Treatment Manager

Ministry of Justice; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

London allowance

Hybrid working

Job summary

The Ministry of Justice seeks a Treatment Manager to oversee Accredited Programmes and Structured Interventions addressing offending behaviour. Based regionally, you will supervise Programme Facilitators, advise staff, and ensure content compliance with manuals. Hybrid working and on-call cover for evenings/weekends are included.

You will collaborate with Probation Practitioners, monitor delivery quality, and contribute to manual updates while supporting staff development and safeguarding.

Qualifications

• Experienced Programmes Facilitator trained in two Accredited Programmes and theory manuals.
• Experience in Criminal Justice or Social Care sectors.
• Knowledge of group dynamics with ability to motivate participants.
• Experience of prosocial modelling, motivational interviewing and challenging language.
• Experience supporting others to evidence professional practice.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality delivery of Accredited Programmes and Interventions and monitor post-programme work.
• Provide professional supervision and session monitoring to develop facilitators' skills.
• Advise, train and consult staff and external organisations on eligibility and delivery.
• Manage risks from people on Probation and share information with Probation Practitioners.
• Coordinate planning and preparation for programme delivery including assessments and waiting lists.
• Support development of facilitators and report under-performance or quality issues.
• Oversee risk management during programme delivery and timely information exchange with practitioners.
• Contribute to updates of accredited programme manuals and ensure implementation.
• Deliver accredited and non-accredited programmes as required to maintain accreditation.

Skills

Two Accredited Programmes

Criminal Justice sector experience

Group dynamics knowledge

Motivational interviewing

Staff supervision & coaching

Job description

The Treatment Manager will have responsibility for the quality oversight, facilitation and delivery of Accredited Programmes and Structured Interventions which address offending behaviour to meet the requirements of the sentence of the court. The role will be regionally based reporting directly to a Programme Manager for their area. They will have no direct line management responsibility but will provide professional supervision to Programme Facilitators within the region and professional advice to improve performance, skills and development opportunities., The Treatment Manager is responsible for ensuring that Programme Facilitators deliver programmes in accordance with the Accredited Programme manual and session content requirements for a range of programmes, this will be done through video monitoring, feedback and group supervision. The job holder will provide 'On Call' cover for referral enquiries and staff support in accordance with a rota that provides support when intervention programmes are scheduled including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities, Activities & Duties The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

• Responsible for the quality of delivery of interventions which includes all tasks associated with the support of Accredited Programmes and Structured Interventions including post programme work by Programme Facilitators to ensure all Programmes are monitored as prescribed
• Responsible for providing professional supervision including session monitoring to support the development of skills and maintain the integrity of service delivery
• To provide advice, information, training and consultancy as required to staff and external organisations including Practitioners and Court staff to ensure that eligibility and suitability criteria are understood
• Responsible for managing the risks presented by people on Probation whilst subject to an Accredited Programmes or Structured Interventions requirement and ensuring that relevant information is exchanged with the Probation Practitioners as required
• To co-ordinate, monitor and review the planning and preparation for delivering programmes in accordance with the Programme Schedule including suitability assessments and managing waiting lists
• Responsible for the continuous assessment and support of Programme Facilitators in the development of the skills required to deliver programmes, monitor and identify individual performance through Treatment Management and report under-performance or poor quality to the Programme Manager
• Oversee the management of risk during programmes delivery and ensure that relevant information is exchanged with Probation Practitioners in a timely manner
• To contribute to and maintain a log of nationally agreed changes to the accredited programme manuals and ensure their implementation
• To deliver accredited and non-accredited programmes where required to maintain accreditation

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.

Behaviours

• Making Effective Decisions
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Changing and Improving
• Managing a Quality Service

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. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.

Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the HMPPS' Flexible Working policy.

A sift based on the lead behaviour, Managing a Quality Service, may be held if a large number of applications are received. If a large number of applications remain after the initial sift, your application will be progressed to a full sift, where all behaviours will then be considered.

Qualifications

• Experienced Programmes Facilitator, trained in the delivery of two Accredited Programmes with knowledge and understanding of the theoretical underpinnings (as per Theory Manual) of each of the programmes
• Experience of working within the Criminal Justice or Social Care sector
• A knowledge and understanding of group dynamics and an ability to motivate groups and individuals to participate fully in programmes
• Experience of prosocial modelling / motivational interviewing and challenging inappropriate language and behaviour
• Experience of supporting others to evidence the ability to support staff in professional practice

£37,238 - £44,520. In addition, this post attracts a London allowance payment which will be discussed at interview.

Benefits

• Annual Leave Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years' service, plus public holidays. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis
• Pension The National Probation Service is covered by the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) run through the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF). Please visit www.gmpf.org.uk for further information. Please note: Any current Civil Servant who is a member of the PCSPS, by accepting an offer of employment to the National Probation Services will