Programmes Facilitator

Job Introduction

HMP Forest Bank are recruiting for a Programmes Facilitator to deliver an accredited programmes to residents in order to support lifestyle changes and rehabilitation. To be successful in this role, you must be confident in delivering group sessions to offenders and have excellent report writing skills. 

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 a 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.

For more information on working in Justice within Sodexo please see Careers in Justice

Role Responsibility

• Attend and successfully complete the accredited Facilitator training prior to programme delivery.
• Gain a sound knowledge and understanding of the programme ethos and content.
• Have the ability to effectively explain the underlying principles, aims and objectives of the programme to other staff and course participants.
• Deliver the programme as prescribed in the programme manual, as well as support and guide participants in achieving learning points and completing the programme.
• Manage the group in such a way as to enable all the participants to learn.
• Carry out the assessment of potential participants, identifying suitability for engagement in the programme.
• Act as a Key Worker to a maximum of four participants per course and provide regular key-work sessions a minimum of one per week during the course.

The Ideal Candidate

• Confident in delivering group sessions to offenders
• The skills to challenge different attitudes and beliefs linked to offending behaviour
• A good level of experience in report writing / IT skills
• Good interpersonal skills and have an Empathic approach.
• Good planning and organisational skills
• Have a keen interest in working within the criminal justice sector and a passion to promote and encourage change

Package Description

Salary: £23,512.50 per annum

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
• Training and development opportunities
• Reward and Recognition schemes
• Flexible working considered
• Volunteering days
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life Assurance
• Free meals and parking on site

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.

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About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence, and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory, and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their age, disability, gender, transgender, marital or family status, race or ethnicity, religious belief of sexual orientation are welcome to and included within our business. We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process

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.