Welcome page Returning Candidate? Log back in! Programmes Facilitator Location Rochester-Kent Job ID 2025-17312 Number of Vacancies Remaining 1 Category Health and Social Care Practitioner Type of Contract Permanent employee Contracted Hours Per Week 37.50 Salary Range (pro rata if part time) CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35) ILW / OLW /Fringe N/A - Outside London Weighting Area Click Here for Job Description https://changegrowlive.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInert&action=download&id=5941&hashed=-800931884 Click here for the role specifics https://changegrowlive.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInert&action=download&id=19688&hashed=595054827 Overview Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.  Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.  We have an exciting opportunity for a Group Worker to join the HMP Rochester Substance Misuse Service who has the skills and experience to assess and engage with our service users, ensuring that they access the right intervention at the right time, in a way that best meets their needs.   PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PRISON-BASED ROLE AND IS SUBJECT TO PRISON SECURITY CLEARANCE.  Where: HMP/YOI Rochester East Sutton Park & HMP MaidstoneHours: Full Time - 37.5 per weekFull Time Salary: £27,861.26 - £32,002.35 dependent on experience (Based on full time hours, pro rata for part time hours) 

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 Service: Kent Prisons Substance Misuse Service is a specialist service that is committed to supporting service users to tackle their drug and alcohol use, reduce reoffending and lead happier, healthier lives. Whether their aim is to stop using substances completely, to cut down, or for harm reduction information, we are here to support that journey.  About the role: The focus of the role is delivering and developing group interventions for the prisoners engaging with the Psychosocial Substance Misuse Service within HMP/YOI Rochester East Sutton Park & HMP Maidstone, using evidence based practice, covering the most appropriate issues to the service users. This will primarily be our Foundations of Rehabilitation programme, but also include group interventions such as SMART Recovery and pod working. This role is based full time in HMP Wandsworth.  About you: We’re looking for a innovative Programmes Facilitator (group worker) to join our team, with experience of delivering group work, who is committed to providing the best solutions to our service users. Someone that will proactively promote engagement in group interventions. While working within a dynamic environment, being flexible and adaptive to changing priorities is key.  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 ProgrammeContributory pension schemeSeveral benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.A friendly and supportive teamTraining, career development & progression opportunitiesEarn vouchers with our refer-a-friend scheme Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.  

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

 

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. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK

 

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.

 

The successful candidate will need to complete an enhanced DBS check and obtain HMPPS security clearance.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time) CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35) ILW / OLW /Fringe N/A - Outside London Weighting Area Closing Date 28/9/2025 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details: Tracey Ryan | tracey.ryan@cgl.org.uk | 07799860289   This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level. Options ApplyApplyShareEmail this job to a friendRefer <p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p> Share this vacancy on your newsfeed

 

We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.

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