Job Details:
CARA Facilitator (Cautioning and Relationship Abuse)

Job Description

We are looking for CARA Facilitators to co-deliver domestic abuse awareness raising group workshops to first time offenders of domestic abuse who have made a full admission and accept responsibility of their use of unhealthy behaviour.

CARA
CARA is an out of court resolution intervention. Following a police call out and release from custody, individuals meeting an eligibility criteria and identified as standard risk are issued a caution by Greater Manchester Police. The Caution includes a referral to CARA, consisting of two domestic abuse awareness raising group workshops designed by Hampton Trust and delivered by TLC: Talk, Listen, Change. The workshops are delivered one month apart to a closed group. 

The role
In this role you will partner with another CARA Facilitator and be responsible for delivery of the two CARA workshops on Saturdays. There is no requirement to be available every Saturday, instead we are looking to recruit a pool of facilitators who will be scheduled to deliver CARA cohorts subject to their availability and proximity to the delivery venues. Delivery venues will include those close to tramline stations across Greater Manchester. Facilitators will be required to commit to a minimum delivery of two cohorts (four workshops) per year. There will also be additional hours available to deliver CARA telephone intervention at flexible times across the week. 

You will be required to attend core CARA Facilitator Training. 
Please ensure you are available to attend all the following training dates:  

Monday 2^nd June  – 5.30 – 8.30pm online 
Tuesday 3^rd June – 5.30 – 8.30pm online 
Friday 6^th June – 9.30-4.30 in person (Expected to be at Trafford House)
Saturday 7^th June – 9.30-4.30 in person (Expected to be at Trafford House) 
Sunday 8^th June – 9.30-4.30 in person (Expected to be at Trafford House)

About you
You’ll be confident in delivering group work, assessing and managing group dynamics. You’ll have experience in gaining people’s trust and you’ll be confident addressing negative behaviour. You will also have experience of managing safeguarding issues. We’d also love to hear from applicants who are fluent in speaking an additional language. 

We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest pool, reflecting the diverse range of people we support.

We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you to be the best you can be, please contact us.  

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and police vetting.

Annual ‘Continuous Professional Development’ allowance

Generous annual leave entitlement including:

• Additional December leave (Subject to yearly board approval)
• Birthday leave
• Health & Wellbeing Day
• EDI focused Volunteering Day

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Access to Cycle to Work scheme

Paid 30-minute lunch-break & flexible working approach

Access to social activities hosted by Bruntwood.