Personal Wellbeing Mentor - Criminal Justice (Prison based)
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- Warrington
- Salary
- 17892.00 - 20772.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 09 Jun 2021
- Closes
- 07 Jul 2021
- Sectors
- Engineering, Defence
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
INTERVENTIONS ALLIANCE is the Justice and Social Care division of Seetec, delivering tailored support to participants across a range of contracts, including as CFO Activity Hubs, Education, Training and Employment (ETE), Accommodation and Approved Premises. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to build a better future, regardless their past choices or the challenges they face.
We are committed to combining our knowledge, skills and talents across the justice and social care sectors to deliver services and interventions that overcome the barriers that hold people back from living more fulfilled lives.
Using an evidence-led approach, we collaborate with like like-minded organisations to address challenges and long-term issues that have previously prevented the individual's progress.
We give equal importance to delivering services focussed on prevention as those aiding rehabilitation, providing our participants with the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
Our approach is unique within the sector, using our research base and experience to design and innovate new interventions that address areas of critical need. We don't sit back and accept that standardised, traditional approaches are always the best solution; nor do we wait to react to a new area of demand. By working proactively, we aim to transform provision across the justice and social care sectors.
Ultimately, our aim is to equip individuals with the necessary skills needed to desist from offending, successfully reintegrate into to their local communities and address barriers to work.
We are currently recruiting for a Personal Wellbeing Mentor to provide a service that addresses and meets the needs of our participants in relation to social inclusion on release from prison, including identifying up-to-date community provisions and pro-social networks in the community to reduce social isolation.
Working in our Mentor Unit, you will develop and embed a high-quality performance culture in which professional standards are upheld and participants are enabled to achieve positive change.
Our successful candidate will have a sound understanding of the issues around improving offender outcomes and have previous experience of working with disadvantaged individuals. You will provide practical and emotional support to our participants both pre and post release, so you must posses great empathy and the confidence to build strong relationships.
Key Responsibilities
* Accurate recording and implementation of interventions within the times scales of contract
* Ensure that risk is managed, to provide a safe environment for all staff
* Provide practical and emotional support pre and post release
* Facilitate structured mentoring and coaching sessions to help participants develop confidence and self-management
* Maintain a resource of community opportunities both statutory and voluntary and encourage and assist early post release engagement with community activities
* Accompany participants to appointments and assist in completing forms and other paperwork
* Develop strong partnership relationships and links between the Interventions Alliance and organisations providing resources and services
* To undertake any required skills training to enhance delivery, including Information Advice and Guidance
* To give particular attention to the needs of minority groups within the service user groups who might otherwise be disadvantaged or discriminated against in gaining access to community
* Update and maintain an electronic database to record service user attendance and achievement and generate statistics and prepare reports and case studies to demonstrate this
Skills & Experience
* Information Advice and Guidance (IAG) qualification or willingness to undertake (desirable)
* Experience of working with disadvantaged individuals
* Demonstrable success in delivery of services under partnership arrangements
* Confidence in identifying and developing relationships
* Credibility working as an advocate
* Sound understanding of the issues around improving offender outcomes
* Ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines including the requirement to meet defined targets
* Ability to carry responsibility, and resolve difficult issues
Salary: Up to GBP20,772 per annum with the opportunity to progress through salary banding
Location: HMP Risley (also covering HMP Thorne Cross and Cheshire)
Hours: Full time, 37 hours a week
Closing Date: 23rd June 2021
Benefits: 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, Pension, Competitive Salary, Optional Health Insurance, Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to work scheme, Eye care scheme, Access to wide range of local and national discounts.
In light of Covid 19 all interviews will be undertaken via Microsoft Teams.
Seetec - Interventions Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share and uphold this commitment in conjunction with the requirements of the Prevent Duty and the positive promotion of modern British values.
Dependent on the role applying to you may be required to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS/DS) check. Seetec - Interventions Alliance support the recruitment of ex- offenders and will not discriminate in anyway. Our full policy statement of "Ex-Offenders" can be found on our website under" About us"
Seetec - Interventions Alliance is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
The Activity Hubs project is funded via the HM Prison & Probation Service Co-financing Organisation (HMPPS CFO). HMPPS CFO is a European Social Fund resettlement support programme which delivers projects aimed at improving employability, which are seen as key to changing lives and reducing reoffending
We are committed to combining our knowledge, skills and talents across the justice and social care sectors to deliver services and interventions that overcome the barriers that hold people back from living more fulfilled lives.
Using an evidence-led approach, we collaborate with like like-minded organisations to address challenges and long-term issues that have previously prevented the individual's progress.
We give equal importance to delivering services focussed on prevention as those aiding rehabilitation, providing our participants with the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
Our approach is unique within the sector, using our research base and experience to design and innovate new interventions that address areas of critical need. We don't sit back and accept that standardised, traditional approaches are always the best solution; nor do we wait to react to a new area of demand. By working proactively, we aim to transform provision across the justice and social care sectors.
Ultimately, our aim is to equip individuals with the necessary skills needed to desist from offending, successfully reintegrate into to their local communities and address barriers to work.
We are currently recruiting for a Personal Wellbeing Mentor to provide a service that addresses and meets the needs of our participants in relation to social inclusion on release from prison, including identifying up-to-date community provisions and pro-social networks in the community to reduce social isolation.
Working in our Mentor Unit, you will develop and embed a high-quality performance culture in which professional standards are upheld and participants are enabled to achieve positive change.
Our successful candidate will have a sound understanding of the issues around improving offender outcomes and have previous experience of working with disadvantaged individuals. You will provide practical and emotional support to our participants both pre and post release, so you must posses great empathy and the confidence to build strong relationships.
Key Responsibilities
* Accurate recording and implementation of interventions within the times scales of contract
* Ensure that risk is managed, to provide a safe environment for all staff
* Provide practical and emotional support pre and post release
* Facilitate structured mentoring and coaching sessions to help participants develop confidence and self-management
* Maintain a resource of community opportunities both statutory and voluntary and encourage and assist early post release engagement with community activities
* Accompany participants to appointments and assist in completing forms and other paperwork
* Develop strong partnership relationships and links between the Interventions Alliance and organisations providing resources and services
* To undertake any required skills training to enhance delivery, including Information Advice and Guidance
* To give particular attention to the needs of minority groups within the service user groups who might otherwise be disadvantaged or discriminated against in gaining access to community
* Update and maintain an electronic database to record service user attendance and achievement and generate statistics and prepare reports and case studies to demonstrate this
Skills & Experience
* Information Advice and Guidance (IAG) qualification or willingness to undertake (desirable)
* Experience of working with disadvantaged individuals
* Demonstrable success in delivery of services under partnership arrangements
* Confidence in identifying and developing relationships
* Credibility working as an advocate
* Sound understanding of the issues around improving offender outcomes
* Ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines including the requirement to meet defined targets
* Ability to carry responsibility, and resolve difficult issues
Salary: Up to GBP20,772 per annum with the opportunity to progress through salary banding
Location: HMP Risley (also covering HMP Thorne Cross and Cheshire)
Hours: Full time, 37 hours a week
Closing Date: 23rd June 2021
Benefits: 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, Pension, Competitive Salary, Optional Health Insurance, Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to work scheme, Eye care scheme, Access to wide range of local and national discounts.
In light of Covid 19 all interviews will be undertaken via Microsoft Teams.
Seetec - Interventions Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share and uphold this commitment in conjunction with the requirements of the Prevent Duty and the positive promotion of modern British values.
Dependent on the role applying to you may be required to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS/DS) check. Seetec - Interventions Alliance support the recruitment of ex- offenders and will not discriminate in anyway. Our full policy statement of "Ex-Offenders" can be found on our website under" About us"
Seetec - Interventions Alliance is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
The Activity Hubs project is funded via the HM Prison & Probation Service Co-financing Organisation (HMPPS CFO). HMPPS CFO is a European Social Fund resettlement support programme which delivers projects aimed at improving employability, which are seen as key to changing lives and reducing reoffending