Wellbeing Practitioner

Company Description
Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose. We call these our '3Ps'.

We achieve this in two ways. First, we improve lives on the frontline through delivery of public services. Secondly, we use our knowledge to change 'the system', to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help. With the heart of a charity and the mindset of a business, we are uniquely placed to deliver on this challenging agenda.

In Justice, we work with young people and adults in custody and in the community, providing a range of services including offender management and resettlement, mentoring, veterans in custody, victim services, gangs work and youth justice. We believe that with effective support mechanisms and the correct interventions, we can change service user’s ideology, helping them desist from crime and reach their true potential.

**Job Description**:
This post presents an exciting opportunity to become frontline practitioner within our Personal Wellbeing services in the London region. Commissioned by HMPPS these services are focused on supporting adult male ex-offenders across the following four pathways:

- Family and Significant Others
- Lifestyle and Associates
- Emotional Wellbeing Services
- Social Inclusion

This role will involve working in close partnership with delivery partners, HMPPS, Voluntary Sector and other Criminal Justice organisations

Wellbeing Practitioners manage a caseload of Service Users, completing ongoing assessments and management of each Service User’s needs, capacity, opportunity, and motivation to rehabilitate. They deliver interventions that support rehabilitation, working in partnership with a range of local providers and taking account of available risk information.

The role will be based in the community with the possibility of in reach work into prisons. The role will require travel across various delivery sites across London and may require some travel around London to access training and develop links with partnership agencies.

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**Qualifications**:
As a Wellbeing Practitioner with responsibility for supporting Service Users in addressing their needs, you will have a great opportunity to be a positive influence for change and to work with a wide range of partners to improve Service User’s prospects
- A confident and professional approach to supporting individuals from diverse backgrounds who may present with multiple difficulties.
- Ability to motivate service users in their ability to change through both one to one & Groupwork interventions.
- Ability to proactively manage a caseload of service users in line with the information contained within referrals.
- Knowledge of: local partners/statutory agencies/associated services;
- Knowledge of the psychological/wellbeing issues service users might face.
- Ability to use digital systems and share information appropriately.
- Ability to understand/follow policies, procedures appropriate to the probation sector.
- Able to be adaptable, working in challenging environments whilst maintaining a motivational approach.
- Ability to build and manage relationships, share knowledge and skills to deliver shared goals.
- Ability to enable service users to manage strong feelings/ensure their own/others safety.
- Ability to identify/recognise risk, act according to risk management procedures when completing healthy relationship work.
- Attention to detail particularly relating to recording of work and meeting of deadlines.
- Excellent communications skills with the ability to adapt messages to the audience receiving them and retain confidentiality at all times.
**Qualifications**

Essential Good basic education, including Maths and English GCSE or equivalent.

Evidence of continual professional development.

Experience working with Microsoft Office - Word and Excel

Any qualification relevant to working with those in Criminal Justice System, for example criminology/ criminal justice/ social care/ mental health/ IAG/ Family.

Additional Information**
This role will be based at our Croydon office** with frequent travel across the Croydon cluster.**
**Salary**: £26,000 per annum
- 28 days annual leave + bank holidays, rising to 33 days with service.
- Pension scheme with matching contributions of up to 4%
- Discounted shopping opportunities

See the benefits of working for Catch22 here.
- At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live._