Approved Premises Residential Support Worker, Ruabon, North Wales. Fixed Term Contract

HM Prison and Probation Service; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An approved premises service provider in Wrexham is seeking individuals to provide 24-hour cover, focusing on monitoring residents on probation. The role includes supporting risk management, reporting changes, and contributing to residents' well-being while ensuring compliance with regulations. Candidates must be committed to equality and inclusion policies.

Qualifications

• Commitment to equality and inclusion policies.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24-hour cover including security and monitoring.
• Support risk management and report on compliance and risk.
• Assist in residents' supervision and adherence to rules.

Job description

The job holder will work as part of a team providing 24-hour cover at an Approved Premises (AP), including security and monitoring services. The role involves a full range of work with residents on probation while residing at the AP. Responsibilities include:

1. Supporting risk management and sentence plan objectives.
2. Reporting significant changes related to risk and re-offending, and non-compliance, following enforcement procedures to ensure safety and security.
3. Assisting in residents' well-being and supervision, maintaining discipline, and ensuring adherence to AP rules, licence conditions, sentence plan objectives, and court orders.
4. Contributing to managing residents' risk.

This position involves substantial out-of-hours work, including waking night duties and weekends. The post may require covering duties at other APs during staff absences.

In line with PS policies and procedures, the job holder must demonstrate a commitment to equality and inclusion, understanding their relevance to the work. They must also adhere to policies regarding the handling of sensitive and confidential information.

The employer is a Disability Confident employer, offering an interview to applicants who declare a disability and meet the minimum criteria. Please refer to the employer's policies for more details.