HM Prison and Probation Service
Programme Facilitator - Greater Manchester (Ref: 19732)
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Programme Facilitator - Greater Manchester (Ref: 19732)
Probation Service Programme Facilitator – Overview
Locations:
- BOLTON MAGISTRATES • BOLTON BL1 1QX
- MANCHESTER MINSHULL CROWN • MANCHESTER M1 3FS
- NMS Redfern Building (2) • MANCHESTER M4 4AH
- NMS Unit 20, Chichester Business Centre • OL16 2AU
- NPS 128 ROCHDALE ROAD • OLDHAM OL1 2JG
- NPS 2 Redwood Street • SALFORD M6 6PF
- NPS ARGYL HOUSE • BURY BL9 0LN
- NPS CROWN SQUARE • MANCHESTER M3 3FL
- NPS FRED PERRY HOUSE • STOCKPORT SK1 3XE
- NPS MANCHESTER MAGISTRATES COURT • MANCHESTER M60 1PR
- NPS PROBATION OFFICE, ATHERTON • M29 0JU
- NPS ROZ HAMILTON HOUSE • ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE OL6 8NU
- NPS ST HELENA MILL • BOLTON BL1 2JS
- NPS WIGAN MAGISTRATES COURT • WIGAN WN1 1DW
Job Summary
Please refer to Job Description
About the Role
Core Responsibilities
Are you passionate about rehabilitation? Could you help people make meaningful and sustained changes in their lives?
If so, a career as a Programme Facilitator in the Probation Service is for you.
This role supports people who have perpetrated domestic abuse, sexual abuse, or committed violent/acquisitive offences.
Key Duties
- Deliver groupwork and individual interventions to offenders subject to Community Orders or monitored after prison release.
- Lead a range of Accredited Programmes and Structured Interventions designed to:
- Reduce reoffending.
- Address harmful attitudes and behaviours.
- Support pro-social life skills and wellbeing.
- Work with high-risk individuals, including those convicted of sexual and domestic abuse offences.
- Conduct sessions during evenings and at various regional locations (travel expenses claimed).
- Monitor progress, risk, and wellbeing; keep accurate records and share insights.
- Collaborate with courts, criminal justice agencies, Probation Practitioners, and Domestic Abuse Safety Officers.
- Provide workshops/briefings to staff and external stakeholders.
- Apply pro-social modelling to encourage positive behavioural change.
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Key Highlights
- Essential: Evening work; travel to multiple sites.
- Starting salary: £28,064 (with unsocial hours pay).
- Additional pay for evenings (+30%) and Saturdays (+50%).
- Career progression: Opportunity for annual pay increases via Competency Based Framework (CBF).
- Full training and professional support provided, including a 6-month probationary period with assessment.
- Supportive environment: Regular feedback and development opportunities.
See the full Job Description for detailed responsibilities.
Requirements
Right to Work
You must have the right to work in the UK. Visit Civil Service nationality rules.
⚠️ Skilled Worker Visa Note: Due to immigration rule changes from 22 July 2025:
- This role is not eligible for new Skilled Worker visas.
- You must demonstrate at least one year of continuous Skilled Worker visa history prior to 22 July 2015 [sic. must have held it prior to 22 July 2025], or conclude your right to work independently.
- Employment eligibility will be verified during pre-employment checks.
Recruitment Process
How to Apply
- Complete a short application form addressing:
- 2 Civil Service Behaviour and
- 1 Experience-based question(s)
- All applicants are sifted post-deadline.
Assessment Stages
- Screening → Invitation to interview.
- Interview + Facilitation Exercise (10-min presentation on a given topic).
- Focus areas: Communicating and Influencing, Developing Self and Others, Managing Quality Service.
- Note: Candidate selection may prioritise one lead behaviour if volume is high.
Selection Criteria
- Evaluates apäments: HIV, ** verified post-interview only if invited;
- Band behaviours across the Civil Service Success Profile.
Training & Programme Entry
- Successful candidates undergo:
- Extensive training (theory and programme delivery).
- 6-month probationary period (Manchester courts): assessment including a formal evaluation with application-led training.
- Completion ofobligatory\ security checks (criminal record verification and Baseline Personnel Security Standards).
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Benefits & Conditions
Remuneration
- Base salary: £28,064 (fast-tracked starts may vary).
- Additional pay: £4,200+ for unsocial hours (evenings/Saturdays).
- Aggressive pay progression under CBF, indexed annually to Civil Service pay.
WorkLife Support
- Flexible working options: Balance for travel-heavy evening shifts.
- Government pension: 28.97% employer contribution.
- Annual leave + public holidays.
- Season Ticket Advance scheme.
Diversity & Inclusion
- Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for eligible candidates.
- Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.
- Uniform civil service recruitment compliance: Merit-based, fair, and inclusive selection.
Or Else
- Security: Mandatory disclosure is required for this role.
- *Covid practices persist upon adverse review or—to an improvement response to be:
- Candidate guidance & plagiarism policy worth reading (no AI twist).
Questions/Equirires
Contact: Recruitment Team 📧 moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk 📞 0845 241 5358
Ethical Framework
Adherence to: Civil Service Code + SSCL complaint resolution.
Additional Resources
- Candidate Information
- [Civil Service Merit Requirements](https://www.civil servants above.comenant.com)
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