Prison-based Restorative Justice Practitioner
Tempting Recruitment are working alongside our client, a Local Authority, who are looking to recruit an experienced Restorative Justice Practitioner (Prison-Based) to join their team based in Hertfordshire.
JOB DETAILSPAY RATE: £30,000
WORK TYPE: Permanent
WORK PATTERN: Full Time
LOCATION: Hertfordshire
JOB SUMMARY
The Restorative Justice Practitioner will be based in a Male prison working to rehabilitation and recovery for prisoners.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The duties and responsibilities of the role will include:
- Publicise the restorative justice service and its potential benefits, to prisoners and prison staff via outreach work on prison wings and via presentations and briefings to prison staff.
- Attend and contribute to multi agency meetings, including on safer custody, interdepartmental risk management, reducing reoffending.
- Co-deliver restorative justice training and provide support for prisoners and prison staff members to enable them to become skilled restorative justice facilitators.
- Participate actively in line management meetings with the Service Manager and, in between line management meetings, update management of progress and of any issues arising, in order to receive advice and guidance
THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE
The successful candidate will have the following skills and competencies:
- At least two years’ experience of working within the criminal justice sector, preferably including work in prisons
- Experience facilitating restorative justice and/or mediation interventions
- Awareness of the issues that may be faced by adult men who are serving prison sentences
- Understanding of the challenges prison staff deal with in responding to conflicts and violent incidents in prison.
Please be advised that only candidates that have the specific skills and experiences required for this role will be shortlisted and submitted to our client for review.
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