19739 - Accredited Programmes Facilitator

Ministry of Justice•Portland, OR

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Building Choices is an Accredited Offending Behaviour Programme which has replaced several previous accredited programmes. It is a strength-based, person-centred intervention that targets a broad range of criminogenic needs such as emotional regulation, thinking skills and relationships. Due to the demand for places on this Programme we are now recruiting for a second delivery team. These posts will be based at HMP The Verne but the successful candidate will also be required to travel periodically to HMP Portland to support delivery of Building Choices there and undertake associated prisoner-facing activities. Travel between establishments will be required as part of the role. HMP The Verne is a Category C prison exclusively housing people who have been convicted of sexual offences. HMP Portland is a Cat C prison and YOI holding men aged 18 and over. 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.

Requirements

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.

Responsibilities

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.