Overview
Allstaff 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.
This is an advisory job in an establishment. The job holder is responsible for leading on the provision of advice on equality issues within the establishment, ensuring compliance with legislation. The role is non‑rotational, non‑operational and involves line management responsibilities.
Responsibilities, Activities and Duties
- Ensure Equality Impact Assessments are completed appropriately and that a programme of assessments is in place and being actioned.
- Disseminate equality monitoring data and any actions agreed to eliminate unlawful discrimination.
- Develop and manage the establishment’s annual Equality Plan, setting out how the establishment will address opportunities and issues relating to equality.
- Ensure the establishment is aware of its legal obligations under relevant equality legislation.
- Create an Equality Action Plan, highlighting and resolving areas of non‑compliance.
- Contribute to the Equality Committee, encouraging employee engagement; take a lead in committee activities, writing and presenting reports and addressing issues raised.
- Carry out equality‑related audits and report findings to the Senior Management Team.
- Develop links between other areas of the establishment and local groups to improve knowledge and understanding of different equality strands.
- Work closely with Safer Custody to support the decency agenda and address bullying and harassment related to equality issues.
- Work closely with the litigation lead on equality‑related litigation.
- Ensure all staff, agency workers and volunteers receive equality training and all prisoners receive an equality induction and appropriate training in accordance with their sentence plan.
- Manage the Diversity Incident Reporting Form (DIRF) process.
- Act as the subject‑matter lead advisor, providing advice and recommendations to the Senior Management Team, managers and individuals.
- Manage all staff within the area, including performance, development, annual appraisal and sickness absence management.
- Keep up‑to‑date with changes in law and legislation in the field.
- Develop and maintain local policies and procedures in the subject area in line with national standards, guidance, legislation and best practice.
- Suggest ways to improve and achieve Service Delivery Indicators (SDI).
- Ensure relevant administration, data collection and analysis including SDIs are collated.
- Deliver and organise awareness sessions in the relevant area.
- Chair monthly meetings in the relevant work area.
- Liaise with external bodies where required.
Essential Experience
- Ability to deal effectively and assertively with staff at all levels.
- Proficient user of MS Word and MS Excel.
- Experience in information collation and analysis.
Behaviours
- Making Effective Decisions
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
Technical Requirements
- Complete specific training to hold the qualifications required for the area of specialism as outlined on the Job Description.
Working Arrangements & Further Information
- Hybrid working arrangements may be available where business needs allow.
- Standard working hours are 37 hours per week, excluding unpaid breaks.
Eligibility
- 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 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
