11959 - AUM: Neurodiversity Support Manager

Ministry of Justice; Rochester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading governmental organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a Support Manager for neurodiversity to lead initiatives that support prisoners with neurodivergent needs. The role involves collaborating with various stakeholders, ensuring a shared vision for educational pathways, and promoting continuous support during incarceration and transitions to the community. This position does not include operational responsibilities or line management, allowing for a focused approach to neurodiversity improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing support for neurodivergent individuals.
• Ability to collaborate with various educational and skills stakeholders.
• Strong vision for improving educational pathways.

Responsibilities

• Lead support for prisoners with neurodivergent needs.
• Liaise with various managers to provide continuous support.
• Ensure alignment of staff and stakeholders with neurodiversity vision.

Skills

Leadership in neurodiversity support

Collaboration with stakeholders

Understanding of educational pathways

Job description

This is a Management job in an establishment.

The post holder will be responsible for leading on supporting prisoners with needs arising from neurodivergence.

Developing and implementing, through close collaboration with stakeholders, a ‘whole system’ principle is of paramount importance, with the focus firmly on supporting individuals to achieve and progress through Education, Skills and Work pathways throughout their sentence.

The Neurodiversity

Support Manager (NSM) will liaise with the Head of Education Skills and Work (HoESW), Learning and Skills Manager (LSM), Industry Managers (IMs), Activity Managers (AM) and the education provider to ensure prisoners are supported to engage with education skills and work or not, and that they continue to be supported in the community, including by the probation teams.

The post holder will provide support and guidance to ensure that all staff and stakeholders share the same vision and ethos of neurodiversity.

The post holder will ensure that actions across education, skills and work (ESW) within their prison support a whole prison improvement approach which supports wider improvements across the estate.

This is a non-rotational, non-operational job with no line management responsibilities.