Role Responsibility: Resettlement Practice Manager (Maternity Cover) G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services Oakhill Secure Training Centre, Milton Keynes, MK5 6AJ Salary £40,000 per annum Permanent, Full Time, 40 hours per week Benefits: Company Pension, free on-site parking, uniform, on-site canteen, access to High Street Shop discounts and ongoing training and development At Oakhill Secure Training Centre we look after young people aged 12 to 18 years old who have been remanded or sentenced to periods of detention. The vulnerable young people in our care can be challenging with a wide range of social and emotional complex needs. This is an environment that calls for high standards of social care and service delivery to provide a secure and stable environment for young people to develop their life skills and address the behaviours that have led them into custody. Oakhill Secure Training Centre works closely with the Youth Custody Services to ensure that its regimes and designs reflect best practice in residential care to prevent offending. Job Outline: To manage allocated members of the Resettlement Team, whilst working directly with the young people, families, external agencies and Centre staff to provide comprehensive, effective anti offending packages and care plans, that meet the needs of young people and reduce the likelihood of re-offending whilst promoting the safeguarding of trainee’s welfare in accordance with legislation and guidance. Key Responsibilities: Manage and monitor the assessment, planning, review and discharge arrangements for young people ensuring compliance with relevant standards and in line with case management systems (YJAF). Supervise and manage a small team of Resettlement Caseworkers and Interventions Staff. Design and review individually tailored offending behaviour packages to ensure young people’s needs are met. Develop and maintain a network of contacts, liaising with relevant stakeholders, to ensure the young people’s needs are met. Coach, support and develop staff, to maximise their performance and ensure high standards of care, values, ethical standards, equality and diversity, policies and procedures, legislation and contractual and inspection framework requirements are met. Monitor, evaluate and provide professional guidance on reports, assessments and agreed Care Plans of young people to ensure high standards of care and welfare are achieved whilst complying with relevant requirements. Support, guide and advise Centre staff to ensure work with young people is effective and meets individual young person’s targets and objectives. Participate in the risk assessment during admissions process to ensure that the immediate vulnerability and risk of the young person is determined accurately. Train support and guide and advise relevant stakeholders, external agencies and parents/carers to ensure a coordinated approach professional approach, which meets the young people’s needs. Coordinate and lead the development of an allocated specialist area of practice in line with Resettlement Pathways, Assist in the promotion of creating a positive Health & Safety culture across the site leading by example, this includes reporting accidents and near misses in a timely manner & follow the applicable safe systems of work for the role. G4S is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and adults at risk and the post holder must support these goals. The duties and responsibilities listed within this job description are not exhaustive and the job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary from time to time. The Ideal Candidate: Essential Skills: Professional Qualification in a relevant subject: Psychology Degree, Sociology Degree, Criminology Degree or Foundation Degree in Youth Justice Ability to use Google Docs, Sheets & Email Desirable: Experience within a residential child-care environment or the Secure Estate. Social Work qualification Experience Managing a Team At G4S, we invest heavily in our people. If you join us you will have a job specific induction programme to equip you with the skills and knowledge for the job. As well as ongoing support and development opportunities we offer generous holiday entitlement, company pension, an onsite gym, free onsite parking and the chance to do an extraordinary job – every day. For more information on Oakhill Secure Training Centre please visit, https://oakhillstc.co.uk/ Equality and Diversity is an important part of G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and are a fully inclusive employer who aims to support all employees to be their true selves. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments for either the role or during the recruitment process G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and adults at risk and each employee is expected to support these goals. Safeguarding children and young people is our primary focus and the welfare of the child is paramount. Therefore we have a corporate responsibility to ensure that the safeguarding and our G4S values are at the centre of all we do. To apply for this role, you must be eligible to work in the UK and must have been resident in the UK for a minimum of 3 years. You will also be required to undergo DBS enhanced level security clearance and will need to provide full details of your work and educational history covering the last 10 years as part of the screening process.