22040 Custodial Manager
Job Summary
Assist the Head of Function in developing and delivering the offender management unit
Ensure that all staff supervise manage and control prisoners decently lawfully safely and securely whilst carrying out all activities
Promote Prison Service policy in all activities and behaviours by promoting diversity decency safety and reducing reoffending agendas
Work collaboratively with other managers
Responsible for incident management documentation and logging onto the Incident Reporting System (IRS)
Ensure actions arising from Standard Audit His Majesty Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) Action Plans Managing Quality of Prison Life (MQPL) surveys including Local Self Audit Action Plans and Resettlement strategies are delivered
Plan staff rotas/self-rostering and work activity to plan and manage delivery of the regime
Review open Assessment Care in Custody Teamwork (ACCT) paperwork
Investigate and manage prisoners complaints within the group
Ensure all HMPPS standards and Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs) are implemented and managed within the relevant work area
Ensure all national and local policies/procedures are implemented and compliant with National Security Framework
(NSF) and Local Security Strategy (LSS)
Attend relevant boards/meetings as directed by line manager
Provides management and direction to staff within their area of responsibility through briefings building informal and formal relationships and effective communication
Produce relevant reports as required and ensure the response to all correspondence is within agreed timescales
Manage resources to deliver the activities within the area of responsibility and contribute to the short-to-medium term business planning process
OFFICIAL
Manage a safe working environment for staff prisoners and visitors. Ensure Health and Safety legislation is followed ensuring Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) and risk assessments are completed in a timely manner and any faults reported promptly
Contribute to prisoner reports including sentence planning and parole reports when required
Carry out investigations as directed by commissioning authority
Knowledge and awareness of Regulatory of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) legislation
Undertake all duties around Managing Challenging Behaviour
Discharging prisoners
Carry out management checks as required including those for
Cell Sharing Risk Assessment (CSRA) and Incentives and Earned Privileges (IEP)
Custodial Manager : Safe Decent & Secure YP
Custodial Manager : Security
Custodial Manager : Security YP
Custodial Manager : Operations
Custodial Manager : Operations YP
Custodial Manager : Activities
Custodial Manager : Offender Management Unit
Custodial Manager : Corruption Prevention
Custodial Manager : Dedicated Search Team
Custodial Manager : Safer Custody
Custodial Manager : Safeguarding YP
Custodial Manager : Nights
Custodial Manager : Nights YP
Custodial Manager : Programmes
Custodial Manager : Mother & Baby Unit
Custodial Manager : Healthcare
Custodial Manager : People
Custodial Manager : Dog Section
Custodial Manager : Casework Unit YP
Custodial Manager : Special Secure Unit
Custodial Manager : Residential Therapeutic Communities
Custodial Manager : Activities and Welfare Services IRC
Custodial Manager : Safer Detention IRC
Custodial Manager : Operations IRC
Custodial Manager : Security IRC
Custodial Manager : People IRC
Custodial Manager : Safe Decent and Secure IRC
Custodial Manager : Regional Search Dog Co-ordinator
Custodial Manager : Regional Intelligence & Search Dog Unit
Custodial Manager : Youth Custody Service
OFFICIAL
Custodial Manager : Learning and Capability
Custodial Manager : Corruption Prevention and Counter Terrorism HSE ONLY
Custodial Manager : Physical Education and Staff Support (PESS) Manager
Essential Skills/ Qualifications/ Accreditation/ Registration
HMPPS Staff on closed pay structures only
Additional Conditioned Hours Pensionable (ACHP)
Staff moving from a closed 39 hour pay structure will be eligible for the two protected pensionable additional committed hours (ACHP). They will work a 39 hour week consisting of the standard 37 hour week and a further 2 additional hours (ACHP) paid at plain time pensionable rate.
Unsocial Hours Working
This role requires working regular unsocial hours and a payment at the current approved organisation rate will be made in addition to your basic pay to recognise this.
Unsocial hours are those hours outside 0700 - 1900hrs Monday to Friday and include working evenings nights weekends and Bank/Public Holidays.
Communicating and Influencing
Working Together
Developing Self and Others
Managing a Quality Service
Problem Solver
Organiser
Team Leader
Explainer
Disciplined
Inclusive
Must be a fully trained prison officer
Successfully completed either the SO or CM assessment
Successful completion of the workbook
Able user of MS Word and MS Excel
CMAC (Custodial Manager Assessment Centre) Qualification must be passed & obtained prior to applying for this role
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
TheCivil Service Codesets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
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.
For further details about the initiative and eligibility requirements visit: 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:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU Switzerland Norway Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU Switzerland Norway Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals and certain family members of Turkish nationals who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) 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.
- HMPPS OR T 3 GP Custodial Manager (Job Description Attachment)
Use of Artificial Intelligence (Al)
Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application however all examples and statements provided must be truthful factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others or generated by artificial intelligence as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary see ourcandidate guidancefor more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
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