At Catch22, we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career. 

In Social Justice, we work with young people and adults in custody and in the community, providing a range of services including offender management and resettlement, mentoring, veterans in custody, victim services, gangs work and youth justice. We believe that with effective support mechanisms and the correct interventions, we can change service user’s ideology, helping them desist from crime and reach their true potential.

This post presents an exciting opportunity to become a Wellbeing Practitioner at our Personal Wellbeing service covering the Wiltshire and Gloucestershire area. Commissioned by HMPPS this service is focused on supporting adult male ex-offenders by delivering focussed interventions across the following pathways:

·         Family and Significant Others

·         Lifestyle and Associates

·         Emotional Wellbeing Services

·         Social Inclusion

Your role will be to support service users to develop strategies to manage emotions and deliver skills training to foster self-confidence by knowing how to access appropriate support. You will also support service users to increase capacity to undertake activities to support daily living and advocate for service users in conjunction with multi-agency partners to engage with treatment and other professionals/services (MH teams/support groups)  Your role will support our team in achieving our Justice Business Plan objectives: innovate, revitalise and reform the delivery of Justice Services.

This role will involve working in close partnership with delivery partners, HMPPS, Voluntary Sector and other Criminal Justice organisations to promote and deliver our services and achieve the required outputs and outcomes.

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Essential

Driving License and Access to a vehicle.

Good basic education, including Maths and English GCSE or equivalent.

Evidence of continual professional development.

Good IT Skills and experience working with Microsoft Office - Word, Excel and other IT applications

Desirable

Any qualification relevant to rehabilitation of offenders, for example criminology/ criminal justice/ social care/ mental health/ IAG/ Family Services/ Emotional Wellbeing/ Social Inclusion

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Important notice on vetting: Please be aware that a requirement of the role is to undergo HMPPS prison vetting which is currently taking approximately 3 months to clear.

Contract: Fixed term until September 30th. 

Hours: 38 per week - 

Salary: up to £24,961 per annum

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays, rising to 33 days with service.
• Pension scheme with matching contributions of up to 4%
• Discounted shopping opportunities

• If you’re successful you will be required to consent to relevant checks by the Disclosure Barring Service and Ministry of Justice.

  Ex-offenders must be able to demonstrate a minimum period of 12 months constructive crime-free lifestyle prior to being considered for this role.

Whilst Catch22 is a Ban the Box employer as part of conditions working for this particular contract successful candidates will be required to gain HMPPS (His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service) vetting. There are certain previous convictions that may prevent you from being successfully cleared and also if you are currently on license/community order. Catch22 has no influence on this decision nor autonomy to override the outcome.

For more information and other opportunities elsewhere in Catch22, please contact [email protected].

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Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.

At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.

Within the Justice hub at Catch22 we are extremely proud of our strong focus and track record in developing our people. As of September 2022, 73% of our management group have progressed from frontline roles within Catch22, which allows us to offer progression opportunities for staff under the leadership of managers with frontline experience.

Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.