Programme Facilitator

Overview

Do you want to work for a caring organisation that believes in people and their potential?

Do you want to make a real difference in the lives of others?

As a Programmes Facilitator with Change Grow Live at HMP Swaleside, you will play a vital role in supporting individuals to make positive and lasting changes. Delivering structured group programmes and interventions, you will help service users build the skills, resilience, and confidence needed to move towards healthier, safer, and more fulfilling lives.

You will also work closely with Recovery Workers, providing support where required, including completing assessments, contributing to care planning, and engaging service users in meaningful one-to-one interventions.

You'll need to maintain accurate records and complete associated administrative tasks, so attention to detail and confidence with paperwork are important. However, most of your time will be spent working directly with people from a wide range of backgrounds, supporting them to achieve positive outcomes during their time in custody.

Location: HMP Swalside

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Please note: Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

Responsibilities

About the role:

• You will work with service users to initiate recovery from drug and/or alcohol dependence, to enable service users in the prison to build their own recovery capital and to support them to move into long term sustained recovery and social (re)integration.
• To develop and deliver group psychosocial interventions. This includes pod working tailored to the needs of the caseload.
• To be creative and innovative so that the post best meets the needs of the service user, promoting access into treatment, and encouraging engagement with underrepresented communities.
• Assess suitability for groups related to risk and special needs, working closely with prison partners to schedule attendance.

About you:

• Sensitivity in working with complex and diverse needs.
• Demonstrate a strong recovery focus and have knowledge of a range of psychosocial interventions.
• Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users.
• Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards.
• Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others.

Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached for further details.

What we will give to you: 

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training, career development & progression opportunities
• Earn vouchers with our refer-a-friend scheme

Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.

AI can be a really helpful tool when putting together your application, and we're happy for you to use it. However, what we're most interested in is you.

We want to understand your experiences, achievements and strengths, so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact you've made in previous roles.

There's no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are those that are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.                          

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Closing Date

18/11/2026

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Victoria Parsons | [email protected] | 01795804296

 

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.