HMP Highpoint - HOFC - Reducing Reoffending (Non-Operational) (Ref: 20684)

Job summary

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Job description

Overview of the job

This is a functional management job within an establishment. The job holder will be the Head of the Reducing Reoffending Function within the establishment and will have line management responsibility. This is either an operational or non-operational job with line management responsibilities. If operational, please see technical requirements. This role is rotational.
Summary

The job holder will be responsible for the leadership, development and provision of the prison’s Reduction of Reoffending portfolio. This will require the job holder to manage the agenda of the prison’s approach to: • Reducing Reoffending and Resettlement• Regime design and delivery• The following reducing reoffending pathways:o Housing and accommodationo Health, substance misuse and social care providerso Finance benefit and debto Attitudes, thinking and behaviouro Faitho Children and families They will be the strategic lead to facilitate and enable strong working practices between prison, probation, and other relevant community services to reduce reoffending. They will be responsible for the design and driving the delivery of the prison’s regime so it meets the rehabilitative needs of all prisoners. As a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT), the job holder will contribute and implement their Function’s objectives as defined in the establishment’s Business Plan.
Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties: • Responsible for the design of the reducing reoffending strategic approach for the prison.• Responsible for driving the successful implementation of the prison’s reducing reoffending approach through all key head of functions and managers across prison and probation teams. This includes the strategic leadership of a range external stakeholders, to ensure effective delivery of services that support the reducing reoffending strategy.• Responsible for the design and delivery of key reducing reoffending pathways which will include, but not be limited to, housing and accommodation, health and substance misuse, families, offending behaviour programmes and interventions relating to faith, finance and debt.• Responsible for the development of local needs assessment for the prison, bringing together data/assessments from all other key partners in the prison to inform the design of the prison’s tiered regime.• Considering all the prison’s operational functions, responsible for designing and delivering a tiered regime, which is designed to meet prisoner need, ensures prisoners are allocated and enabled to attend activities and interventions, operating in line with the National Regime Model and the five pillars of the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework.• Responsible for driving delivery of the regime through other heads of function, and managers to ensure its effective, and sustainable, running is prioritised, and positive changes are identified and taken forward where necessary.• Responsible for developing a framework and monitoring progress to measure delivery of interventions across the regime and to lead on ensuring that the appropriate corrective action is taken where necessary.• Responsible for locally operationalising and ongoing oversight of the Resettlement Passport. This includes strategically coordinating relevant agencies, ensuring the Passport brings together key information through the prisoner’s journey and to ensure their successful resettlement into society, and maximises opportunities within the different resettlement pathways, giving prison leavers better access to services.• Strategic lead to ensure join up between prison and probation, including with resettlement teams/pre-release team, promoting and delivering on the OneHMPPS concept within the prison and through the gate. Proactively seeking out opportunities to leverage third sector, and other external agencies’ expertise, services and provision to bring this into the prison estate to support with the rehabilitation of prisoners.• Responsible for developing a joined-up approach between the Reducing Reoffending function and Offender Management (OMUs), promoting reducing reoffending, and ensuring staff are upskilled and understand the prison’s rehabilitative offer, and that these are included within the formulation of sentence plans. Dependant on operational experience will undertake some or all other management tasks including: • Act as the Governor's representative by chairing adjudications and taking charge of day-to-day establishment operations as Duty Governor.• Promote Prison Service policy in all activities and behaviours, e.g., promote decency, safety, diversity and inclusion and reducing re-offending agendas. 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. An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh. Behaviours

• Delivering at Pace• Leadership• Communicating and Influencing• Working Together• Managing a Quality Service• Changing and Improving• Making Effective DecisionsExperience

• Experience in the development and delivery of medium-to- long term strategies and/or business plans.• Experience of working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders including senior leaders and external organisations.• Experience of implementing change in a challenging environment.• Experience of leading teams and delivering through others to meet objectives in a challenging environment.
Technical Requirements
If Operational

• Must be successfully accredited by passing the Head of Function Assessment Centre (HFAC), or prior to 2016 be accredited as an Operational Manager (or in post as a G5 prior to 1999).• Where HFAC accreditation was gained from 2018, the Incident Management Silver Command (IMSC) assessment must also be passed to be eligible for operational Head of Function roles.• Job holders must complete specific training in their specialism once they take up post.• Successful completion of the workbook.• When transferring to a Young Persons establishment the job holder will be required to successfully undertake an assessment to demonstrate suitability to work with Young People. Ability

• Ability to set and deliver a strategic plan to reduce reoffending across a range of activities within prison and an ability to build and foster strong links with probation and community services and statutory partners, to ensure a successful transition from prison.• Ability to build and foster strong links with probation and community services, and statutory partners, to ensure a successful transition from prison.Hours of Work (Unsocial Hours) Allowances

37 hour week

Person specification

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Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Working Together
• Changing and Improving
• Managing a Quality Service

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £57,398, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £16,628 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

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Selection process details

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Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
• Telephone : 0345 241 5358

Recruitment team

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Further information

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