POS: Prison Offender Manager

Ministry of Justice; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

The Ministry of Justice is seeking a Prison Offender Manager to lead the management and assessment of low to medium risk prisoners, prepare sentence plans and support progression while building professional relationships with prisoners to reduce re-offending.

This role supports probation officers in casemanagement for higher risk prisoners, with duties including ACCT processes, MAPPA collaboration, sentence planning meetings, risk assessments and liaison with external agencies.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and manage prisoners decently, safely and securely while carrying out all activities.
• Lead sentence planning meetings and coordinate the sentence plan through liaison with prisoners and departments.
• Use the Offender Assessment System (OASys) to identify risks and manage offenders appropriately.
• Contribute to MAPPA Boards and work with external agencies to protect the public when releasing prisoners.
• Undertake the role of resettlement advisor and complete required paperwork within set timescales.

Job description

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 required.Will 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.
• 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, activitiesand duties:

• To undertake the full range of offender management tasks with low to
• No ownership of high risk cases will be held, but support to probationofficers in the case management of high risk prisoners will be given whenrequired.
• 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 Managers,only 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 programmes,the progress, or otherwise, made by the participants and the prisoner’songoing 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 pro socialbehaviour and attitudes and challenging anti-social behaviour andattitudes.
• 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.

Additional Information

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 Working.Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s 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 MoJ’s 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 candidate's Business Unit, which should be obtained before confirmation of appointment.

-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, you’ll 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

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

-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

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment 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 the Civil Service Commission (details available here )

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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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: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

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) https://www.gov.uk/government/news/settled-status-eu-citizens-families
• 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

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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A sift based on the lead behaviour, Communicating and Influencing, may be held if a large number of applications are received. If a large number of applications remain after the initial sift, your application will be progressed to a full sift, where all behaviours will then be considered.

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Strengths

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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 action.Please see ourcandidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.