22398 - Caseworker: Offender Management: Prison Offender Manager in Rugby

This vacancy is only available to existing Civil Servant employees and employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs). Please review the "Eligibility" section before you apply.

General Information

• Salary: £34,440
• Working Pattern: Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working
• Location: Rugby
• Region: Midlands
• Closing Date: 02-Oct-2026
• Business Unit: Onley
• Post Type: Permanent
• Civil Service Grade: EO
• Number of jobs available: 1
• Reserve List: 12 Months

Overview of the job

The job holder will lead the management and assessment of selected low to medium risk prisoners and prepare, implement, review and evaluate their sentence plans with them. The job holder will build effective, appropriate and supportive relationships with prisoners, with the aim of reducing re-offending. The job holder will act in a supportive role only to probation officers in the case management of high risk prisoners. This is a non-operational job with no line management responsibilities. This role is rotational and will have regular prisoner facing activities/duties.

Typical tasks associated with this role include:

• Supervise, manage, signpost and advise prisoners decently, safely and securely while carrying out all activities.
• Understand, apply and conform to national and local policies.
• Establish, develop and maintain professional relationships with prisoners and staff.
• Maintain and update systems in line with local agreements.
• Prepare relevant documentation to managers for verification/quality checking purposes.
• Attend and contribute to relevant meetings as required.
• Assess and manage the risk posed by offenders to protect victims of crime and the general public.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

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

• Undertake the full range of offender management tasks with low to medium risk cases.
• No ownership of high risk cases will be held, but support to probation officers in the case management of high risk prisoners will be given when required.
• As Prison Offender Manager, be involved in all relevant processes in the prison such as ACCT and violence reduction/anti-bullying for those within your case load, if applicable.
• Interview prisoners within prescribed timescales of their arrival. Set and review targets with prisoners and update case management notes on PNOMIS or relevant IT systems.
• Use the Offender Assessment System (OASys) to identify risks and manage offenders appropriately.
• Lead the sentence planning meeting in order to prepare and review appropriate plans.
• Encourage and support prisoners to participate in education, interventions and workshops as defined within the sentence plan.
• Provide professional advice and assessment, including written reports to criminal justice agencies and partner organisations.
• Liaise with the Community Offender Managers regarding Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) and Home Detention Curfew (HDC).
• Complete all paperwork for the cases, including lifer and ISP specific paperwork in line with relevant policies, standards and set timescales.
• Highlight any prisoner who gives significant concerns by their behaviour to the Heads of Offender Management or Orderly Officer.
• Contribute to and attend Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) Boards and work with all relevant external agencies to protect the public when releasing prisoners under MAPPA.

Additional 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. 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.

Benefits

• Annual Leave - The holiday year runs from 1 March.
• Bank, Public and Privilege Holidays - You are entitled to 9 days in recognition of bank, public and privilege holidays.
• Pension - The Civil Service offers a choice of two pension schemes.
• Work Life Balance - HMPPS is keen to encourage alternative working arrangements.
• Childcare Vouchers - For any moves across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers.
• Training - HMPPS is committed to staff development and offers a range of training and development opportunities.

Eligibility

All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post. All external candidates are subject to 6 months probation. Internal candidates are subject to probation if they have not already served a probationary period within HMPPS.

Contact Information

If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or email moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk. Please quote the job reference 22398.