Contract Brief:
Facilitation (one-to-one and co-facilitated group sessions) of the CHOICES Programme for male perpetrators of domestic abuse under contract to the Men’s Development Network (of which MEND is a project), funded by the Department of Justice and Equality. This will include appropriate (limited) administrative work and accountability to the MEND Area Coordinator. This work will run parallel with an integrated Partner Support Service. Choices Facilitation teams are of mixed gender as appropriate for Domestic Violence intervention Programme work.

Nature of Contract:
This is contracted work for a maximum of 7 one-to-one sessions (per participant) of 1 hour’s duration and of 3 hours per week group work for a minimum of 16 weeks per programme. The CHOICES Programme is a Rolling Programme where participants attend a maximum of 7 one-to-one sessions and 6 modules of group work (23 sessions in all) plus 2 relapse prevention group sessions. You will be part of a team of 3 facilitators (gender mix) rotating facilitation. There will also be monthly Risk Management Meetings and Clinical Supervision and/or Practice Supervision sessions.

Ethos of approach:
The MEND Programme aims to work in a supportive, respectful and challenging way with men to hold them accountable for their violence and abusive behaviour towards their partners/ex-partners, to bring about an end to this behaviour and to foster more caring and respectful ways of relating. The programmes use a mix of psycho-educational tools, exercises, role-play etc. as well as engaging with live material as it emerges. The Facilitators are expected to work with a therapeutic sensibility that will deepen the work of the group and maximise the men’s motivation to change that is rooted in each man’s developing ethical framework. The group sessions are videoed for the purpose of training and practice supervision.

Qualification:
We are looking for people, in these 2 locations, who have a counselling qualification or equivalent and experience facilitating groups would be of benefit.
Training will initially be online on Tuesday evenings along with Shadowing and, when appropriate, face-to-face training will be provided.

To apply
send a Letter of Application and current Curriculum Vitae to: john@mens-network.net or post to John Doyle, MEND c/o Men’s Development Network, 49 O Connell St. Waterford.
Closing Date for receipt of Applications: Friday 11th December 2020 by close of business
Interviews will be held in Waterford or online on Thursday 17th December 2020
For further information, phone John at 051 878866 and see www.mensnetwork.ie