Civil Service Grade

Overview

This is a management role reporting to the Head of Public Protection, responsible for managing a cluster of Approved Premises (AP) within a Division. The role is a 9 month fixed‑term contract, part‑time at 18.5 hours per week, with locations to cover Basildon and Maidstone and an expectation of travel within South East & Eastern.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate leadership and innovation in the implementation of strategy and operational delivery.
• Deliver performance and quality targets.
• Manage the devolved budget for the AP Cluster and manage resources effectively.
• Demonstrate ability to meet competing demands across geographical areas.
• Demonstrate ability to manage middle managers/other staff and employee relations across the AP Cluster in line with HMPPS policies.
• Ensure AP staff contribute to and support risk management plans, including engagement with MAPPA.
• Where senior management authorisation or involvement is required provide advice and make decisions on the management of high risk offenders, ensure appropriate placements are available within the AP estate.
• As a member of the AP divisional management team play an active part in the corporate management of the NPS as necessary. Take lead responsibility for specific projects/portfolios.
• Provide a leading role and direction in work with partners and key stakeholders. Represent the NPS as appropriate to the role.
• Implement HMPPS equality strategy.
• Manage and participate in divisional out‑of‑hours on call rota.
• Accountable for health and safety for the AP Cluster.
• Accountable for estates responsibilities for the AP Cluster.
• Carry out safeguarding children and safeguarding adult duties in accordance with the NPS statutory responsibilities and agency policies.
• Ensure the interests and concerns of the community local to each AP are met with an appropriate response.
• Respond effectively to the operational risks to the AP and organisational risks to the wider NPS presented by a potential/actual significant incident.
• 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 NPS and HMPPS.

Qualifications

• Behaviours
  
  • Leadership
  • Developing Self and Others
  • Working Together
  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Delivering at Pace
  • Managing a Quality Service
• Essential Experience
  
  • Significant experience at middle manager level.
  • Substantial experience of management of staff and managing through change, including supervision, resource deployment, appraisals and motivating.
  • Experience of monitoring performance in area of responsibility against predetermined targets, setting local targets and effecting necessary improvements.
  • Experience of participating in commissioning and procurement processes or contract management.
  • Experience of Health and Safety and Equalities management.
  • Working with key local agencies and stakeholders to develop strong relationships.
  • Preparing high level written reports.
  • Experience of evaluating practice.
• Technical requirements
  
  • Probation Qualification Framework Graduate Diploma/Honours Degree in Community Justice integrated with Level 5 Diploma in Probation Practice. Or a qualification recognised at the time of qualification by the Secretary of State for Justice as per Section 10 of the Offender Management Act 2007.
  • Diploma in Probation Studies.
  • Diploma in Social Work (with Probation Option).
  • CQSW (with Probation Option).

Benefits

• Annual leave 25 days on appointment, increasing to 30 days after five years’ service plus public holidays. Part‑time and job‑share posts calculated on a pro‑rata basis.
• Pension – National Probation Service covered by the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) run through the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF).
• Training – Extensive range of training and development opportunities provided by the Ministry of Justice.
• Flexibility – Family friendly policies, job share, reduced hours, and flexible working arrangements.
• Support – 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.