Custodial Manager

at  Ministry of Justice

Salary
£34,760 - £36,429
Number of jobs available
1
Detail of reserve list
12 Months
Region
South West
City/Town
Shaftesbury
Building/Site

HEO

Organisation Grade for HMPPS
Band 5
Post Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Full Time
Role Type
Operational Delivery
Will the successful applicant have line manager responsibilities?
Yes
Job description

SUMMARY

The job holder will provide day-to-day management of a Residential Unit/s within the establishment. They will manage the work of their group to ensure all local and national guidelines, policies and quality standards are maintained in order that tasks are carried out.
The job holder will be required to undertake incident management response (Silver/Bronze) and undertake Orderly Officer duties via the establishment’s rota. In addition to this, the job holder may be required, on a rotational basis, to be responsible for the establishment during the night period. This requirement will be based upon local risk assessment and establishment complexity.
This is an operational job with line management responsibilities.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

• Must have thorough knowledge of all security, safety, custodial procedures and Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs) relating to area of work.
• Able to deal effectively and assertively with staff at all levels.
• Information collation and analysis.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Use of Force training
• Must be a fully trained prison officer
• Successfully completed either the SO or CM assessment
• Successful completion of the workbook
• Able user of MS Word and MS Excel

RESPONSIBILITIES, ACTIVITIES AND DUTIES

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

• Undertake Orderly Officer duties when scheduled to do so, ensuring that the establishment’s regime is delivered effectively and that any operational decisions or incidents are managed in line with contingency plans, seeking advice from the Duty Governor/Manager when required.
• Responsible for the management of all staff within their hierarchy. This includes staff performance, development and annual appraisal through to sickness absence management and managerial enquiries.
• Ensure residential services are managed whilst maintaining order, control and decency in line with local/national policies and contingency plans.

UNDERTAKE OTHER MANAGEMENT TASKS INCLUDING:

• Assist the Head of Function in developing a safe, decent and secure function.
• Ensure that all staff supervise, manage and control prisoners decently, lawfully, safely and securely whilst carrying out all activities.
• Work collaboratively with other managers.
• Promote Prison Service policy in all activities and behaviours by promoting diversity, decency, safety and reducing re-offending agendas.
• Ensure procedures are in place to monitor the personal officer scheme, ensuring prisoners’ needs are met.
• Ensure that staff maintain the prisoner roll.
• Responsible for incident management documentation and logging onto the Incident Reporting System (IRS).
• Investigate and respond to prisoner requests/complaints received.
• Ensure actions arising from Standard Audit, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) Action Plans, Managing Quality of Prison Life (MQPL) surveys including Local Self Audit Action Plans and Resettlement strategies are delivered.
• Plan staff rotas/self-rostering and work activity to plan and manage delivery of the regime.
• Review open Assessment Care in Custody Teamwork (ACCT) paperwork.
• Ensure all HMPPS standards and Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs) are implemented and managed within the relevant work area.
• Ensure all national and local policies/procedures are implemented and compliant with National Security Framework (NSF) and Local Security Strategy (LSS).
• Attend relevant boards/meetings, as directed by line manager.
• Provides management and direction to staff within their area of responsibility through briefings, building informal and formal relationships and effective communication.
• Produce relevant reports as required and ensure the response to all correspondence is within agreed timescales.
• Manage resources to deliver the activities within the area of responsibility and contribute to the short-to-medium term business planning process.
• Manage a safe working environment for staff, prisoners and visitors. Ensure Health and Safety legislation is followed ensuring Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) and risk assessments are completed in a timely manner and any faults reported promptly.
• Carry out investigations as directed by commissioning authority.
• Knowledge and awareness of Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) legislation.
• Undertake all duties around Managing Challenging Behaviour.
• Discharging prisoners.
• Carry out management checks as required, including those for Cell Sharing Risk Assessment (CSRA) and Incentives and Earned Privileges (IEP).
  The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.
  An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.