Programme Facilitator - South

Overview of the job

Providing interventions to people who engage in harmful behaviour to help reduce their likelihood of reoffending is an important part of our work in HMPPS. Accredited Programmes aim to support people in our care to strengthen and develop skills and behaviour that enable greater choice and capacity to lead a more constructive, meaningful and crime‑free future.

As a Programmes Facilitator, you will be responsible for delivering these Accredited Programmes to individuals from a range of backgrounds and with different offending histories. You will plan, deliver and debrief a range of sessions to diverse groups of individuals on key areas of need, such as emotional management, problem solving, assertive communication, thinking skills, and social and relationship skills. You will use your keen understanding and awareness of group dynamics and the complex needs of people on probation to inform how you manage the sessions and use your prosocial modelling skills to reinforce positive behaviour and challenge anti‑social behaviour and attitudes.

The South Central Intervention Team is committed to learning and development, and full training for the role of Facilitator is provided. This is alongside regular support and reflective supervision throughout your journey by Programme Managers, as well as regular feedback and input from experienced Treatment Manager colleagues.

Deliver group sessions from various delivery venues across the South Central Region. Support performance targets and programme integrity requirements. Contribute to the assessment of risk, protective factors and treatment targets of those attending groups.

Travel to different locations to deliver programmes; travel expenses can be claimed. Deliver groups from various venues including Basingstoke. Majority of programmes are delivered in the evening; evening work is essential. Work up to three unsociable sessions per week (evenings and/or Saturday). Evening work attracts an additional premium of 30%;
Saturday work attracts an additional premium of 50%.

• Training in the delivery of groupwork programmes as outlined in the Accredited Programme and Structured Interventions Manuals and in keeping with the core concepts of group work delivery.
• Delivering programme sessions to groups or individuals.
• Monitoring group participants’ progress, providing participants with feedback, and ensuring this is recorded on relevant systems.
• Working as a team to support performance targets and programme integrity requirements.
• Working alongside Treatment Managers to contribute to the assessment of risk, protective factors and treatment targets of those attending groups.
• Undertaking regular training, feedback and development sessions and workshops.
• Liaising with Probation Practitioners, Domestic Abuse Safety Officers and partner agencies to share information on progress, risk and needs.
• Identifying and taking the necessary action to protect children and vulnerable adults and promote their welfare in accordance with safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Required to work up to 3 ‘unsociable’ sessions per week (evenings and/or Saturday).
• Delivering groups from various delivery venues across the South Central Region including Basingstoke.
• Travel expenses can be claimed.

Starting salary of £26,475. In addition to the base salary, you will be entitled to unsocial hours payments for working evenings and/or Saturdays. The Probation Service offers the opportunity for annual pay progression through a Competency Based Framework (CBF). New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band. Probation Service also increases pay band ranges annually in line with Civil Service Pay guidance.

The post holder will be regionally based and sit in the Interventions Team and report to the Programme Manager. The role will deliver interventions across a large regional area where travel will be required. There will be no line management responsibility in this role.