HM Prison and Probation Service
Programme Facilitator - Exeter (South West) (Ref: 19742)
Exeter
£28.1k/yr
Posted 1 day ago
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Programme Facilitator - Exeter (South West) (Ref: 19742)
Programme Facilitator – Probation Service
Location: Based at NMS Brittany House (EX4 4EP), with travel required to North Devon (Barnstaple) office
Job Summary
For detailed role specifics, refer to the attached Job Description.
Key Requirements & Expectations
- Must be prepared to work evenings.
- Must travel to the North Devon office (Barnstaple).
- Must attend residential training, with travel, accommodation, and expenses covered by the employer.
About This Role
Are You Passionate About Rehabilitation?
Help individuals make meaningful, sustained changes in their lives as a Programme Facilitator in the Probation Service.
Role Overview
The HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) mission:
- Intervene with harmful behaviours to reduce reoffending.
- Deliver accredited programmes and structured interventions to offenders subject to Community Orders or on licence post-prison.
- Target audiences:
- Persons who perpetrated domestic abuse, sexual abuse, or violent/acquisitive offences.
- Aim: Foster probability desistance, risk reduction, protection, and whole-life rehabilitation.
Key tasks include:
- Delivering structured groupwork and individual work sessions.
- Empowering participants with pro-social skills, mindset shifts, and positive lifeways.
- Tailoring interventions to diverse offence types and risk levels (including high-risk sexual/ abusive offences).
Working Arrangements
- Evening-centric programme delivery (essential aspect of the role).
- Multisite travel: Required for sessions outside the primary office location.
- Unsocial hours payment:
- +30% premium for evening shifts (Mon–Fri).
- +50% premium for work on Saturdays.
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Salary & Progression
- Starting pay: £28,064 (minimum of the pay band, appropriate for *new entrants).
- Pay progression via Competency-Based Framework (CBF):
- Competence-based progression enables movement within the pay range.
- Annual pay increments align with Civil Service Pay guidance.
- Post-training, salary placement may differ based on alignment with pay band minimum.
Extensive Policy Support
- Ongoing training and competency development framework.
- 6-month probationary period with:
- Mandatory assessment centre participation.
- Successful completion of training.
- Flexible working and diverse career pathways emphasized.
Eligibility & Right-to-Work Process
- Must demonstrate legal right to work in the UK.
- From 22 July 2025, Skilled Worker visa eligibility criteria change:
- Existing Visa Holders: Only PM-identified transitions (prior visa continuity to 2025 benchmark).
- No new sponsor eligibility for this role post-22/07/2025.
- Foreground Fee Compliance: Civil Service nationality rules (see [ adhere.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa ]) apply.
Security & Vetting
- Mandatory criminal record checks.
- Baseline personnel security standard checks applicable.
Assessment Process Criteria
Nationality & Civil Service Eligibility
Open to:
- UK nationals.
- Irish & eligible Commonwealth/EU supplicants.
- Settled refugees/MM applicant categories under EUSS; TKF families with accredited work rights.
- Veterans & covered redeployment processes for internal referrals.
Core Behaviours (Required for Assessment)
- Developing Self and Others.
- Communicating and Influencing.
- Working Together.
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Benefits
- Full surrounds package:
- Employer pension (22% + you).
- Base salary year-round paid leave.
- Built-in schedule flexibility and mobility within disciplines.
- Diversity and Inclusion Committees: Hiring for neurodiverse, disability-confident, veteran-friendly job in Great MoD initiative.
Additional Details
- Training structure: Door-to-door tutorial how-to & workplace competency stands.
- Career timeline: Scalable across regional & national interventions, commissions open to advancement routes.
- Post-application flow:
- Application follow-up via sifting mechanism (deadline oriented).
- Future/potential design stages:
- Facilitation exercise + follow-up topics (released post-reservation, optional max. 10 min slide).
- One-to-one interview with excerpts on real-world intervention themes.
Contact For Applicants
- Recruitment support: moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
- Contact point: 0845 241 5358.
- Genuine concerns (recruitment principles, complaint routes): Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com
Application & Submission
- Access full Candidate Info via this portal: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About_the_MOJ
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