Prison Offender Manager — Rehabilitation & Risk

Sodexo; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

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Job summary

Sodexo is recruiting a Prison Offender Manager at HMP Forest Bank, Salford. You will manage a caseload of low to medium-risk residents, driving sentence planning, risk assessments and ongoing case management to support rehabilitation and resettlement.

In this role you will work in a busy prison setting, building professional relationships with multi-disciplinary teams, Parole processes, MAPPA, and external agencies to ensure safe, compliant practices.

Qualifications

• GCSEs or equivalent qualifications.
• Good IT skills, including Word, Excel, PNOMIS and CMS.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working with people facing complex social or personal difficulties.
• Knowledge and understanding of offender risk assessment and risk management.
• Understanding of factors associated with offending behaviour, including substance misuse, accommodation, relationships and thinking patterns.
• Ability to analyse information, make justifiable decisions and manage competing priorities.
• Experience motivating individuals and encouraging positive behavioural change.
• Strong security awareness, excellent attendance and a positive PDR.
• Willingness to undertake relevant training in line with the Offender Management in Custody (OMiC) model.

Responsibilities

• Manage offender cases, including sentence planning and reviews.
• Complete risk assessments such as OASys and identify factors related to offending behaviour.
• Produce high-quality reports for Parole Boards, MAPPA and other agencies.
• Participate in Parole processes and Oral Hearings as the Prison Offender Manager.
• Provide risk and compliance information through NOMIS to support digital categorisation.
• Deliver one-to-one motivational work to encourage behavioural change.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary sentence planning meetings and resettlement plans.
• Work with key workers, probation, GMP and external agencies on risk management.
• Refer residents to appropriate programmes, interventions and training.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Education

GCSEs or equivalent qualifications

Tools

PNOMIS

CMS

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

Sodexo is recruiting a Prison Offender Manager at HMP Forest Bank, Salford. You will manage a caseload of low to medium-risk residents, driving sentence planning, risk assessments and ongoing case management to support rehabilitation and resettlement.

In this role you will work in a busy prison setting, building professional relationships with multi-disciplinary teams, Parole processes, MAPPA, and external agencies to ensure safe, compliant practices.