23590 - Programme Facilitator - Haverfordwest

Ministry of Justice UK•Town of Wales, NY

19d•£28,064 - £33,549

About The Position

The Programme Facilitator delivers evidence-based Accredited Programmes and Structured Interventions to people on probation who are subject to Community Orders or released from prison on licence. The work aims to reduce reoffending, protect the public, prevent future victims, and help participants build constructive and meaningful lives in the community. Participants may have committed a range of offences, including domestic abuse, sexual abuse, violent and acquisitive offences, and may present different levels of risk. The role involves group and individual sessions in a safe, structured environment that meets varied learning styles and needs. Facilitators manage group dynamics and challenging behaviour, monitor progress, risk and wellbeing, maintain accurate records, and share relevant information with teams and criminal justice partners. The post is based regionally in the Interventions Team and reports to the Programme Manager. It has no line-management responsibility and requires travel across a large regional area to deliver programmes. Evening work is essential, and regular unsocial hours, including weekends, are required. Travel expenses can be claimed. Extensive training and support are provided. Successful completion of a six-month probationary period, including an assessment centre and assessed training, is required. The role is permanent and full-time, based in Haverfordwest, Wales. The salary range is £28,064–£33,549, with new entrants joining at the minimum of the band. Eligible staff may receive annual pay progression under the Competency Based Framework. Additional unsocial-hours premiums are paid for evening work and Saturday work.

Requirements

Right to work in the UK and eligibility to work in the Civil Service.
Availability for essential evening work and regular unsocial hours, including weekends.
Willingness to travel across the regional area to deliver programmes.
Successful completion of a six-month probationary period, including an assessment centre and assessed training.
Applicants must meet the required standards in the recruitment assessments, including the application sift, interview and facilitation exercise.

Responsibilities

Deliver Accredited Programmes and Structured Interventions to people on probation through groupwork and individual sessions.
Support participants to desist from crime, develop their strengths, and lead more fulfilling and pro-social lives.
Create safe and structured sessions that accommodate different learning styles and needs.
Manage group dynamics and address challenging behaviour to keep sessions effective.
Monitor participants’ progress, risk and wellbeing throughout interventions.
Maintain accurate records and share insights with relevant teams.
Work with courts and criminal justice agencies to support sentence management.
Provide workshops and briefings to probation staff and external stakeholders.
Use pro-social modelling to reinforce positive behaviours.
Share information and provide guidance to Probation Practitioners, Domestic Abuse Safety Officers and other colleagues.
Travel to different locations across the region to deliver programmes.
Complete the required training and six-month probationary period, including an assessment centre and assessed training.

Benefits

Annual leave of 25 days on appointment, increasing to 30 days after five years’ service, plus public holidays.
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
Extensive training and development opportunities.
Employee-run networks that provide advice and support and represent employee views to senior management.
Family-friendly policies, including opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
Access to voluntary benefits, retail vouchers and discounts on goods and services.
Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.
Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.
Potential annual pay progression through the Competency Based Framework, if eligible.
Additional unsocial-hours payments for evening and Saturday work.
Travel expenses can be claimed.