Group Worker​/Facilitator

This Group Worker and Facilitator post at HMP Whatton sits within HMPPS, part of the Ministry of Justice. The work is delivering programmes to prisoners, in groups and one-to-one, to change behaviour, build relationships and reduce reoffending. The role is non-operational and non-rotational with no line management, and post holders may be sent to other East Midlands prisons such as HMP Onley and HMP Ranby.

Candidates must pass a facilitation exercise and maintain programme accreditation.

• Deliver group and individual programmes following the manual as designed
• Plan sessions and adapt delivery to participants' needs
• Carry out assessments and screening, and recruit future participants, keeping an accurate database of outcomes
• Motivate and engage current, past and future participants, including through motivational interviews
• Keep accurate records of assessments, prisoner contact and session outcomes
• Complete post-programme tasks: progress records, objectives and reviews
• Liaise with prison and community Offender Managers through sentence management
• Organise session materials, notify treatment managers when sessions cannot run and complete catch-ups
• Complete post-session debriefs and record key information
• Work to the quality assurance framework, with supervision from treatment and programme managers
• Engage in continuing professional development
• Deliver awareness packages to other establishment staff

• Ability to complete required assessment and training courses for particular interventions and maintain accreditation

• Excellent skills in dealing with people
• Ability to facilitate in an interactive and engaging way
• Behaviours: communicating and influencing, developing self and others, managing a quality service, working together

• Enhanced DBS check
• Security and identity checks before taking up post
• Eligibility under Civil Service nationality rules

• Ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role in English, or Welsh where specified

• Annual leave plus 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) for bank, public and privilege holidays
• Choice of two Civil Service pension schemes
• Hybrid working where business need allows, UK only
• Flexible, part-time and job-share working considered
• Season ticket advance after two months' service
• Training, development and promotion programmes
• Individual induction plus security and diversity training
• Career development and professional support