Full job descriptionGeneral InformationSalary

£34,440

Working Pattern

Full Time, Flexible Working

Vacancy Approach

External

Location

Lichfield

Region

Midlands

Closing Date

02-Sep-2026

Business Unit

Swinfen Hall

Post Type

Permanent

Civil Service Grade

EO

Number of jobs available

1

Reserve List

12 Months

Job ID

21245
Descriptions & requirementsJob description
Whilst this role is advertised at HMP Swinfen Hall and you will begin your training and delivery here, group workers are recruited peripatetically, so you could be required to deliver programmes within the West Midlands at the following sites as and when required - HMP Brinsford, HMP Featherstone, HMP Stafford, HMP Stoke Heath, HMP Sudbury.
Overview of the job

The role is based in a prison and will involve working in groups and one-to-one to deliver a programme to help prisoners understand their behaviours, build positive relationships, improve critical thinking skills and support them to live an offence-free future. The role will work as part of a small team of Group Workers to provide an important rehabilitative service and meet the Government’s ambition of reducing re-offending.
Summary

The job holder will deliver a range of activities and programmes, which include assessment, group and individual treatment and provides support to wider rehabilitative activity within the prison.

The post holder will be supported through training, career development opportunities and professional support.

This is a 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:
*Deliver programmes in a group or individual basis, following a manual and delivering as designed.
*Organise materials for session delivery.
*Plan sessions as per the programme requirements and identify ways to deliver the sessions in a responsive way to meet the needs of the participants.
*Notify the Treatment Managers and other team members when sessions are unable to run, and complete missed session catch ups.
*Identify and actively recruit future programmes participants, completing assessments, and screening tools whilst maintaining an accurate database of the outcomes.
*Maintain accurate records of assessments and contact with prisoners.
*Conduct motivational interviews with prisoners with the aim to engage them in programmes.
*Continually motivate and engage future, current and past participants.
*Complete post session de-briefs and record accurately any key information from the sessions.
*Complete post-programme tasks including writing a record of progress, setting objectives, contributing to post-programme reviews and communicating progress with sentence management team, for each programme participant.
*Actively engage in sentence management by liaising with prison and community Offender Managers.
*Work towards the delivery guidelines outlined within the quality assurance framework, supported by your treatment manager.
*Actively engage in supervision provided by treatment and programme management teams.
*Engage in continual professional development opportunities supported by your line manager.
*Deliver awareness packages to other staff in the establishment.
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
*Developing Self and Others
*Managing a Quality Service
*Working Together
Essential Experience
*The job holder will need to have excellent skills in dealing with people.
*Full training will be provided.
Ability
*Ability to successfully complete the required assessment and training courses to deliver particular Interventions and maintain this accreditation within the role.
*Ability to facilitate in an interactive and engaging way.
Additional Information
Working Arrangements & Further Information
The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.
For nationally advertised roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to a MoJ office location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre-employment checks.
Some of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on ’modernised’ terms in their current post or onto ’unmodernised’ MoJ terms if they are on ’unmodernised’ terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.
Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the HMPPS’ Flexible Working policy.
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.
The Loan/Secondment is subject to the approval of the selected candidate’s Business Unit, which should be obtained before confirmation of appointment.
Benefits
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...