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Peer support and guidance for prisoners from ex-offenders
Georgina Earthy/David Jolie
St Giles Trust
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Introduction
St Giles Trust - background Peer Mentoring scheme - development and
training Personal experiences of a Peer Advisor Group discussion Questions and Answers
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St Giles Trust
Medium sized voluntary organisation staff of just over 100
Based in Camberwell South London with offices and projects in the South East, Eastern Region and the South West
Disadvantaged homeless, offenders and ex offenders
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Peer Mentoring
• ‘After school I chose the wrong path, this qualification has given me the chance to develop my ability to help people. I feel I’ve gained something really positive out of a bad situation and it’s given me a clear career goal’. Peer Mentor Aug 05
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Peer Mentoring
• Started in HMP Wandsworth in 2002• Now delivered in 17 prisons in London, South
East, Eastern Region and South West• 270 Peer Mentors have been trained since
start of scheme
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Recruitment/Course Content
• Formal recruitment process • Ten module underpinning course • Confidentiality, communications, assessment,
referral and record keeping• Speakers from outside agencies • Specialist training eg housing from Shelter • Portfolio building and assessment in workplace
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David Jolie: Peer Advisor
• Personal History• Training and Qualification
– NVQ Level 3 advice and guidance– Vocational equivalent of 2 A levels– Generic, vocational and nationally recognise
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David Jolie: Peer Advisor
• Role of Peer Advisors in Prison– Induction– Housing advice– Employment, training and education advice– Family liaison– Referrals: e.g. drug mentors, hostels, Nacro– General advisors
• Upon Release– Further training – 5 months voluntary placement– Recruited onto Straight to Work Project
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What next for Peer Advisors?
• Further education or volunteering at St Giles Trust
• Apply for Straight to Work Project• Employment with external advice agencies• Employment in other vocational areas
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Straight To Work
• History: Winner of Andy Ludlow Award 2007• Funded by the Oak Foundation for three years• Project Description: Straight to Work/Meet at
Gates• Job Brokerage
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David Jolie: case study/typical day
• Service Users• Meet at Gates• One day accompaniment e.g. to
hostel/probation previously arranged• Longer resettlement casework provided by
Straight to Work caseworkers
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Group Discussions
• SWOT analysis of peer advice model
– Group 1: Strengths and weaknesses of peer advice
– Group 2: opportunities and threats of peer advice
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Some statistics from the Kent scheme
• 63 people have received the full award • 29 have left prison • Of those who have left 25 have jobs and one is
volunteering • The rest are still serving time, many of them
working as advisers across the prison estate
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New Developments and Hopes
• Now able to offer the NVQ Advice and Guidance in the community to ex offenders and people serving community sentences
• Train up prisoners to be assessors • Secure more long term funding in order to
stabilise delivery across prison estate
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Contact Details
• Georgina Earthy/David Jolie • 64-68 Camberwell Church St• London SE5 8JB • Tel: 0208 703 7000
• [email protected]• [email protected]• www.stgilestrust.org.uk