Art and Craft Workshop Facilitator

Job Introduction

HMP Forest Bank are currently recruiting a creative Art and Craft Workshop Facilitator to challenge and motivate hard to reach and difficult learners. To be successful in this role, you must have a good understanding of art and be able to demonstrate art and craft techniques, and to have a relevant qualification or experience of facilitating art and craft work shops.

You'll be responsible for creating workshops that improve the well-being of learners and that produce pieces of art and craft that can contribute the cultural agenda of the establishment and be displayed around the prison and in external exhibitions.

HMP Forest Bank serves the courts of Greater Manchester and maintains strong links to the local community with a focus on resettlement. We aim to deliver quality of life services and support people to change their lives for the better.

Opportunities for learning and developing work-ready skills are on offer for all who come into custody, but our commitment to reducing reoffending in local communities does not end at the prison gate. We support people released from custody through innovative partnerships in substance misuse services in Bury and Oldham, working with people to maintain recovery and lead law-abiding lives.

As well as the 16 residential units on site, there is an Education Department, healthcare centre, gym, library, workshop complex, visits hall, chaplaincy and kitchen. The prison’s capacity stands at 1,460, holding adult men both on remand or sentenced and young prisoners between the ages of 18-21 years.

Sodexo Justice aims to change lives for the better by reducing reoffending and improving the quality of life for those under our supervision and in our care. We deliver safe, effective and innovative custodial and community rehabilitation services that challenge offending behaviour, protect the public and offer individuals the opportunity to change their lives for the better. We deliver the total operation of five prisons within the UK and own six Community Rehabilitation Companies in partnership with crime.

For more information on Sodexo Careers please visit Sodexo Careers and Careers in Justice

Role Responsibility

• To create workshops that improve the well-being of learners and that produce pieces of art and craft that can contribute the cultural agenda of the establishment and be displayed around the prison and in external exhibitions
• To allow learners to express themselves using various mediums and techniques
• To ensure that Quality Assurance is of a very high standard and will undergo inspection by Internal verifiers, management and OFSTED

Please see attached job description for further information regarding the role requirements.

The Ideal Candidate

Package Description

Salary: £14,400 - £18,666 (depending on experience)

Hours: 20 hours per week, Monday-Friday 8.30-12.30 or 1.00-5.00

Sodexo offers the best range of employee benefits on the market. From discounts that reduce the cost of the weekly shop, to exclusive deals on holidays and keeping active. Our award-winning employee benefits platform offers everything YOU need to make life that little bit better every day.

• Health and wellbeing incentives
• BlueLight discounts 
• Training and development opportunities
• Reward and Recognition schemes
• Volunteering days
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life Assurance
• Free meals and parking on site
• Free use of onsite gym and fitness classes

We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be natural, and be the best versions of themselves. We recognise that we’re on a journey with regards to diversity and inclusion and would therefore welcome applications for candidates from underrepresented backgrounds.

Post holders will be subjected to an advanced DBS check, a prison security check (level 2) prior to being employed.

About the Company

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

Please note all roles within Sodexo Justice are subject to security and recruitment checks which may include a Social Media Check. You will also be asked to provide 5 years’ worth of references and request employment history details from the HMRC.