Intervention Worker

**About the Service / Department**

Approved premises prioritise the management of public protection and supporting residents into rehabilitating into a productive lifestyle / future.

The aim is to adopt an individualised centred approach tailored to each resident uniquely to enable a proactive lifestyle.

**About the role**

Approved Premises (APs) work with high-risk offenders, providing a vital element in public protection arrangements. APs offer a level of contact, support and supervision within the community that is unique within the Criminal Justice System.

This is an opportunity to be part of a dedicated, enthusiastic staff team, playing a key role in pro-social modelling, rehabilitation and community reintegration for those ready to make positive choices. Working closely with Offender Managers and community services, we provide a steppingstone from prison into the community.

The residents we work with come from a variety of backgrounds and circumstances, but all have been released from prison on Licence, effectively serving the final part of their sentence in the community. Referrals are received through a central referral system operated by London division of the National Probation Service.

Residents are seen on a daily basis and staff become involved in the resident's life to a very high degree: giving advice and offering support whilst exercising control and supervision, all the time liaising with the rest of the probation service and a wide range of agencies. This allows staff and residents to work together to continue on a journey of recovery and achieve meaningful, positive change.

**About you**
- Experience of working with vulnerable adults, ideally those with experience of the Criminal Justice System
- Knowledge and experience of delivering meaningful interventions to encourage positive change in people
- Knowledge and understanding of the antecedents to, and consequences of, offending behaviour
- The ability to engage and communicate effectively with others to provide a flexible and responsive approach
- The capacity to maintain firm boundaries, using authority legitimately whilst working pro-socially and positively with people
- The ability to receive, process and accurately record detailed information, sharing it with others as appropriate and within the framework of confidentiality
- An understanding of the emotional and behavioural impact of trauma and the ability to work with people who may be display a range of emotions, behaviours and communication challenges
- The ability to work as part of a team, leading by example, taking a pragmatic, hands on approach to practical tasks such as cooking, gardening and other ‘household' chores and leisure activities.
- Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues and ability to address them appropriately.
- The ability to learn quickly, gather information and make defensible decisions
- Being optimistic about the possibility of change and peoples capacity to change
- Due to the nature of the role, this post is open to women only (exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1).



**Please note**
**If offered a role with Hestia, you will be issued a conditional offer based on satisfactory references and an Enhanced disclosure/DBS check.**

**Disability confident**
**Hestia is a disability confident employer, committed to the employment and career development of individual with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role they have applied for. We will also accommodate reasonable adjustment during the selection and interview process and throughout your employment with us.**