12836 - Prison Offender Manager HMP Stocken

Ministry of Justice; Peacehaven; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in the UK is seeking a Prison Offender Manager to lead the management and assessment of low to medium risk prisoners. The role focuses on preparing and implementing sentence plans, building effective relationships with prisoners to reduce re-offending. As a non-operational role, the individual will support probation officers without line management responsibilities. This position involves regular prisoner-facing duties and collaboration with other criminal justice agencies.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing and assessing prisoner risk.
• Ability to build supportive relationships with prisoners.
• Knowledge of national and local criminal justice policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the management and assessment of low to medium risk prisoners.
• Prepare, implement, review, and evaluate sentence plans.
• Contribute to the management of offender risk.

Skills

Management of prisoners

Risk assessment

Relationship building

Effective communication

Job description

Overview

The job holder will lead the management and assessment of selected low to medium risk prisoners and prepare, implement, review and evaluate their sentence plans with them. The job holder will build effective, appropriate and supportive 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 case management of high risk prisoners. The job holder will have undergone selection and additional training to carry out this specialist delivery job as a Prison Offender Manager to prisoners.

This is a non‑operational job with no line management responsibilities. This role is rotational. Will have regular prisoner facing activities/duties.

Summary

Typical tasks associated with this role include:

• Supervise, manage, signpost and advise prisoners decently, safely and securely while carrying out all activities.
• Understand, apply and conform to national and local policies.
• Establish, develop and maintain professional relationships with prisoners and staff.
• Maintain and update systems in line with local agreements.
• Prepare relevant documentation to managers for verification/quality checking purposes.
• Attend and contribute to relevant meetings as required.
• To assess and manage the risk posed by offenders to protect victims of crime and the general public by:
  • Providing information and advice to other criminal justice agencies and partner organisations.
  • Supervise offenders during custodial sentences.
  • Contribute to the management of risk.
  • Work with other agencies and groups to prevent reoffending and meet the needs of victims and offenders.