Group Worker

The role is based in prison and involves working in group and one to ones to deliver an offending behaviour programme;
Building Choices. You will work as part of a team providing an integral rehabilitative service to assist in reducing reoffending. We operate a flexible working policy, however, when in group delivery the expectation will be for you to be on duty at 07:45 to be ready for an 08:00 session start time. Whilst this role is advertised at HMP Onley and you will begin your training and delivery here, Group workers are recruited on a peripatetic (mobile) basis and may be required to deliver programmes at other establishments across the East Midlands region as required - HMP Whatton, HMP Ranby and HMP Stocken.,

The role is based in prison and involves working in group and one to ones to deliver an offending behaviour programme;
Building Choices. You will work as part of a team providing an integral rehabilitative service to assist in reducing reoffending. We operate a flexible working policy, however, when in group delivery the expectation will be for you to be on duty at 07:45 to be ready for an 08:00 session start time. Whilst this role is advertised at HMP Onley and you will begin your training and delivery here, Group workers are recruited on a peripatetic (mobile) basis and may be required to deliver programmes at other establishments across the East Midlands region as required - HMP Whatton, HMP Ranby and HMP Stocken.

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. The post 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.

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Developing Self and Others
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together

• Facilitator competency assessment…