Programmes Facilitator
About this role
Exciting Opportunity: Programmes Facilitator
Agency: Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency
Client: Change Grow Live (CGL) - HMP Erlestoke Service
Location: Devizes, Wiltshire
Position Type: Permanent, Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)
Salary: £28,557.79 - £32,802.41 Per Annum (CGL points 23 to 28)
Closing Date: 16th October 2026 (Rolling recruitment campaign — early application strongly encouraged)
About the Role
Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency is proud to partner with Change Grow Live (CGL) to recruit a passionate, skilled, and dedicated permanent Programmes Facilitator to join their team at HMP Erlestoke.
In this vital custodial role, you will deliver engaging, evidence-based psychosocial group interventions—including the Atlas Programme and other structured groupwork. By creating safe, inclusive environments that encourage reflection, challenge unhelpful thinking patterns, and support meaningful behaviour change, you will empower service users to build resilience, improve wellbeing, and successfully reintegrate into the community.
Key Responsibilities
Group Facilitation: Deliver engaging and evidence-based psychosocial group interventions, including the Atlas Programme and structured groupwork.
Assessments & 1-to-1 Support: Conduct assessments to determine suitability for interventions and provide motivational 1-to-1 support to enhance engagement in recovery.
Behaviour Change & Harm Reduction: Encourage active participation, challenge thinking patterns, and support reduced harm and improved wellbeing.
Collaborative Working: Work closely alongside prison staff, healthcare professionals, and partner agencies to support successful community reintegration.
Essential Criteria
Experience & Knowledge: Experience delivering or supporting group-based psychosocial interventions, alongside a strong understanding of recovery principles and behaviour change.
Core Competencies: Ability to create safe, inclusive, and engaging group environments with excellent communication and facilitation skills.
Professional Commitment: Commitment to person-centred care, safeguarding, confidentiality, and information governance.
Requirements: Supportive team player. Must hold the legal Right to Work in the UK (note: this role is based fully within HMP Erlestoke and is subject to an enhanced DBS check).
Key Benefits & Perks
Annual Leave: 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 30 days over five years of service.
Wellbeing Support: Paid weekly 'Wellness' hour and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
Financial & Career Support: Contributory pension scheme, excellent training, and career progression pathways.
Lifestyle Perks: Discounts on shopping, cinema, holidays, and more.
Key Dates & Next Steps
Closing Date for Applications: 16th October 2026
Note: Change Grow Live reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received. Early application is strongly recommended.