Prison Offender Manager: Sentence Planning & Support

Ministry of Justice; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Justice is recruiting for a Prison Offender Manager to lead the management and assessment of low to medium risk prisoners, developing sentence plans and supporting rehabilitation in collaboration with partners across the criminal justice system.

You will build professional relationships with prisoners and staff, operate within national and local policies, and contribute to MAPPA, ROTL/HDC processes, and resettlement work while maintaining accurate records and documentation.

Responsibilities

• To undertake the full range of offender management tasks with low to medium risk cases.
• No ownership of high risk cases will be held, but support to probation officers in the case management of high risk prisoners will be given when required.
• As Prison Offender Manager, be involved in all relevant processes in the prison such as ACCT and violence reduction/anti-bullying for those within your case load, if this is applicable.
• Act as the ACCT Case Manager for individuals if appropriate (Prison Offender 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 and review targets with prisoners and update case management notes on PNOMIS or relevant IT systems.
• Use the Offender Assessment System (OASys) to identify risks and manage offenders appropriately.
• Obtain further information if required from outside agencies to complete a comprehensive OASys report.
• Lead the sentence planning meeting in order to prepare and review appropriate plans.
• Coordinate the activities within the sentence plan through liaison with prisoners and other departments and agencies, including gathering and exchanging information and understanding/investigating conflicting opinions on prisoner progress.
• Encourage and support prisoner to participate in education, interventions and workshops as defined within the sentence plan. Develop strategies to assist prisoners to overcome reluctance to attend.
• To provide professional advice and assessment, including written reports to criminal justice agencies and partner organisations.
• Liaise with the Community Offender Managers regarding Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) and Home Detention Curfew (HDC). Make recommendations to the Governor on suitability for early release.
• Inform relevant agencies of release dates and address of prisoners considered a risk on release.
• Support Community Offender Managers with the delivery of plans to enable recalled prisoners to be re-released.
• Complete all paperwork for the cases, including lifer and ISP specific paperwork in line with relevant policies, standards and set timescales.
• Highlight any prisoner who gives significant concerns by their behaviour to the Heads of Offender Management or Orderly Officer.
• Contribute to and attend Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) Boards and work with all relevant external agencies to protect the public when releasing prisoners under MAPPA.
• Liaise with the Foreign National Department or UK Border Agency regarding foreign national prisoners, as appropriate.
• Instigate public protection child contact checks and share relevant safeguarding information with authorities.
• Undertake the role of the resettlement advisor for prisoners in the specific caseload.
• To work collaboratively with colleagues and maintain effective team relationships, in particular with Key Workers.
• Demonstrate pro-social modelling skills by consistently reinforcing pro-social behaviour and attitudes and challenging anti-social behaviour and attitudes.
• To use computer based systems to produce, update and maintain records and other documentation within agreed timescales.
• To work within the aims and values of HMPPS.

Job description

The Ministry of Justice is recruiting for a Prison Offender Manager to lead the management and assessment of low to medium risk prisoners, developing sentence plans and supporting rehabilitation in collaboration with partners across the criminal justice system.

You will build professional relationships with prisoners and staff, operate within national and local policies, and contribute to MAPPA, ROTL/HDC processes, and resettlement work while maintaining accurate records and documentation.