22016 POS Prison Offender Manager
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Job Summary
The job holder will contribute to and lead the management and assessment ofselected low to medium risk prisoners and prepare implement review and evaluatetheir sentence plans with them. The job holder will build effective appropriate andsupportive relationships with prisoners with the aim of reducing re-offending.
The job holder will act in a supportive role only to probation officers in the casemanagement of medium to high risk prisoners. The job holder will have undergoneselection and additional training to carry out this specialist delivery job as a PrisonOffender Manager to prisoners.
This is an operational job with no line managementresponsibilities but with supervisory responsibilities when have regular prisoner facing activities/duties.
Summary Typical tasks associated with this role include:
Supervise manage and control prisoners decently safely and securely whilstcarrying out all activities.
Understand apply and conform to national and local policies.
Establish develop and maintain professional relationships with prisoners andstaff.
Maintain and update systems in line with local agreements.
Prepare relevant documentation to managers for verification/qualitychecking purposes.
Attend and contribute to relevant meetings as required.
Exercise the powers of a Constable.
Conduct searches on prisoners staff and visitors as required.
Undertakes first on scene incident response.
To assess and manage the risk posed by offenders to protect victims of crime andthe general public by:
Providing information and advice to other criminal justice agencies andpartner organisations.
Supervise offenders during custodial sentences.
Contribute to the management of risk.
Work with other agencies and groups to prevent reoffending and meet theneeds of victims and offenders.
Responsibilities
Activities and Duties
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities activities
and duties:
To undertake the full range of offender management tasks with low to
medium risk cases.
No ownership of high risk cases will be held but support to probation
officers in the case management of high risk prisoners will be given when
required.
As Prison Offender Manager be involved in all relevant processes in theprison such as ACCT and violence reduction/anti-bullying for those withinyour case load if this is applicable.
Act as the ACCT Case Manager for individuals if appropriate (PrisonOffender Managers should not routinely be used as ACCT Case Managersonly when appropriate to do so).
Interview prisoners within prescribed timescales of their arrival. Set andreview targets with prisoners and update case management notes onPNOMIS or relevant IT systems.
Use the Offender Assessment System (OASys) to identify risks and manageoffenders appropriately.
Obtain further information if required from outside agencies to complete acomprehensive OASys report.
Lead the sentence planning meeting in order to prepare and reviewappropriate plans.
Coordinate the activities within the sentence plan through liaison withprisoners and other departments and agencies including gathering andexchanging information and understanding/investigating conflictingopinions on prisoner progress.
Encourage and support prisoner to participate in education interventionsand workshops as defined within the sentence plan. Develop strategies toassist prisoners to overcome reluctance to attend.
To provide professional advice and assessment including written reports tocriminal justice agencies and partner organisations.
Liaise with the Community Offender Managers regarding Release onTemporary Licence (ROTL) and Home Detention Curfew (HDC). Makerecommendations to the Governor on suitability for early release. Informrelevant agencies of release dates and address of prisoners considered arisk on release.
Support Community Offender Managers with the delivery of plans to enablerecalled prisoners to be re-released.
Complete all paperwork for the cases including lifer and ISP specificpaperwork in line with relevant policies standards and set timescales.
Highlight any prisoner who gives significant concerns by their behaviour tothe Heads of Offender Management or Orderly Officer. Concerns may befor a variety of issues for example any prisoner who has presented in thepast risk of suicide or self-harm or if there are any outstanding concernswith regards to victims or further offences and racial harassment.
Contribute to and attend Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements(MAPPA) Boards and work with all relevant external agencies to protect thepublic when releasing prisoners under MAPPA.
Liaise with the Foreign National Department or UK Border Agency regardingforeign national prisoners as appropriate.
Instigate public protection child contact checks and share relevantsafeguarding information with authorities.
Undertake the role of the resettlement advisor for prisoners in the specificcaseload. Forge develop and maintain the links between the programmesthe progress or otherwise made by the participants and the prisonersongoing path through their sentence.
To work collaboratively with colleagues and maintain effective teamrelationships in particular with Key Workers.
Demonstrate pro-social modelling skills by consistently reinforcing pro1social behaviour and attitudes and challenging anti-social behaviour and
attitudes.
To use computer based systems to produce update and maintain recordsand other documentation within agreed timescales.
To work within the aims and values of HMPPS. Undertake other tasks including:
Supervise manage and control prisoners decently lawfully safely andsecurely whilst carrying out all activities.
Exercise the powers of a Constable.
Conduct searches on prisoners staff and visitors as required.
Undertake external escorts.
Undertakes first on scene incident response.
Maintain and update systems in line with local agreements.
Prepare relevant documentation for managers for verification/qualitychecking purposes.
Attend and contribute to relevant meetings as required.
Complete and update Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan.
Establish develop and maintain professional relationships with prisonersand staff.
Understand and comply with national/local policies and legislation.
Working Arrangements & Further Information
The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Hybrid Working will not suit everyones circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.
For nationally advertised roles the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to aMoJoffice location which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre-employment checks.
Some of MoJs terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on modernised terms in their current post or onto unmodernised MoJ terms if they are on unmodernised terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.
Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS welcomes part-time flexible and job-sharing working patterns where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance withthe HMPPS Flexible Working policy.
If you are a current NPS employee this vacancy may be available on a Loan basis for up to 2 years. Applications are invited from suitable qualified staff.
The Loan/Secondment is subject to the approval of the selected candidates Business Unit which should be obtained before confirmation of appointment.
Benefits
Annual Leave
-The holiday year runs from 1 March. If you work a non standard work pattern your leave entitlement may be expressed in either hours or days as appropriate. Leave entitlement is calculated on a pro-rata basis and you will be advised of your actual entitlement on appointment. If you were appointed internally and your leave was previously calculated in days this will continue to be the case.
Bank Public and Privilege Holidays
-You are entitled to 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) in recognition of bank public and privilege holidays. These hours are added to your annual leave allowance. There is a requirement to work some public and bank holidays subject to your shift pattern and the operational needs of the establishment
Pension
-The Civil Service offers a choice of two pension schemes giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.
Work Life Balance
HM Prison & Probation Service(HMPPS) is keen to encourage alternative working arrangements. Work life balance provides greater opportunities for staff to work more flexibly wherever managers and establishments can accommodate requests to do so. HMPPS offers flexible working subject to completion of a satisfactory probationary period and NVQ
Season Ticket Advance
-After two months service youll be eligible to apply for a season ticket advance to purchase a quarterly or longer-period season ticket for travel between home and your place of work
Childcare Vouchers
For any moves across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers
Training
HMPPS is committed to staff development and offers a range of training and development opportunities including areas such as Equality and Diversity Dealing with Challenging Behaviour Suicide Prevention and Anti Bullying Programmes
-There are opportunities to access promotion programmes and HMPPS provides a variety of training appropriate to individual posts
-All staff receive security and diversity training and an individual induction programme into their new roles
Eligibility
-All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post
-All external candidates are subject to 6 months probation. Internal candidates are subject to probation if they have not already served a probationary period within HMPPS
-All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a group or organisation which the HMPPS considers to be racist
Working for the Civil Service
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commissionsrecruitment principles.Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order
- To Transformative Business Services (0(Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail);
- To Ministry of Justice Resourcing team();
- To the Civil Service Commission (details availablehere)
As a Disability Confident employer MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills talent and abilities by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace. MoJ are able to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria except in a limited number of campaigns.
You will be able to request reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process within the application form. If you need additional help completing the application form please contact the TBS Recruitment Enquiries Team.
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Diversity & Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Planand theCivil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.
A Great Place to Work for Veterans
The Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces. Redeployment Interview Scheme Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ is committed as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme to providing opportunities to those who are at risk of redundancy. MoJ is able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidates will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion. Civil Service Nationality Rules This job is broadly open to the following groups: Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Reserve list A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles.
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- Band 4 POS Prison Offender Manager JD2254 (Job Description Attachment)
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