Programme Manager, Offending Behavior Programs Lead

Ministry of Justice; Evesham; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Justice is seeking a Band 6 Programme Manager to plan, manage and oversee offender behaviour programmes within a prison establishment. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, oversee delivery plans, and ensure compliance with the Interventions Integrity Framework and HMPPS standards.

Role focuses on improving rehabilitation, reducing reoffending, and collaborating with psychology services, HQ and probation to align with strategic aims. Hybrid working is available.

Qualifications

• Job holders will need to be highly organised and committed to treatment and rehabilitation work.
• Will require experience of managing both staff and processes.

Responsibilities

• Managing and overseeing the administration and facilitation team to ensure programmes staff are supported, given appropriate guidance, provided CPD and have full participation in the intervention planning and supervision process.
• Creating an annual delivery plan that ensures sufficient programme spaces to meet agreed performance targets, with clear milestones, consideration of prisoner needs and staff training, and ensures best value of departmental resources.
• Monitoring and maintaining the performance and execution of the delivery plan, providing data and feedback on progress to Senior Leaders and National teams.
• Work in collaboration with regional and national Psychology teams, to support delivery planning, identify delivery resources, and to provide and maintain a high-quality service.
• Work within a network of Programmes Managers and strategic leads to support local, regional and national agendas that align to the HMPPS Rehabilitative Strategy.
• Attend and engage in all relevant and appropriate meetings, both at local and national level; and relevant training for Programmes Managers.
• Develop and monitor productive working relationships with all staff, including ensuring that treatment managers are effectively supported.
• Liaise with the establishment Senior Management Team and ensure that they are updated on policies set by HMPPS in respect of Offending Behaviour Programmes; acting as a consultant with regard to both accredited and non-accredited programmes, in line with the HMPPS National Framework for Interventions,
• Contribute to the Programme Department performance by ensuring that all Programme work is delivered in line with the baselines identified in the programme manuals, the IIF document and HMPPS accreditation standards.
• Promote opportunities for integrating programmes with other establishment processes, contributing to the overall risk management process and building whole staff awareness of Offending Behaviour Programmes.
• Contribute to improvements and compliance of any issues raised as part of action plans arising from Quality Assurance Feedback, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP), Measuring the Quality of Prison Life (MQPL) and any other relevant action plans including managing and overseeing continuous local self-assessment review and action plans.
• As lead for the AIM team, is responsible for ensuring process and systems are in place to support a multi-disciplinary approach to the management of group members and their specific treatment needs.

Job description

The Ministry of Justice is seeking a Band 6 Programme Manager to plan, manage and oversee offender behaviour programmes within a prison establishment. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, oversee delivery plans, and ensure compliance with the Interventions Integrity Framework and HMPPS standards.

Role focuses on improving rehabilitation, reducing reoffending, and collaborating with psychology services, HQ and probation to align with strategic aims. Hybrid working is available.