Reader in Residence

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom The Reader Organisation Full time

Hours/FTE 8.75 hours per week / 0.25 FTE
- Reports to Criminal Justice People and Projects Manager
- Based London
- Contract Fixed Term (Until 31st March 2024 with the possibility of extension)
- Salary £21,500 (pro rata) (Travel to and from settings will be accounted for)
- Vacancy Reference Code: CO_100123

This role requires a love of great literature and a drive to break down barriers to help others experience its power. At The Reader we call this ‘Shared Reading’. Shared Reading is a tool through which human life can be explored safely and - crucially - deeply. Shared Reading is a group of people, one of them a trained Reader Leader, reads a great novel, short story or poem aloud. They stop and talk about what has been read. The idea is to create a space where people feel at ease. Reading the literature aloud in real-time, means that everyone is involved in a shared, live experience. We want to grow our Shared Reading movement in the criminal justice sector so more people in this system get access to this experience - could you join us to be part of this?

Following training, the post holder will lead and support the delivery of regular Shared Reading groups with individuals progressing through the justice system. This will involve engaging with those who don’t feel such groups are for them, and embedding Shared Reading as part of the setting’s weekly schedule of activities. The role is as part of our Criminal Justice Team, working in different settings across the UK and delivering our HMPPS contract for the enrichment programme for a nationwide body of Psychologically Informed Planned Environments (PIPEs) as part of the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Knowledge and Skills**
- Lead a weekly Shared Reading group creating a safe space for residents to share great literature together
- Literary Skills: a demonstrable relationship with literature, an eagerness to learn and develop a strong understanding of Shared Reading and how literature can work to improve people’s lives, along with the ability to articulate this well
- Build rapport and professional relationships with residents and with staff at all levels within settings to promote Shared Reading groups and engage with those who may feel the groups are not for them.
- An excellent, authentic communicator with well-developed speaking, listening, relationship-building and writing skills. Comfortable reading aloud.
- Able to engage diverse audiences - who may lack social confidence and/or literacy confidence
- Abreast of sector trends and news, able to identify and share opportunities or helpful information
- A love of literature, able to demonstrate a wide variety of personal reading

**Person Specification**

**Essential Criteria**:

- Able to facilitate effective group work, and deal with potentially distressing situations related to the environment in a careful and considered manner
- Self-motivated and able to work under mínimal supervision
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. Must be willing to learn new IT Skills.
- Excellent record keeping skills
- Understand the problems of and possible solutions to engaging people who think books are not for them
- Able to demonstrate wide range of personal reading - including poetry - and demonstrate its importance and the ability to talk about it in an engaging manner
- Comfortable with reading aloud
- An excellent, authentic communicator with great speaking, listening, relationship building and writing skills
- Ability to engage with reflective practice concerning your own and others’ emotional lives, including the provision of focused feedback and/or delivering training packages
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the work of The Reader and its social values
- Have a good understanding of the purpose and social mission of The Reader and to be able to increase and grow Shared Reading across the UK
- Able to work in a peripatetic style

**Desirable Criteria**:

- Experience working in Criminal Justice Sector
- Experience in designing and delivering training packages
- Experience of The Reader’s Shared Reading model
- Understanding of the Criminal Justice Sector, trends and policy
- Experience leading groups, particularly in sensitive settings
- Driving license and access to a car

**Job Types**: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 15 months
Part-time hours: 8.75 per week

**Salary**: £21,500.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 03/01/2023
Reference ID: CO_100123

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