IOM Wellbeing Recovery Worker

Do you want to work within a prison setting coordinating therapeutic and creative activities to promote wellbeing?

Can you use motivational interviewing to support people to engage in new activities and move out of their comfort zone?

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 IOM Wellbeing Recovery Worker to join our team at HMP Bristol. 

You will be working in the prison specifically with people on the Intergrated Offender Management Programme.

You will support individuals building their own wellbeing plans, and coordinating a range of creative and therapeutic groups.

You will also be responsible for the logistics of reporting, room booking, arranging prisoner movement, and liaising with delivery partners.

Where: HMP Bristol

Part Time Hours: 18 per week 

Full Time Salary Range: £27,861.26 - £32,002.35*

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2027. 

* 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. 

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check at an enhanced level and prison vetting.

About the role:  

• Engage with people in prison on the Integrated Offender Management (IOM) programme to promote wellbeing activities.
• Provide a regular Wellbeing Café where people can explore their wellbeing and take part in entry level creative and therapeutic activities
• Support the delivery of structured wellbeing interventions such as yoga classes, art and music sessions.
• Coproduce wellbeing plans and set and review goals with participants
• Provide records of all one to one and group attendances
• Arrange prisoner movement and appropriate room bookings
• Promote the service across the prison with partners and potential participants

About you:  

• Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field  
• Experience of working with groups/pods and managing group dynamics, such as conflict or challenging behaviour.  
• Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills  
• Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills  
• Experience of working within a prison/criminal justice setting
• An interest in therapeutic and creative activities to promote wellbeing

What we will give to you:  

• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us. 
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme  
• Contributory pension scheme  
• Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.  
• A friendly and supportive team  
• Training, career development & progression opportunities  
• Generous 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. 

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.