HMP Highpoint - Group Worker (Facilitator)(Ref: 92140)

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 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.
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., We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
+ Communicating and Influencing
+ Developing Self and Others
+ Working Together
+ Managing a Quality Service, This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
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Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
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Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
+ 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) (opens in a new window)
+ 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
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Alongside your salary of £31,995, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £9,268 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
+ Access to learning and development
+ A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
+ A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
+ A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
+ Annual Leave
+ Public Holidays
+ Season Ticket Advance
For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.
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