Programmes Manager

Ministry of Justice; Tetford; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Ministry of Justice is seeking a programme manager to oversee drug, alcohol and offending behaviour programmes in a custodial setting. You will lead a team of facilitators and support staff, align delivery with accreditation standards and manage resource planning to meet performance targets.

Hybrid working is available, with flexible site options across UK. The role focuses on complex, high-intensity programmes (including Sex Offender Treatment) and requires robust liaison with psychological

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the facilitation team and the suite of interventions.
• Ensure treatment managers are effectively managed and supported.
• Deliver programme work in line with Accreditation Document.
• Plan for effective delivery for the forthcoming year considering prisoner population and staff training.
• Manage delivery of complex/high intensity programmes such as the Sex Offender Treatment Programme.
• Liaise with psychological services to allocate resources for sex offender treatment programmes.
• Attend meetings at local and national level per Audit requirements.
• Consult on introduction of accredited and non-accredited programmes.
• Ensure staff participate fully in supervision.
• Develop productive relationships with all staff.
• Manage delivery of clinical and non-clinical offending behaviour programmes.
• Liaise with Senior Management Team on policies set by HMPPS.
• Ensure standards in programme manuals and audit documents are met.
• Promote MDT teamwork in AIMs and staff awareness sessions.
• Manage group members’ treatment needs as part of the AIM team.
• Promote integration with CARATS and other drug strategy processes.
• Produce data analysis of local drug strategy for area reports.
• Contribute to risk management and audit baselines.
• Support improvements from HMIP/MQPL actions and local audits.
• Support achievement of Service Delivery Indicators milestones.
• Maintain a safe working environment and ensure health and safety compliance.

Skills

Programme management

People management

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Auditing/compliance

Job description

The job holder will be responsible for programme management of drug, alcohol and offending behaviour programmes in the establishment ensuring they are delivered in line with required standards. The job holder will assist in the provision of constructive and supportive regimes, which addresses offending behaviour, improve educational and work skills and promote law abiding behaviour in custody and after release in reducing reoffending. To assist in the management of the planning and execution of the Service Delivery Agreement for the offending behaviour courses. In addition, they will manage a group of facilitators and administrative staff to ensure that all protocols, procedures and routines to do with Psychological Services are planned, prepared, operated and developed in line with standards. This is a non-operational job with line management responsibilities.

• Responsible for managing and overseeing the facilitation team and the suite of interventions to ensure they are supported and given appropriate guidance.
• Responsible for ensuring that treatment managers are effectively managed and supported.
• Responsible for ensuring best value of resources for the department.
• Responsible for ensuring that all Programme work is delivered in line with the baselines identified in the Accreditation Document.
• Responsible for ensuring a plan for effective delivery is made for the forthcoming year to ensure that there are enough spaces offered to achieve the establishment's performance target and specifically taking into account the needs of the prisoner population and staff training requirements.
• Responsible for managing and oversee the delivery of complex/high intensity programmes such as the Sex Offender Treatment Programme.
• Liaise with the psychological services to ensure that resources are appropriately identified for the delivery of sex offender treatment programmes.
• Attend all relevant and appropriate meetings, both at local and national as per the Audit requirements.
• Act as a consultant with regard to the introduction of both accredited and nonaccredited programmes.
• Responsible for ensuring the full participation of staff in the supervision process.
• Develop and monitor productive working relationships with all staff.
• Responsible for managing the delivery of and providing interventions of both, clinical and non-clinical offending behaviour programmes.
• Liaise with the establishment Senior Management Team and ensure that they are updated on policies set by HMPPS in respect of Treatment Programmes.
• Responsible for ensuring that all standards contained in the programme specific criterion enclosed within the programme manuals and audit document are met.
• Promote the concept of multi-disciplinary team effort and integration within the Accredited Intervention Meetings (AIMs) teams, in staff awareness sessions and tutor support.
• As part of the AIM team, is responsible for the management of group members and their specific treatment needs.
• Promote opportunities for integrating programmes with other establishment processes, particularly with other interventions such as basic skills, Counselling, Assessment, Referral, Advice and Throughcare service (CARATS) and other aspects of drug strategy.
• Produce data analysis of the local drug strategy for area reports.
• Contribute to the overall risk management process including sharing information on high risk and dangerous offenders with relevant agencies Contribute to the Programme Department performance as assessed by the audit criteria, with particular reference to all Programme Manuals and to assist with the successful delivery of all audit baselines.
• Contribute to improvements and compliance of any issues raised as part of action plans arising from Standards Audit, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP), Measuring the Quality of Prison Life (MQPL) and any other relevant action plans including local self audit action plans and resettlement strategies.
• Contribute to the successful achievement of the Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs) target agreed between the Deputy Director of Custody and Governing Governor ensuring milestones are properly identified and communicated.
• Manage a safe working environment for staff, prisoners and visitors. Ensure Health and Safety legislation is followed ensuring safe systems of work (SSOW) and risk assessments are completed in a timely manner and any faults are reported promptly.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the Job Holder, 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 a MoJ office 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.