This is an exciting opportunity to lead a ground-breaking new project supporting young men leaving HMP Isis. As Programme Manager for Beyond the Gates, you'll oversee the operational delivery of a through-the-gates mentoring programme, pairing volunteer mentors with mentees at HMP Isis and supporting each pair as the mentee leaves custody and rebuilds their life in the community.
We are currently working with Youth Futures Foundation, the national What Works Centre for youth employment to pilot if a randomised controlled trial of the programme is possible. This role will be pivotal in supporting this pilot. making this a genuinely pioneering role at the intersection of mentoring, rehabilitation and social impact.
What you'll be doing
- Taking day-to-day ownership of the mentoring programme, coordinating activity both in custody and following release to ensure continuity of support
- Acting as a key holder at HMP Isis where agreed
- Recruiting young men at HMP Isis to become mentees, engaging with the prisoners and onboarding them successfully on to the programme
- Working with the Prison Employment Lead (and with support from) the evaluation team to collect the necessary information and data prior to the randomisation of young men at Isis in the programme
- Building strong working relationships with prison staff, including the Prison Employment Lead
- Working with the CIPD Trust team to recruit, select and onboard volunteer mentors from the CIPD community of HR professionals
- Supporting mentoring pairs, carrying out regular check-ins with mentors and mentees
- Conducting risk assessments to support safe mentoring meetings in the community
- Coordinating with probation services and other stakeholders to maintain contact with participants after release
- Responding to safeguarding queries, ensuring appropriate actions and accurate recording
- Keeping all mentoring activity accurately recorded on CIPD Trust systems
- Supporting the evaluation of the programme by delivering questionnaires to mentees and mentors participating in the programme
