Full-Time Criminal Justice Mentor, Dublin

 Since its inception in 2000, the mission of Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI) is to harness the power of Irish business to maximise its positive impact on all its stakeholders. It is a non-profit organisation specialising in advice and guidance to leading companies on corporate responsibility and corporate community involvement. BITCI is also the national partner in Ireland for CSR Europe, the co-ordinating body on corporate responsibility at a European level.

A business driven network, with major social initiatives, BITCI’s membership is drawn from Ireland’s most progressive companies. BITCI has the unique expertise to train and develop capacity on corporate responsibility within organisations; to improve their companies’ reputation, competitiveness and profitability through communicating their social, environmental and community management impacts.

Created in 2009, The Resettlement Mentoring Service is a project managed by BITC in partnership with The Irish Prison Service.  The aim of the project is resettlement and reintegration, achieved through providing a one-to-one resettlement planning and support service for prisoners.  Resettlement Mentoring identifies each prisoner’s individual needs and resources in the resettlement process, which can involve accessing benefits, housing, supports for addiction and mental health issues, as well as training, education and work.  The primary objective of Resettlement Mentoring is the reintegration of ex-prisoners back into the family and community, depending on what is appropriate. In all cases it involves the identification of and access to necessary services in the community.

Currently there are Mentors assigned to support prisoners in the Cork, Castlerea and Mountjoy prisons. We are seeking applications from suitable candidates for the following post;

Mentor – Training Unit, Mountjoy Prison

Candidates for the post of Mentor will have;

• A third Level qualification in Social Care or similar
• One or more years experience of working with the Target Group
• A thorough understanding of the Target Group
• Teamwork experience
• Experience/ knowledge of techniques for motivating change on a one-to-one basis such as CBT, Narrative, Choice Theory etc.
• Knowledge of The Irish Criminal Justice System, Prisoner Resettlement Work and Desistance Processes

Please note: 

1. Access to transport for business is essential
2. Interviews for this post will take place in Dublin on Monday, February 13^th 2012
3. Salary is in the region of   €32,000 – €33,770, depending on qualifications and experience
4. The Mentoring Service is funded until the end of June 2012, this role will continue subject to funding thereafter