Prison Offender Manager - Risk Reduction & Sentence Planning

Ministry of Justice; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Justice is recruiting a Prison Offender Manager in the UK. You will supervise, manage and assess low to medium risk prisoners, develop sentence plans, and support probation officers in case management while maintaining professional relationships with prisoners and staff.

Hybrid working arrangements apply; standard hours are 37 per week. The role involves extensive prisoner-facing activities, liaison with partner agencies, risk management using OASys, and preparing reports for

Responsibilities

• Supervise, manage and control prisoners decently, safely and securely whilst 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.
• Exercise the powers of a Constable.
• Conduct searches on prisoners, staff and visitors as required.
• Undertakes 'first on scene' incident response.
• Provide 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.

Job description

The Ministry of Justice is recruiting a Prison Offender Manager in the UK. You will supervise, manage and assess low to medium risk prisoners, develop sentence plans, and support probation officers in case management while maintaining professional relationships with prisoners and staff.

Hybrid working arrangements apply; standard hours are 37 per week. The role involves extensive prisoner-facing activities, liaison with partner agencies, risk management using OASys, and preparing reports for