Regional Programme Lead for Probation Services

Ministry of Justice; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Justice is seeking a regional Programme Manager to lead and deliver accredited programmes, structured interventions and Senior Attendance Centres for people on probation. You will report to the Head of Programmes for your region and line-manage a mobile, dispersed team across the region.

You will allocate resources, maintain risk controls, and work with partner agencies to ensure safe, timely, and high-quality delivery in line with policy and accreditation standards.

Qualifications

• Understanding of the key principles of programmes.
• Substantial experience working in offender risk assessment and management.
• Understanding of the role of the Probation Service in the Criminal Justice System and in a multi-disciplinary setting.
• Evidence of ability to evaluate practice.
• Experience of working under pressure and fulfilling demanding deadlines.
• Able to demonstrate well developed IT skills, including evidence of ability to interpret and apply performance reports.
• Experience of proactively championing diversity and inclusiveness both internally and externally.

Responsibilities

• To provide effective line management and leadership to a diverse team that includes; Treatment Managers, Facilitators, Partner Link Workers, Senior Attendance Centre staff and Administrators and will maintain robust procedures relating to the management of risk
• To have overall responsibility for ensuring that interventions are delivered in line with programme management manuals, performance and audit standards and that the arrangements are in place for effective management of risk
• To have strategic oversight of the effective use of resources in managing staff rotas and the development of contingency plans to ensure continuity of delivery of Interventions
• Ensuring that there is an adequate pool of fully trained Programme Facilitators who have attended all the required training appropriate to the programme they are delivering
• Lead in promoting Accredited Programmes, Structured Interventions and SAC and ensuring that the Judiciary, People on Probation, and Probation Practitioners are able to access clear and accurate information about programmes
• To have overall responsibility to ensure that quality standards are maintained and that compliance with audit standards is monitored and poor performance and complaints are effectively managed to minimise business risks
• To prepare an annual team plan and review, ensuring the effective allocation of resources and that respond to the public protection duties of the team through multi-agency arrangements and individual casework review, discussion and feedback
• To initiate or implement change and develop new services in line with effective practice principles and within the resources available
• To manage financial resources as required by the Head of Programmes and in line with HMPPS financial regulations and policies and to take a leading role to deliver the business plan and develop work with partners and key stakeholders, representing the Probation Service as appropriate

Skills

Leadership

Team Leader

Analytical

Problem Solver

Service Focused

Efficient

Motivator

Organiser

Principles of programmes

Job description

The Ministry of Justice is seeking a regional Programme Manager to lead and deliver accredited programmes, structured interventions and Senior Attendance Centres for people on probation. You will report to the Head of Programmes for your region and line-manage a mobile, dispersed team across the region.

You will allocate resources, maintain risk controls, and work with partner agencies to ensure safe, timely, and high-quality delivery in line with policy and accreditation standards.