Supports the Head of the LDU Cluster in the National Probation Service's Cumbria PDU, acting as deputy across management, leadership and external representation. Duties span staff development and recruitment, performance and audit, complaints, serious case reviews and MAPPA, including chairing level 3 meetings. It is a full-time, 37-hour middle-manager post, with a possible out-of-hours on-call rota and an interview presentation. A specific probation qualification is mandatory; the merit list also covers future Cumbria PDU Band 6 vacancies.
What the job involves
- Deputise for the Head of LDU Cluster in management and leadership, and represent them with external agencies and stakeholders
- Act as cluster lead on caseload segmentation issues such as child sexual exploitation, guns and gangs, and integrated offender management
- Support the Head of Cluster on recall, high risk of serious harm case transfers, grievance, discipline, capability and complaints under Probation Instructions
- Make decisions and give advice in the Head's absence on offender management needing senior authorisation, such as recall to prison
- Manage the Business Manager and the cluster's administrative support functions
- Lead on professional development, training needs analysis, recruitment and induction of cluster staff
- Act as cluster lead for performance, quality, audits and inspections
- Support reviews and action plans such as domestic homicide reviews, serious further reviews and serious case reviews
- Represent the NPS in local strategic partnerships and MAPPA, including chairing level 3 meetings
- Lead on divisional or cluster projects such as equality and diversity, and reward and recognition
- Hold senior management responsibility for estates, buildings and maintenance, and support cluster health and safety compliance
- Carry out safeguarding children and adults duties, and model and reinforce pro-social behaviour
What’s required
Qualifications
- Probation Qualification Framework graduate diploma or honours degree in Community Justice, integrated with Level 5 Diploma in Probation Practice, or a recognised qualification under section 10 of the Offender Management…
- For section 10 eligibility, a Diploma in Probation Studies, Diploma in Social Work with Probation Option, or CQSW with Probation Option gained in England or Wales
Experience
- Significant experience at middle manager level, including managing staff
- Monitoring performance against predetermined targets, setting local targets and making necessary improvements
- Budgetary control, including procurement
- Managing relationships with key local agencies and stakeholders
- Preparing high-level written reports to a good standard
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of the wider criminal justice system
- Behaviours: leadership, making effective decisions, working together, delivering at pace, communicating and influencing, managing a quality service, changing and improving
Checks & eligibility
- Enhanced DBS check
- Security and identity checks before taking up post
- Nationality within Civil Service nationality rules
Other
- Willingness to take part in an out-of-hours on-call rota
What’s offered
- Annual leave of 25 days on appointment, rising to 30 after five years, plus public holidays
- Local Government Pension Scheme run through the Greater Manchester Pension Fund
- Hybrid working where business need allows, UK only
- Unsocial hours allowances
- Training and development opportunities
- Family friendly policies, including reduced hours and job share
- Flexible benefits, including voluntary benefits, retail vouchers and discounts
- Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
