20246 - Group Worker - Interventions Facilitator


Company:	Ministry of Justice
Salary:	£34,440
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	STAFFORD, ST16 3AW
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	27 Jul 2026
Closing date:	11 Aug 2026

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Summary

A Group Worker/Interventions Facilitator is a rewarding and dynamic role that gives you the chance to inspire positive change, help people achieve their potential and reduce reoffending,

No two days are the same, with a mix of group sessions, one-to-one work, and opportunities to see the real impact of your efforts. The role is made even more enjoyable by being part of a close-knit, supportive team that works together, shares successes, and helps each other overcome challenges, creating a positive and motivating working environment.

You will need to have excellent skills in dealing with people, sometimes in challenging situations, as well as the ability to facilitate in an interactive and engaging way.

Full training will be provided.

Key responsibilities of the role:

Deliver programmes in a group or individual basis, following a manual and delivering as designed.

• Organise materials for session delivery.

• Plan sessions as per the programme requirements and identify ways to deliver the sessions in a responsive way to meet the needs of the participants.

• Notify the Treatment Managers and other team members when sessions are unable to run, and complete missed session catch ups.

• Identify and actively recruit future programmes participants, completing assessments, and screening tools whilst maintaining an accurate database of the outcomes.

• Maintain accurate records of assessments and contact with prisoners.

• Conduct motivational interviews with prisoners with the aim to engage them in programmes.

• Continually motivate and engage future, current and past participants.

• Complete post session de-briefs and record accurately any key information from the sessions.

• Complete post-programme tasks including writing a record of progress, setting objectives, contributing to post-programme reviews and communicating progress with sentence management team, for each programme participant.

• Actively engage in sentence management by liaising with prison and community Offender Managers.

• Work towards the delivery guidelines outlined within the quality assurance framework, supported by your treatment manager.

• Actively engage in supervision provided by treatment and programme management teams.

• Engage in continual professional development opportunities supported by your line manager.

• Deliver awareness packages to other staff in the establishment.

Whilst this role is advertised at HMP Stafford and you will begin your training and delivery here, Group Workers are recruited peripatetically, so you could be requested to travel and deliver programmes within the West Midlands at the following sites as and when required:

HMP Brinsford, HMP Featherstone, HMP Stoke Heath, HMPYOI Swinfen Hall and HMP Sudbury.

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