Approved Premises Residential Worker - Wenger House, Wharflane House, Staitheford House

This vacancy is for various working patterns across the 3 Approved Premises (APs) mentioned. Merit List may be utilised for other working patterns and sites mentioned in this advert or Midlands APs.

Working patterns may include:

• Annualised hour working pattern for either 625 or 1250 hours per year, the equivalent of one or two 12-hour shifts each week, and are a mix of standard and unsocial hours.
• Full-time Peripatetic Residential Worker, where successful candidates will be required to undertake reasonable travel in order to cover shifts at Approved Premises sites within the locality of their cluster.
• Full-time/Part-time Residential Worker vacancies where successful candidates will be allocated to one Approved Premise to undertake their shift pattern.

Please note: RW staff members cannot move across to another band 3 such as PSO as the job descriptions are different. Please only apply if you have flexibility to work at any AP mentioned and any working pattern mentioned. This will be discussed at interview stage.

Overview of the job:

The job holder will work as part of a team providing 24-hour cover at an Approved Premises (AP), including security and monitoring services. The job holder will undertake a full range of work with the people on probation whilst resident at the Approved Premises. This will include providing support in contributing to the risk management and sentence plan objectives and reporting any significant changes relating to risk and/or re-offending to any non-compliance within agreed enforcement procedures to ensure that people on probation resident at an AP and the fabric of it are kept safe and secure throughout their shift.

Summary:

The job holder will assist in the well-being and supervision of residents, maintaining discipline, adherence to Approved Premises rules, licence conditions, sentence plan objectives specific to residency in the Approved Premises and court orders. In addition, will contribute to the management of residents’ risk. This post will involve substantial out of hours work, both waking night duty and weekend work. The post holder may be required to cover duties at other Approved Premises at times of staff absence.

In line with PS policies and procedures, the job holder must at all times demonstrate a commitment to equality and inclusion and an understanding of their relevance to the work they do. The post holder must adhere to all policies in respect of the sensitive/confidential nature of the information handled whilst working in this position.

Responsibilities, Activities & Duties:

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

• Contribute to effective team practice, communicate and collaborate effectively with colleagues to ensure consistency of work practices and a positive working environment.
• Effectively communicate key risk issues to colleagues at handover and throughout the shift. It will also, at times, require communicating with Offender Managers, Stand-by Manager and partner agencies e.g. Police, Health professionals and drug/alcohol services.
• Undertake regular inspections of the building, including cellars and grounds throughout the period of duty, recording any occurrences/damage or defects, and monitor CCTV equipment.
• Maintain an active presence in the AP at all times. Regularly engage with residents in a pro-social manner. Contribute towards the protection of the residents through observation to ensure adherence to their risk management plans and general wellbeing.
• Actively engage with and monitor behaviour of high-risk residents and motivate residents to ensure compliance. Challenge and manage appropriately abusive or aggressive behaviour.
• Contribute to the risk management plans of residents by observing and reporting any significant changes relating to risk and/or re-offending to any non-compliance within agreed enforcement procedures.
• Contribute to the sentence plan objectives of the residents through active engagement in purposeful activities as agreed by the AP Manager and Offender Manager.
• Ensure that the AP is locked and secure during curfew period. Confirm the presence and wellbeing of all residents overnight.
• Facilitate the function of the AP as a first/emergency point of contact out of hours.
• Through observation and/or engagement with residents, provide accurate information, analysis of situation and risk assessment to the Offender Manager and/or escalate to Out of Hours Manager, which may lead to enforcement and/or compliance with court orders, licences, AP rules.
• Support, create and maintain a safe working environment for staff, residents and visitors by adhering to Health and Safety legislation, ensuring Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) and Risk Assessments are followed reporting incidents to Manager.
• Undertake Health and Safety, fire alarm, curfews and room curfew checks in line with procedures.
• Undertake pre-arranged or initiate room searches based on concerns around risk.
• Pack up residents’ possessions as directed.
• Set up and/or deliver purposeful activities linked to residents’ sentence plan objectives as agreed by the Offender Manager and AP Manager.
• Undertake effective induction of residents.
• Follow prescribed medication procedures including the issuing of medication to residents and both weekly and nightly audit of medication sheets.
• To carry out drug and alcohol tests in line with risk management plan which may include times when job holder believes that the resident may be under the influence and therefore increase in risk.
• Undertake First Aid if a resident is injured or self-harms.
• Maintain Approved Premises records and files as required, including data entry as necessary and contribute to the completion of incident reports.
• Carry out safeguarding children duties in accordance with the PS statutory responsibilities and agency policies.
• Deal with visitors and telephone calls, and monitor the work of visiting contractors in accordance with health and safety.
• Demonstrate pro-social modelling skills by consistently reinforcing pro-social behaviour and attitudes and challenging anti-social behaviour and attitudes.
• To work within the aims and values of PS and HMPPS.

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.

Behaviours:

• Working Together
• Communicating and Influencing
• Developing Self and Others
• Delivering at Pace

Experience:

Experience of working with a diverse range of people who have experienced a range of social/personal difficulties.

Technical:

Minimum 5 GCSEs at Grade C or above (including English and Maths), or equivalent qualification, or relevant work experience with the ability to evidence high level numeracy and literacy skills required to read, understand and interpret policies and the ability to write reports and correspondence for internal and external stakeholders.

IT Skills: Microsoft: Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Hours of Work (Unsocial Hours) Allowances:

37 hours. Additional payments are made for working unsocial hours.

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.

Some of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.

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:

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).

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.

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.

Redeployment Interview Scheme:

Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ is committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.

Civil Service Nationality Rules:

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)
• 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

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles.