Prison Facilitator - HMP Highpoint

About the role

Do you want to join an organisation committed to addressing low literacy levels amongst people in prison? Shannon Trust are delighted to be working with His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) to provide peer-led learning programmes at HMP Highpoint. Working closely with the prison and their staff, people in prison, Shannon Trust volunteers and mentors, this post will lead the delivery and development of our prison-based reading and numeracy programme, maximising opportunities for people in prison to learn to read. The role will be prison-based.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery and development of the prison-based reading and numeracy programme
• Work closely with prison staff, people in prison, volunteers and mentors
• Maximise opportunities for people in prison to learn to read

Requirements

• Some experience of prison settings
• Ability to build relationships
• Personal qualities that include resilience, determination and a problem-
• Welcome job applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system
• Do not routinely ask for details of any criminal convictions
• Roles require prison security clearance; details of any relevant criminal convictions will be sought before an offer of employment is finalised

Benefits

• Company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%
• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Life insurance
• Paid volunteering