Assistant Director, Justice - Fixed Term

Company Description

At Catch22, we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career. Our work spans education, social justice and rehabilitation, children's social care, family support, social action and getting people into work. In Justice, we work with young people and adults in custody and in the community, providing a range of services including offender management and resettlement, mentoring, victim services, gangs work and youth justice. We believe that with effective support mechanisms and the correct interventions, we can change service user’s ideology, helping them desist from crime and reach their true potential.

About the Role

This post presents an exciting opportunity to lead on the implementation and development of Personal Well-being services in the South West/Central Region. Commissioned by the MOJ, these services are focused on supporting adult male ex-offenders across the following pathways: Family and Significant Others, Lifestyle and Associates, Emotional Well-being Services, Social Inclusion. The role will span numerous contract delivery areas across South West/Central England. It will focus on mobilising the estates and workforce, as well as being involved in the co-design of the delivery model. Furthermore, the role involves working with the wider Senior Leadership & Governance team to embed robust performance and governance processes.

Responsibilities

• Experience of delivering services in the Justice/Social Care Sector
• Experience of leading multi-site teams working with vulnerable people
• Ability to create a compelling vision for stakeholders, partners, staff, and volunteers and successfully manage and communicate change
• Experience of managing senior staff
• A track record of establishing project monitoring and evaluation frameworks, ideally with some knowledge of output-based funding

Qualifications

Essential experience:

• Experience of delivering services in the Justice/Social Care Sector
• Experience of leading multi-site teams working with vulnerable people
• Ability to create a compelling vision for stakeholders, partners, staff, and volunteers and successfully manage and communicate change
• Experience of managing senior staff
• A track record of establishing project monitoring and evaluation frameworks, ideally with some knowledge of output-based funding

Required Skills

Undergoing the HMPPS Level 1 vetting is a requirement for this role.

Preferred Skills

• Successful admission to post subject to enhanced DBS check, HMPPS vetting check, and employer Right To Work in the UK check. The post-holder must have right to work in the UK. Catch22 does not currently provide a licence to sponsor visas, but please see this register to see those that do

Pay range and compensation package

Salary: From £52,000

Equal Opportunity Statement

At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live. At Catch22 we are proud of our commitment in supporting people develop in their careers and progress in our organisation. In 2024, within our Justice Hub, we have 68% of those in management roles that originally joined Catch22 in the frontline workforce, and some worked across a number of roles and Leadership positions before joining management. This allows us to have a highly experienced management group and provides development opportunities for those in our much-valued front-line. Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices, ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.