Number of jobs available: 1
Detail of reserve list: 12 Months
Region: South East, South West
City/Town: Portsmouth
Building/Site: NMS Portsmouth Civic Offices, PO1 2AL
Grade: Other
NPS Pay Band: 3 National
Post Type: Fixed Term
Duration of appointment: Up to 12 months
Working Pattern: Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working, Other
Role Type: Operational Delivery
Will the successful applicant have line manager responsibilities? No
Overview of the job
The job holder will deliver a range of rehabilitation interventions aimed at changing the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviour of people on probation with a full range of offence types and a full range of levels of risks (including those convicted of sexual and domestic abuse offences), as determined by sentences of the Courts and on the recommendation of Probation Practitioners.
The main objectives of this role are to reduce re-offending, protect the public, prevent future victims, and rehabilitation to help people to build constructive and meaningful lives in the community, through the delivery of effective evidence-based Accredited Programmes and Structured Interventions.
The post holder will be regionally based and sit in the Interventions Team, reporting to the Programme Manager. They will deliver interventions across a large regional area where travel will be required. There will be no line management responsibility in this role.
There will be a requirement to regularly work unsocial hours (including evenings and weekends).
Summary
The job holder will be delivering interventions in groups; however, depending on the intervention, it can be delivered in 1:1 sessions or remotely (including working with individuals with learning disabilities and challenges) in line with operational manuals and organisational policies.
The post holder will liaise and provide feedback to Probation Practitioners and other agencies regarding people on probation work needed and/or concerns within a group. They will contribute to the overall assessment of risk and need related to offending to address this.
Responsibilities, Activities & Duties
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities, and duties:
* Responsible for the planning and delivery of interventions in a group or on an individual basis to people on probation. The post holder will develop and build a therapeutic and safe working environment for the duration of the programme, in line with operational manuals, taking into account different learning styles and abilities.
* Will adhere to PS statutory responsibility for safeguarding (Children and Adult) and multi-agency public protection policies to manage all risks of serious harm.
* Will manage group dynamics and a range of complexities and needs of people on probation, to ensure effective targeting of the intervention and that the learning outcomes are achieved. Responsible for addressing any problematic behaviour within groups.
* Responsible for continually monitoring and making informed, evidenced recommendations around suitability, risk, safety, and wellbeing of people on probation throughout the intervention (pre, during, and post) to inform future sentence management.
* Will be responsible for completing timely and accurate recording of all relevant data; attendance, feedback, risk issues, and relevant reports that meet quality assurance requirements.
* Responsible for liaising and providing timely and appropriate communication and analysis of people on probation on the intervention or concerns within a group, with the relevant staff or stakeholders (Courts, Criminal Justice Agencies, etc.) responsible for enforcement and risk management plans.
* Deliver workshops and briefings to Probation staff and external stakeholders on the range, purpose, and content of interventions available.
* Demonstrate pro-social modelling skills by consistently reinforcing pro-social behaviour and attitudes and challenging anti-social behaviour and attitudes.
* Will take part in regular video monitoring feedback sessions to ensure audit standards are adhered to and to review and reflect on their own practice and implement advised professional development.
The post holder must adhere to all policies regarding the sensitive/confidential nature of the information handled whilst working in this position and must always demonstrate a commitment to equality and inclusion and an understanding of their relevance to the work they do.
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and are 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.
Behaviours
* Communicating and Influencing
* Developing Self and Others
* Working Together
* Making Effective Decisions
Ability
* The ability to evidence high-level literacy skills required to read, understand, and interpret policies and the ability to write reports and correspondence for internal and external stakeholders.
* An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.
Experience
* Experience of dealing with challenging behaviour, including from individuals who have experienced a range of social/personal difficulties, within a professional or personal setting.
* Experience of working collaboratively, maintaining effective team relationships.
* An awareness and some understanding of the criminal justice system, safeguarding principles, and types of sentences given to People on Probation.
* Experience of assessing and analysing information from different sources and situations to make decisions.
* An understanding of and commitment to promoting equality and valuing diversity.
* Experience of using a range of IT software applications such as Microsoft.
* Experience of implementing new learning to improve performance.
* Experience of planning and prioritising tasks effectively in response to changing demands.
Technical
* Candidates will be required to undertake and pass an Assessment Centre prior to undertaking training.
* Candidates will be required to become an Accredited Programmes Facilitator by:
* Undertaking and successfully passing Core Skills (1 week) to evidence their competence in delivering group work interventions (within 6 months).
* Undertaking and successfully passing Programme specific training for each programme and intervention the service delivers (1 week per programme).
The job holder must be able to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English or (when specified in Wales) Welsh.
Working Arrangements & Further Information
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.
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.
Benefits
The MoJ offers a range of 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 be opted out of the PCSPS and auto enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Training
The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.
Networks
The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management. There are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees with caring responsibilities, women employees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.
Eligibility
All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post.
Support
* A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
* Access to flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits, retail vouchers, and discounts on a range of goods and services.
* Paid paternity, adoption, and maternity leave.
* Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles. Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint.
As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ is committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent, and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace.
Interviews are expected to take place early December 2024.
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
* 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).
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