Job Description
Service
HMP Belmarsh -Pathways to Recovery Drug & Alcohol Service
Job Title
Foundations of Recovery Programme Facilitator
Base
HMP Belmarsh, Western Way, Thamesmead, London, SE28 0EB
Reports to
Team Leader/Service Manager
Purpose of Job
You will deliver and facilitate as part of a small team direct interventions
to service users participating in the prison based Foundations of
Recovery suite of groupwork. Foundations of Change, Foundations of
Growth and Foundations of Life, supporting service users through
engagement, transition and moving on to long-term recovery and
aftercare. You will contribute to achieving positive outcomes in terms of
crime reduction and reduced reoffending, increased abstinence and
take up of structured treatment and recovery options where indicated.
A key part of the role will be to facilitate the emergence and
development of a recovery community within the prison.
The purpose of the role is to provide high quality drug services to
individuals within a prison setting and to contribute to the effective
implementation of the Prison Services drug strategy. Building on this,
the role will enhance effective liaison with relevant internal/community
agencies to achieve a continuity of through care.
You will also be expected to provide some 1-1 interventions to those
enrolled on FoR and liaise closely with their allocated Pathways worker.
In order to continue to develop referral and access opportunities, the
post holder will be responsible for promoting and publicising the
programme so that it maintains and increases its client base.
The focus of all interventions will be:
To reduce substance related harm to the individual, the prison and
wider community
Promote healthier life styles and increase offender choice and
engender a recovery focussed community
To provide a range of recognised psycho-social group work
interventions
To promote and support individuals into abstinence based forms of
recovery
To provide effective case management and coordination of the
individuals treatment/action plan
To provide effective coaching identifying and encouraging areas of
strength, skill and opportunity for each service user
To assertively refer service users into Mutual Aid
To support service users into paid employment, social enterprise and/or
relevant training or education where relevant.
In fulfilling these aims the post holder will use recognised evidenced
based interventions and up to date validated information.
They will be responsible for contributing to the overall performance of
the service to ensure that contractual output targets are achieved. They
will also be required to record and input data and information in order
that the service operates within contractual, administrative and financial
requirements.
The post holder will maintain high professional standards at all times,
whilst ensuring measurable positive outcomes are achieved for the
client group.
The post holder will be expected to take responsibility for personal
development, identifying personal training needs and participate in
regular supervision and appraisal.
The post holder will be required to work flexibly within an agreed
number of hours to maintain the most appropriate level of service
provision.
To further facilitate this role the post holder will keep up to date with
relevant safeguarding legislation and knowledge around recommended
and evidence based interventions and practice guidance.
Key Activities
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Support the implementation, delivery, management and development of the CRI
Foundations of Recovery programme in group, pod working and 1:1 formats.
Collaborative working with frontline staff in assessing service users, preparing
individual recovery plans and motivating them to actively engage in their treatment
journey.
To support the delivery of interventions that are matched to both stage of recovery
and level of intensity required by service users.
Deliver Foundations of Change focusing on engagement, motivation and values.
Deliver Foundations of Growth using recovery skills, wellbeing and getting connected.
Deliver Foundations of Life developing depth, healing, abstinence, getting involved,
on- going contact and recovery check-ups.
Contribute to making premises fit for recovery.
Keep accurate records of group work attendance and engagement.
Work closely with mutual aid groups and community based recovery organisations.
Developing and maintaining excellent working relationships within each of the seven
reducing reoffending pathways both in custody and the community.
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Provide workshops and training to support the delivery of Foundations of Recovery
programme as required to partner agencies.
Creative and innovatively promoting benefits of the programme within HMP Belmarsh
to clients, other stakeholders and partnership organisations.
Providing all agencies involved including prison healthcare and Offender
Management Unit with a comprehensive completion report.
Seek to raise the profile of the programme by attending multi agency meetings and
promoting the work of FoR.
To assist with collecting information needed for monitoring purposes and
commissioning requirements.
Work within CRI’s Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adult policies.
General terms of reference
In the fulfilment of their role, the FoR Facilitator will:
Keep abreast of developments in service, legislation and practice relevant to client group.
Participate in training events as agreed with line manager and share with other
staff/volunteers any new skills and knowledge.
Participate in appraisal, supervision and Learning and Development processes.
Collaborate effectively with partner agencies and bring a proactive approach to partnership
work.
Uphold all CRI policies and procedures and actively promote equality of opportunity in the
course of your work.
Maintain a safe and welcoming environment, ensure health and safety standards are
adhered to.
Undertake any other duties as instructed by line management that will contribute to fulfilling
the project aims
Person Specification
Essential criteria:
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Knowledge of safeguarding children and vulnerable adult’s procedures.
Considerable experience of working within substance misuse services and a clear
understanding of the need for and ability to deliver quality services within a custodial
environment.
Experience of facilitating group work
Knowledge of the recovery process and the contributing factors to treatment success,
making long term sustained changes in drug and/or alcohol use, criminal behaviour
and social functioning.
Knowledge of a range of Psychosocial Interventions including MI, CBT, Node link
mapping (ITEP)
Ability to maintain professional boundaries and work effectively with partnership
agencies.
Demonstrate skills to undertake administrative duties.
Confidence to work on own initiative as well as part of a team and ability to keep clam
under pressure.
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Knowledge of the issues facing substance misusers including social care, family
breakdown and health issues.
Ability to work with and manage challenging behaviour.
Ability to form trusting and constructive working relationships with offenders in a short
space of time.
Considerable experience of referral procedures to a range of treatment/community
support agencies.
Up to date knowledge of harm reduction strategies, and experience of promoting
these messages to service users.
Knowledge of effective interventions that lead to reduction in drug related crime.
Commitment to reducing the rates of drug use within the prison service.
Show commitment to facilitating positives outcomes for service users.
Have the capacity and self-confidence to innovate.
Employ an empathic and non-judgemental attitude towards service users.
Proven commitment to professional development
Good level of IT literacy
And the ability to:
Communicate confidently and effectively, verbally and in writing.
Work as a member of a team
Understand and have a commitment to the principles of equal opportunity and diversity.
Ability to establish professional working relationships with service users, prison staff and
other professionals
Be adaptable and be able to work in a challenging and changeable environment
Desirable criteria:
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Experience of working within a prison environment
Hold an approved qualification for the sector/role
This post is subject to being security cleared to counter terrorist level to work within
HMPS and also DBS at an enhanced level.
This description accurately reflects the present position; it may be amended and
reviewed. Any change will be made following a proper period of consultation.