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Another successful Wellbeing Day for all of our staff 💚
Activities included a charity cake sale, flower planting, a full body MOT as well as a delicious lunch during staff break time. These crucial events help promote mental & physical wellbeing & strengthen our team culture.
The Education, Skills and Work team delivered a successful Careers Event to showcase the activities available here at HMP The Mount to aid development, support wellbeing and improve skills and knowledge that will help increase opportunities for employment upon release.
Inspirational speaker Clive Branson delivered an engaging talk on his challenging journey through his mental and physical setbacks.
He spoke to prisoners about maintaining a positive mindset and staying resilient to help reduce reoffending.
We held a great visits day where families read & listened to Roald Dahl's The Twits. Each child was also given a book to take home! 📚
Thanks to the Roald Dahl Museum & Operations group for enabling this engaging and valuable event that helps to build and maintain family ties!
🏉 41 visitors including StoneX Group Inc, BNP Paribas, Fullerians RFC, CME Group, Redemption Roasters, Principle Cleaning Services, Create Community & 21 Up Movement attended our @SaracensFdn “Get Onside” Touch Rugby tournament. Our biggest attendance!
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HMP The Mount hosted a staff breakfast for Time To Talk day run by @mindcharity & Rethink Mental Illness. As well as coffee & breakfast baguettes, staff chatted with colleagues & learnt more about the mental health support available to everyone ❤️
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Ledley King celebrates the success of the Foundation's prison programme delivered with the Twinning Project at HMP The Mount. 10 participants earned the qualification & Spurs ambassador Ledley King came to see them in action and present certificates. ow.ly/BtSr50Qs5c2
ALT Inside a gym, Ledley King watches players taking part in his programme.
December saw our second group graduate the FA Developing Leadership through Football coaching qualification delivered in partnership with @SpursFoundation & @ProjectTwinning where our men gained valuable skills for employment upon release. Well done to all involved 👏
ALT Men from second group of graduates pictured from behind and walking along a walkway in conversation with their mentor.
Smart Managed Solutions has offered one of our men an apprenticeship with their team & it comes with accommodation! 👏 He starts in January & will be mentored by a 100 & First Foundation trustee. Thanks to For Tim Project for this collaboration & opportunities at HMP The Mount.
🎓 We welcomed back an ex-prisoner to HMP The Mount this week to give an inspiring talk to prisoners & staff. Our guest, who turned his life around after leaving prison, told his attentive audience how & what he did to change and his success in life coaching & entrepreneurship.
Our volley🏀 team, “Los Tigres” faced “Werewolves” in their first Herts Volleyball Assoc. league match! Although we lost 3-0, we showed great spirit and sportsmanship which our winning visitors recognised.
Our next home match is on 25/11/23 v “The Hawks”. Good luck Los Tigres!
ALT Men's volleyball team huddle to discuss tactics before the match
JOB VACANCY 81742 - Prison Digital & Communications Manager. Closes 07-12-2023.
Managing digital & technology user adoption on-site & producing high-quality content, you will be key to driving the future of digital services & technology in prisons.
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We’re working with Business 2 Business and the @hmpps Future Skills programme to provide training, work experience and jobs upon release to help break the cycle of reoffending.
If you have the ability to understand and connect with people from a range of different backgrounds, then a career in the Prison Service is for you.
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Reducing Reoffending at HMP The Mount ✅
A prisoner on our @SaracensFdn Get Onside course told us, “I would highly recommend the course to everyone as it has surprised me how much they care to help you stay out of prison by giving you opportunities.” saracenssportfoundation.org/…
ALT Picture of rugby player with GET ONSIDE logo on back of shirt with text to right “The Course in numbers - 12 PARTICIPANTS, 12 NEW MENTOR & MENTEE RELATIONSHIPS, 100% OF PARTICIPANTS SAID THEIR MENTAL HEALTH HAD IMPROVED AS A RESULT OF THE COURSE, 90% OF PARTICIPANTS SAID THEY WOULD JOIN A LOCAL RUGBY CLUB UPON RELEASE, 53 VISITORS CAME IN TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT”.
To work in the Prison Service, you'll need the ability to strike up a natural rapport with people and have a positive influence.
Does this sound like you?
The Prison Service is hiring, apply now: bit.ly/3LAAjUk
An extraordinary job. Done by someone like you.
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"It’s not every day you get these people in."
Our Physical Education Instructor Woody spoke to @HertsMercury about @ITV's latest documentary Grand Slammers with @EnglandRugby, where prisoners gain skills to help aid rehabilitation 🏉
Read here ⬇️
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💬 “I'm proud of myself for being a footballer and a prison officer", says Rosie Hughes, seen on @DisneyPlus documentary @WrexhamFX
Find out more in @BBCSportWales exclusive interview ➡️ bbc.in/3ZCGoFD
Apply to be a prison officer today ➡️
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👏 WELL DONE to our Programmes Team who hosted a coffee and cake sale to raise money for @macmillancancer, and a huge THANK YOU to everyone who bought cake! Together we raised £194.61 to support people living with cancer💚
