This is an exciting opportunity - a brand new project and role, which is critical to the success of ID Grace House UK. Grace House is a 6 bedroomed property, offering safe and secure accommodation for women leaving prison, who would otherwise be homeless. We will be offering life skills training to all residents and ongoing support. Our aim is to get residents into employment and accommodation of their own. CHRISTIAN HOUSE MANAGER You will have experience in leading a team to maintain a stable, happy and caring environment. You will be highly motivated and passionate about the rehabilitation of women leaving prison. You will be committed to supporting vulnerable women, enabling them to build on their existing strengths to make positive changes in their lives. You will have overall responsibility for the continuous improvement and consistency of the day-to-day delivery of the project and be responsible for financial planning and have budgetary responsibilities. You will help to ensure that Grace House becomes a centre of excellence and help set a positive example of the rehabilitation of prison leavers You will maintain and further the excellent reputation we currently have with our referral prisons to ensure a constant flow of residents, reducing the likelihood of voids. You will liaise with venue staff where our SheMatters community courses are run, overseeing a timetable of courses and ensure that all course provision meets the high standards set by ID Grace House UK. You will have personal experience of running courses with vulnerable and sometimes chaotic women. The Course Facilitators make up part of the Grace House Team. You will be responsible for and have experience of fundraising and be willing to work alongside the Imago Dei staff team to ensure the project is financially stable long term. You will be willing to undertake on call duties out-of-hours. KEY TASKS AND DUTIES: • Ability to motivate, coach and manage the performance of the Grace House Team. To coach the Team on continuous personal development (CPD) and to undertake any qualifications relevant to their role; • Ensure robust plans are created in partnership with residents, to support their progression and ensuring their voices are heard; • Work with the residents of Grace House to help them address habits/choices made which brought them to offend: to assist them in regaining self-esteem, well-being and independence; • Support the women in every aspect of adjusting to life out of prison, giving both practical and emotional help, and support women as they seek work and permanent housing; • Lead by example to champion Grace House values, be respectful and compassionate. Manage any behaviour actioned by the Team that does not reflect the values of Grace House and train on the same. QUALIFICATIONS: Essential: Experience of supporting vulnerable women with mental health, substance misuse, domestic violence, challenging behaviours, offending behaviour Have CTC Prison Clearance or be willing to complete the vetting and checks for this A practicing Christian Experience of managing a team Experience of working in the challenging environment of a prison setting or similar Experience of facilitating courses with women presenting challenging behaviours. Desirable Experience with supporting prison leavers. In accordance with the Equality Act 2010 it is a genuine occupational requirement that the post holder is a practicing Christian and in agreement with the Imago Dei Faith Policy. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law.