Criminal Justice Coach/ Assistant Occupational

**Fixed month contact until 31st August 2024**

**Salary is 29,500 FTE**

**Working days are Monday - Thursday**

Delivery days are flexible - To be decided when Job is accepted between Monday - Thursday.

Two of the working days to be 08:15-16:45 (1 hour lunch break) and one of the days 08:15-13:00 (15 minute break).

Alternative days will be delivered if/when Monday, falls on a bank holiday.

**Job Purpose**

To work in HMPYOI Feltham to screen learners for neurodiversity needs. To deliver group coaching sessions and/ or one to one sessions with individuals if deemed suitable. The sessions will be delivered to enhance the learners understanding of being neurodivergent, their strengths, working memory, wellbeing and communication skills. With an overall aim that after working with them they will be able to engage with education and fulfilled activity whilst in custody.

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**:
Offender Coach/Assistant Psychologist
- Actively manage own workload to balance design, delivery and reporting requirements and achieve required outputs.
- Work within designated prisons, build relationships and promote the programme widely to generate referrals.
- Project manage, design and deliver group and one-to-one interventions, which improve offenders’ thinking skills and self-confidence.
- Maintain regular contact, as appropriate and defined by the contract, with those offenders on case load.
- Liaise with a range of stakeholders and agencies to ensure a joined-up service to the offender.
- Undertake our screening tool assessment with offenders to promote their awareness of strengths, and provide appropriate group/1:1 coaching for the identified development areas.

**Evaluation and reporting**
- Be accountable for timely, accurate and high quality data reporting.
- Ensure all data integrity principles are followed in line with contract requirements.
- Provide robust reporting of interventions in line with audit requirements of the contract.

Stakeholders
- Work collaboratively with key stakeholders, to ensure consistently high standards of delivery.
- Maintain a consistent, positive presence within the designated prisons.
- Participate in regular one-to-one and group review meetings with Head of Social Justice, Deputy Head of Criminal Justice, senior management and key stakeholders including prison staff, commissioners and other partners.

**General responsibilities**
- Take responsibility for own CPD (Continuing Professional Development) in line with Genius Within expectations.
- Ensure that all Genius Within policies, e.g. Equality and Diversity, Code of Conduct, Safeguarding procedures, Health and Safety, Data Security, are fully applied at all times.
- Ensure accurate and secure handling of data including DBS, case notes, and financial records.
- To be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of the vulnerable adults you come into contact with.

**Business Development**
- Recording, reporting and publishing (blog, web, and book) case studies and success stories.
- Promoting the above in meetings with existing providers, and other departments in contractor organisations.
- Attending client meetings, networking events and conferences.
- Contributing to case studies and evaluations.
- Contributing to social media presence, blogging and marketing material.
- Looking out for opportunities for Genius Within when working with strategic partners and contract collaborators.

**Knowledge, Skills and Experience: Essential**
- Experience of supporting offenders in prison and/or the community to progress towards employment, training or education. And/or experience of working with complex challenging clients for example in a residential settings.
- Demonstrable interest/experience in social inclusion.
- Tolerant, non-judgemental attitude towards people who are socially excluded.
- Ability to role model and ‘walk own talk’ through attention to own patterns of behaviour, learning and career progression.
- Ability to work flexibly and independently with multiple stakeholders.
- Strong communication and motivational skills.
- Proactive resolution of risks and issues.
- Experience with data entry, accuracy and attention to detail.
- Competent and confident in the use of IT, including Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook/Office 365.
- Psychology Degree or equivalent.

**Knowledge, Skills and Experience: Desirable**
- Strong training design and delivery skills.
- Experience of coaching neurodiverse adults.
- Experience of working with people who are socially excluded.
- Able to demonstrate a resilient and robust approach to working within challenging and unpredictable environments. Genius Within is an accredited Disability Confident Leader. If you require any adjustments please let us know as soon as possible to support you to be at your best during this recruitment process.

**Other relevant recruitment checks will also be carried out, including HMG Baseline Personnel Securi