Restorative Justice Practitioner

Red Snapper Recruitment are recruiting for a Restorative Justice Practitioner in Hemel Hempstead. The Restorative Justice Practitioner position provides an exciting opportunity for a reliable, organised, compassionate person, with experience of working within the criminal justice sector and preferably within prisons, to deliver restorative justice interventions as part of this programme and assist in ensuring the project’s effective, day to day operation. Prison security vetting required.

Location: Hemel Hempstead

Salary: £30,000 per annum

Contract type: 9 - 12 months (maternity cover)

Hours: Full time, occasional weekend and evening work

Main duties and responsibilities

• 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.
• Assess the suitability of prisoners, individuals harmed and their supporters for participation in restorative justice interventions.
• Provide preparatory and follow up support to all participants in restorative justice interventions and make referrals to other agencies inside and outside of the prison, as appropriate.
• Make practical arrangements for restorative justice interventions to take place within the prison, including organising room bookings, refreshments provision, visitors passes, appropriate prison staff escorts.
• Facilitate restorative interventions as appropriate in accordance with the Restorative Justice Council’s Best Practice Guidance for Restorative Practice and with the policies and procedures of Belong and His Majesty’s Prison Service.
• Maintain detailed, accurate and up to date records of work undertaken with parties involved in restorative interventions and share information according to protocols agreed by Belong and His Majesty’s Prison Service.

Person Specification

• At least two years’ experience of working within the criminal justice sector, preferably including work in prisons.
• At least two years’ experience of building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders relating to a given project.
• 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.
• Good knowledge of individuals' emotional and mental health needs.
• An understanding of the principles of confidentiality and of instances when this should be breached.

• Ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders e.g. voluntary sector organisations, prison service teams, local police teams.
• Ability to form relationships with and offer information and guidance to people serving prison sentences.
• Ability to maintain appropriate boundaries with service users and to work in a manner that safeguards personal safety and overall prison security.
• Ability to maintain appropriate boundaries with service users and to work in a manner that safeguards personal safety and overall prison security.

Benefits

• 28 days holiday per annum, plus Bank Holidays
• 3 days training leave per annum
• Fully funded monthly Clinical Supervision
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Regular, funded learning and development

Prison Security Vetting Required: Enhanced

Due to the high volume of applications received, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, I am afraid your application has been unsuccessful.

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