Responsible Officer and Programme Tutors - Advertised on behalf of Essex CRC

Job Introduction

Are you interested in working directly with people serving community and custodial sentences?  Are you interested in playing an important part in changing lives for a safer Essex?

We currently have an opportunity for Responsible Officers and Programme Facilitators to join Essex CRC.

If you want to join an innovative, creative and high performing organisation, we offer challenging and rewarding roles and the opportunity to make a positive contribution to reducing reoffending in Essex.

This is a great opportunity to join our teams overseeing the supervision of service users and the delivery of interventions to change behaviour and help build safer lives.  We offer excellent opportunities for personal and professional development and are committed to supportive induction, appraisal and supervision.

Role Responsibility

As a front line practitioner you will be required to manage Court specified sentences and requirements.  This will include the completion of risk and need assessments for service users, and the completion and reviewing of plans which will best support their reduction of offending behaviour.   

These roles also involves the delivery of interventions on a one to one and group basis, including the delivery of accredited programmes that address drink/driving, violence, substance misuse, domestic abuse and other key causes of crime.

The preparation of reports and other documentation is a key requirement of the role and you will be required to liaise with other departments within Essex CRC to ensure continuity for service users during their supervision.

You will also be required to establish and maintain good working relationships with staff from other organisations working with service users.  Making referrals to other organisations and helping service users to overcome potential barriers to access support is a key responsibility, as is the reviewing of the effectiveness of work undertaken. 

As this work takes place under the direction of sentence of the Court, you will also be required to provide information to sentencers regarding the progress of service users and take action to enforce sentences that are not being complied with.

Full training will be provided and you will be required to pass specific training in order to be confirmed in post.

The Ideal Candidate

• Demonstrate effective communication skills both in a group and on an individual basis
• Ensure the key principles of the rehabilitation and reducing re-offending are understood
• Have the ability to respond appropriately to challenge, conflict or questions from service users and other professionals
• Demonstrate good verbal, numeracy and written skills
• Be flexible and show initiative
• Demonstrate a strong team ethic. 
• Have experience of working with a variety of people who have experienced a range of social/personal difficulties 
• Have a basic knowledge of the Criminal Justice System

Package Description

Band 3 - £22,039 to £27,373 (plus unsocial hours payment)

37 hours per week, 27 days holiday + 8 bank holidays, defined contribution pension scheme, company sick pay, group discount scheme.

There is an expectation that operational staff work some evenings and weekends to enable offenders to be supervised without jeopardising their employment.

Full time, part time and fixed term vacancies available

About the Company

The role of Essex CRC is to rehabilitate offenders, reduce reoffending and protect the public and we are one of six CRCs operated by Sodexo Justice Services in the UK.  We work with offenders both in the community and in custody to deliver the sentence of the court, to rehabilitate them and to provide a range of programmes and interventions to turn their lives around.  We deliver effective offender management and rehabilitation services to low and medium risk offenders and our highly skilled staff work in a range of disciplines to make a real difference.  Our aim is to create a better future for the people we work  with - offenders, victims and their families and local communities.  We are proud to have strong relationships with other criminal justice agencies, local authorities, health trusts, employment and training providers, and work with contracted partners to enhance delivery to our service users. 

We serve the county from the 6 major towns: Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow, Thurrock, Basildon, Southend. Essex CRC is an Equal Opportunities employer. All applicants are considered on the basis of suitability for the post, irrespective of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age or religion.