23593 - Programme Facilitator - Aberystwyth
About The Position
The Programme Facilitator delivers evidence-based Accredited Programmes and Structured Interventions to people on probation, through groupwork and individual sessions. The interventions aim to reduce reoffending, protect the public, prevent future victims, and help participants build constructive and meaningful lives. Participants may have convictions involving domestic abuse, sexual abuse, violence, acquisitive offences, and other offence types, and may be subject to Community Orders or licence after release from prison. The role is regionally based within the Interventions Team and reports to the Programme Manager. It involves delivering interventions across a large regional area, with travel to locations beyond the office base; travel expenses can be claimed. Evening work is essential, and regular unsocial hours, including evenings and weekends, are required. There is no line management responsibility. The post includes extensive training and support, including a six-month probationary period, an assessment centre, and assessed training. The advertised salary range is £28,064–£33,549, with a starting salary of £28,064 for successful candidates. Evening and Saturday work attract unsocial-hours payments. The role is permanent and full-time.
Requirements
- Right to work in the UK and eligibility to work in the Civil Service.
- Ability to work regular unsocial hours, including evenings and weekends.
- Willingness to travel to programme delivery locations across the region.
- Successfully complete a six-month probationary period, including an assessment centre and assessed training.
Responsibilities
- Deliver Accredited Programmes and Structured Interventions through groupwork and individual sessions.
- Create a safe, structured environment that accommodates different learning styles and needs.
- Manage group dynamics and address challenging behaviour to keep sessions effective.
- Support people on probation to change attitudes, beliefs, and behaviour, desist from crime, and build pro-social lives.
- Monitor participants’ progress, risk, and wellbeing throughout interventions.
- Keep accurate records and share relevant insights with appropriate 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 colleagues, including Probation Practitioners and Domestic Abuse Safety Officers.
- Travel to different locations across the region to deliver programmes.
Benefits
- Annual leave of 25 days on appointment, increasing to 30 days after five years’ service, plus public holidays.
- Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Extensive training and development opportunities.
- Employee-run networks providing advice, support, and representation.
- Family-friendly policies, including options for reduced hours or job sharing.
- Access to flexible benefits, voluntary benefits, retail vouchers, and discounts.
- Paid paternity, adoption, and maternity leave.
- Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.
- Annual pay progression through a Competency Based Framework, where eligible.
- Unsocial-hours payments, including an additional 30% for evening work and 50% for Saturday work.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
