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Job summary

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Job description

This is an opportunity to join an integrated programmes and psychology team at the heart of a category A/category B establishment. Team members are well supported and have access to learning opportunities for both personal and career development.  Specifically, this role overseas and directs our range of engagement interventions, intended to support prisoner progression through into accredited programmes. These areas of work are innovative and rewarding.  Local intervention specific training will be provided, Experience of accredited programme delivery and strong organisational skills, would assist an individual in taking on this role.

Overview of the job    

This is a non-operational job in an establishment.

Summary    

The job holder will have responsibility for the quality oversight and facilitation of accredited programmes which address offending behaviour.

This is a non-operational job with line management responsibilities.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties    

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

•    Ensure that the required number of programme sessions are delivered as outlined in the Treatment Management Manual within each 12 month period.
•    Responsible for the quality of delivery of the programme which includes the preparation, engagement, facilitation, assessment, reporting and ongoing support of participants and staff involved in delivering offending behaviour programmes.
•    Responsible for ensuring that programmes are delivered in accordance with their design and that facilitators adhere to the principles of the programme.
•    Responsible for ensuring facilitators are properly selected and have been through the selection procedure as set out in the Treatment Management Manual.
•    Responsible for the ongoing support and continuing professional skill development of facilitators.
•    Responsible for setting a supervision contract with facilitators, providing professional supervision (majority within lifetime of the group) that is compliant with the Treatment Management Manual.
•    Responsible for Video Monitoring (VM) the required amount of sessions as set out in the Management Manual.
•    Provide feedback from the VM to facilitators in a way which develops their skills and improves the delivery of the programme.
•    Maintain a log, complete reports in line with national guidance and complete the majority of VM within the lifetime of group (or in a timely fashion for rolling programmes).
•    Ensure national guidelines on the assessment and selection of prisoners are followed to ensure that only those prisoners who require the programme, on the basis of risk, need, responsivity and diversity are selected for the programme.
•    Ensure national guidelines for the de-selection of prisoners are followed where necessary.
•    Ensure that all relevant paperwork including those associated with the clinical assurance process is completed and sent to HMPPS on time.
•    Supervise and authorise post programme reports ensuring they meet the needs of those for whom they are written such as prisoner manager, parole board.
•    Respond to any local queries or complaints about the delivery of the programme.
•    Where relevant, attend counselling support sessions at the rate outlined in the Treatment Management Manual for Sex Prisoner Treatment Programme (SOTP) and Domestic Violence (DV) programmes only and ensure facilitators attend counselling support sessions at the required rate.
•    Attend all relevant training and the Regional and/or National Treatment Manager meetings.
•    Contribute to the function and activities of the Accredited Intervention Management (AIMs) team and attend regular meetings (minimum of 10 per year).
•    Contribute to local programme Awareness Training.
•    Contribute to sentence planning and reducing reoffending. Applies safer custody practices and complies with national and local security standards.

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.

Person specification

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Benefits

Alongside your salary of £33,104, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £8,971 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Strengths.https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).

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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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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.