At Catch22, we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career.
In Social Justice, we work with young people and adults in custody and in the community, providing a range of services including offender management and resettlement, mentoring, veterans in custody, victim services, gangs work and youth justice. We believe that with effective support mechanisms and the correct interventions, we can change service user’s ideology, helping them desist from crime and reach their true potential.
Job Description
Job Description
This post presents an exciting opportunity to become a Wellbeing Practitioner at our Personal Wellbeing service covering Cornwall & Devon, predominantly, Torbay, Teignbridge, Exeter and Barnstable. This is a hybrid job offer.
A mix of Face to Face, virtual and group work using the hubs we have across the counties.
Commissioned by HMPPS this service is focused on supporting adult male ex-offenders by delivering focused interventions across the following pathways:
· Family and Significant Others
· Lifestyle and Associates
· Emotional Wellbeing Services
· Social Inclusion
Your role will be to support service users to develop strategies to manage emotions and deliver skills training to foster self-confidence by knowing how to access appropriate support. You will also support service users to increase capacity to undertake activities to support daily living and advocate for service users in conjunction with multi-agency partners to engage with treatment and other professionals/services (MH teams/support groups) Your role will support our team in achieving our Justice Business Plan objectives: innovate, revitalise and reform the delivery of Justice Services.
This role will involve working in close partnership with delivery partners, HMPPS, Voluntary Sector and other Criminal Justice organisations to promote and deliver our services and achieve the required outputs and outcomes.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS
/ EXPERIENCE
Essential
Driving License and Access to a vehicle.
Good basic education, including Maths and English GCSE or equivalent.
Evidence of continual professional development.
Good IT Skills and experience working with Microsoft Office - Word, Excel and other IT applications
Desirable
Any qualification relevant to rehabilitation of offenders, for example criminology/ criminal justice/ social care/ mental health/ IAG/ Family Services/ Emotional Wellbeing/ Social Inclusion
Additional Information
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 38 Hours per week
Salary: £25,585
Location: Travel across Cornwall & Devon
Benefits
* 28 days annual leave + bank holidays, rising to 33 days with service.
* Pension scheme with matching contributions of up to 4%
* Discounted shopping opportunities
If you’re successful you will be required to consent to relevant checks by the Disclosure Barring Service and Ministry of Justice vetting.
Ex-offenders must be able to demonstrate a minimum period of 12 months constructive crime-free lifestyle prior to being considered for this role.
See the benefits of working for Catch22 here .
Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.
At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.
At Catch22 we are proud of our commitment in supporting people develop in their careers and progress in our organisation. In 2024, within our Justice Hub, we have 68% of those in management roles that originally joined Catch22 in the frontline workforce and some worked across a number of roles and Leadership positions before joining management. This allows us to have a highly experienced management group and provides development opportunities for those in our much valued front-line.
Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.