22303 - Programme Manager - HMYOI Feltham B

All staff have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. The post holder must undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

Job holders within this Group Profile will be responsible for programme management of drug, alcohol and offending behaviour programmes in the establishment ensuring they are delivered in line with required standards. These roles will involve contact with prisoners.

Typical tasks associated with this Group Profile include:

• Responsible for managing and overseeing the facilitation team and the suite of interventions to ensure they are supported and given appropriate guidance.
• Responsible for ensuring that treatment managers are effectively managed and supported.
• Responsible for ensuring best value of resources for the department.
• Responsible for ensuring that all Programme work is delivered in line with the baselines identified in the Accreditation Document.
• Responsible for ensuring a plan for effective delivery is made for the forthcoming year to ensure that there are enough spaces offered to achieve the establishment’s performance target and specifically taking into account the needs of the prisoner population and staff training requirements.
• Responsible for managing and overseeing the delivery of complex/high intensity programmes such as the Sex Offender Treatment Programme.
• Liaise with the psychological services to ensure that resources are appropriately identified for the delivery of sex offender treatment programmes.
• Attend all relevant and appropriate meetings, both at local and national as per the Audit requirements.
• Act as a consultant with regard to the introduction of both accredited and non-accredited programmes.
• Responsible for ensuring the full participation of staff in the supervision process.
• Develop and monitor productive working relationships with all staff.
• Responsible for managing the delivery of and providing interventions of both clinical and non-clinical offending behaviour programmes.
• Liaise with the establishment Senior Management Team and ensure that they are updated on policies set by HMPPS in respect of Treatment Programmes.
• Responsible for ensuring that all standards contained in the programme specific criterion enclosed within the programme manuals and audit document are met.
• Promote the concept of multi-disciplinary team effort and integration within the Accredited Intervention Meetings (AIMs) teams, in staff awareness sessions and tutor support.
• As part of the AIM team, is responsible for the management of group members and their specific treatment needs.
• Promote opportunities for integrating programmes with other establishment processes, particularly with other interventions such as basic skills, Counselling, Assessment, Referral, Advice and Throughcare service (CARATS) and other aspects of drug strategy.
• Produce data analysis of the local drug strategy for area reports.
• Contribute to the overall risk management process including sharing information on high risk and dangerous offenders with relevant agencies.
• Contribute to the Programme Department performance as assessed by the audit criteria, with particular reference to all Programme Manuals and to assist with the successful delivery of all audit baselines.

Essential Skills/Qualifications/Accreditation/Registration:

No formal training or qualifications are required to undertake the role. Job holders will need to be highly organised and committed to treatment and rehabilitation work. They will require experience of managing both staff and processes.

Behaviours:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
• Developing Self and Others

Essential Experience:

Experience of managing both staff and processes.

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.

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 include annual leave, bank holidays, pension options, and opportunities for training and development.