Victim-Offender Conferencing (Restorative Justice) Facilitator HMP Humber

£28,477

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Overview of the job
This is a prisoner facing job based in an establishment.

Summary
The job holder will assess whether offenders and victims are suitable for a Restorative Justice victim/prisoner conference.

They will prepare participants, identify risks and put safeguards in place to manage these risks before they bring the victim and prisoner together to facilitate a conference.

The job holder will also be required to organise and prepare rooms and resources for conferences.

This is either an operational or non-operational, non-rotational job with no line management responsibilities.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

• Publicises and explains victim/prisoner conferencing Restorative Justice (RJ) to prisoners, victims, staff and stakeholders.
• Use the Offender Assessment System (OASys), pre

- sentence report and victim details to ascertain the RJ suitability and risk assessment.

• Encourage and support potential participants of Restorative Justice by engaging and motivating and ensure consent.
• Interviews prisoners to assess whether they are suitable to proceed with the RJ conference.
• Arrange meetings with victims to assess whether they are suitable to proceed with the RJ conference.
• Assess suitability of the victim/prisoners support to attend the conference.
• Assess the risks of running the conference; including the risk to participants and puts appropriate safeguards in place to manage the risks.
• Prepares the victims, prisoners and their supporters for conference.
• Liaises with the Offender Hub Manager, Offender Supervisor and Victim Liaison Officer to ensure that they are integrated into the RJ process.
• Arranges and facilitates the conference.
• Facilitates and records an outcome agreement if this is agreed by the participants.
• Debriefs participants and liaises with the Offender Hub Manager, Offender Supervisor, Victim Liaison Officer and external agencies to ensure participants are supported if required.
• Prepares written and verbal reports.
• Post conference; liaises with the victim and prisoner to follow up any agreements made in the outcome.
• Undertakes supervision with their relevant supervisor to ensure they maintain the quality standards required for this work.
• Maintains and updates systems inline with local agreements.
• Prepares relevant documentation to managers for verification/quality checking purposes.
• Attends and contributes to relevant meetings as required.
• Establishes, develops and maintains professional relationships with prisoners, victims and staff.
• Understands and comply with national/local policies and legislation.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive.

The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary.

Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.

Behaviours

• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership
• Developing Self and Others
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together

Experience

• The job holder will be selected based on their suitability to facilitate victimoffender conferences.
• The job holder will need to have excellent skills in dealing with people. They will need to understand the theory underpinning Victim-Offender Conferencing (Restorative Justice) and be committed to rehabilitation.

Technical requirements

• Job holders must complete specific training in their specialism once they take up post. They will need to successfully complete the required assessment and training courses to deliver Restorative Justice.
• It is good practice for facilitators to register with the Restorative Justice Council and pursue accreditation.

Ability
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Good written and verbal communication skills.
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Hours of Work and Allowances
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37 hour working week.
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Salary:***
£28,477

Additional Information:

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Working Arrangements & Further Information
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Standard working hours for this post are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid.
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If you are a current NPS employee, this vacancy may be available on a Loan basis for up to 2 years. Applications are invited from suitable qualified staff.
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Benefits
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Annual Leave
***- **The holiday year runs from 1 March. If you work a non standard work pattern your leave entitlement may be expressed in either hours or days as appropriate. Leave entitlement is calculated on a pro-rata basis

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