or concerns within a group. They will contribute to the overall assessment of risk and need related to offending to address this. Responsibilities, Activities & Duties The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

• Responsible for the planning and delivery of Interventions in a group or on an individual basis to people on probation. The post holder will develop and build a therapeutic and safe working environment for the duration of the programme, in line with operational manuals taking into account different learning styles and abilities.
• Will adhere to PS statutory responsibility for safeguarding (Children and Adult) and multi-agency public protection policies to manage all risks of serious harm.
• Will manage group dynamics and a range of complexities and needs of people on probation, to ensure effective PS-JES-0123 Programme Facilitator v1.0 OFFICIAL OFFICIAL targeting of the intervention and that the learning outcomes are achieved. Responsible for addressing any problematic behaviour within groups.
• Responsible for continually monitoring and making informed, evidenced recommendations around suitability, risk, safety and wellbeing of people on probation throughout the intervention (pre, during and post), to inform future sentence management.
• Will be responsible for completing timely and accurate recording of all relevant data; attendance, feedback, risk issues, and relevant reports, that meet quality assurance requirements.
• Responsible for liaising and providing timely and appropriate communication and analysis of people on probation's progress on the intervention or concerns within a group, with the relevant staff or stakeholders (Courts, Criminal Justice Agencies etc) responsible for enforcement and risk management plans.
• Deliver, workshops and briefings to Probation staff and external stakeholders on the range, purpose and content of interventions available.