Creative Provision Facilitator - HMP New Hall

Full Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working

Vacancy Approach

External

Location

Wakefield

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

Closing Date

24-Aug-2026

Business Unit

New Hall

Post Type

Permanent

EO

Allstaff have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.

The post holder must undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity to continue to shape and develop creative provision at HMP New Hall. As a Creative Provision Facilitator, you will play a key role in increasing access to creative arts opportunities for women in custody, both within group settings and through in-cell activities.

As such lone working with prisoners will be part of this job. The role is ideal for someone who is passionate about reading, writing and creative engagement, and who is motivated by the positive impact that creative opportunities can have on wellbeing, confidence and personal development.

You will deliver a range of creative sessions, including both one-off workshops and longer-term programmes, working directly with small groups of prisoners. You will also support the development of engaging in-cell resources, making the most of digital technologies available to prisoners. Working collaboratively with a variety of external partners, you will help maintain and strengthen relationships with authors, creative writers, drama practitioners, museum professionals and other organisations that enrich the creative offer at New Hall.

Additional Information

Working Arrangements & Further Information

The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working.

Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.

For nationally advertised roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to aMoJoffice location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre-employment checks.

Some of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post.

Details will be available if an offer is made.

Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance withthe HMPPS’ Flexible Working policy.

If you are a current NPS employee, this vacancy may be available on a Loan basis for up to 2 years. Applications are invited from suitable qualified staff.

The Loan/Secondment is subject to the approval of the selected candidate's Business Unit, which should be obtained before confirmation of appointment.

• -The holiday year runs from 1 March. If you work a non standard work pattern your leave entitlement may be expressed in either hours or days as appropriate. Leave entitlement is calculated on a pro-rata basis and you will be advised of your actual entitlement on appointment. If you were appointed internally and your leave was previously calculated in days, this will continue to be the case.

Bank, Public and Privilege Holidays

• -You are entitled to 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) in recognition of bank, public and privilege holidays. These hours are added to your annual leave…