HMP Millsike - Head of Reducing Reoffending

at  Mitie

HMP Millsike Head of Reducing Reoffending
Salary: £70,000
Benefits
Up to 10% Bonus
Company Car or Car Allowance
Company Private Healthcare
Location: HM Prison Millsike - York
Mitie Care & Custody (C&C) is driven by a bold vision: to establish HMP Millsike as a place of restoration and rehabilitation, where prisoners can unlock their full potential and make meaningful, positive changes in their lives. We are excited by the opportunity Millsike presents: a blank canvas on which we can paint a bright future for our prisoners. Our mission is clear: to create an environment that empowers, inspires, and supports individuals to re-enter society with hope, purpose, and a life plan. To achieve this, we will set a culture of rehabilitation and restoration underpinned by integrity and high expectations. Prisoners will experience a dramatic shift from traditional prison environments. Millsike will be a vibrant, bustling community, teeming with industry, activity and opportunities for personal growth. Above all, we will ensure our approach offers a deep sense of safety/respect, through a supportive, uplifting environment, that helps prisoners to see their potential and that unlocks a brighter future for all.
Job objectives and responsibilities
As the Head of Function for Reducing Reoffending within HMP Millsike, you will ensure compliance with contractual requirements, company policies and procedures, and HMPPS standards, policies, and procedures where applicable. You will be responsible for overseeing and delivering a range of services across a multi-disciplinary team of staff, including the Offender Management Unit, case management administration, Keyworker activities, Resettlement requirements, psychology, and Interventions.
This role also carries overall strategic and performance responsibility for services provided by our partners that directly relate to Reducing Reoffending. This includes, but is not limited to, Psychology services, families, health and well-being (The Forward Trust), and the Probation Service. Additionally, you will work alongside People Plus, our Education Skills and Work provider, to ensure standards and performance are maintained, specifically in relation to RoTL placements and resettlement provision.
You will also undertake the role of Duty Director and Chair Adjudications, requiring a commitment to completing necessary training. Leading a vibrant and proactive department, you will ensure that prisoner risk and need are met both in custody and on release. This includes engaging with and providing oversight for a number of external service providers to ensure an excellent quality of service delivery.
The successful candidate will support, supervise, motivate, and monitor Senior Staff to ensure an effective service is delivered across the Prison. Additionally, lead on the delivery of a safe, secure, and decent environment, creating a ‘Rehabilitative & Restorative Culture’ for staff and prisoners.
Person Specification
For this role, essential experience includes previous relevant experience in a custodial or secure environment, as well as relevant experience within an Offender Management or case management environment. You should have managerial experience of leading a team of at least 5 to 15 staff and possess intermediate IT skills, such as proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook, along with some experience in updating central data systems.
Preferred experience includes technical knowledge of relevant prison legislation, policies, standards, inspection and audit processes, and knowledge of the wider criminal justice system. It is also preferred that you have completed Silver command training or are committed to completing it, as
well as having successfully completed incident and hostage management training, and adjudication training, or are committed to completing these trainings.
Preferred qualifications include having qualifications or relevant experience equivalent to Level 3 or above. This can include A levels, Advanced Apprenticeships, AS Levels, International Baccalaureate diplomas, Level 3 Awards, Certificates and Diplomas, or Level 3 NVQ accreditations.

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We are one Mitie: we work as one to deliver a seamless, unrivalled service. We are all in it together, if we can help a customer or colleague in any way, we will. We are one Mitie.
We are built on integrity and trust: integrity and trust are at the heart of all we do. We are the face of the company. We treat others as we would like to be treated. We are proud to work for Mitie.
We go the extra mile: whether its keeping things running smoothly in a safe environment, looking for new ways to do things better or fixing problems, going the extra mile for our colleagues and customers, and keeping our promises is in our DNA.
Our diversity makes us stronger: we are immensely proud of our rich and diverse culture and backgrounds. Our diversity creates ideas and insights. Everyone at Mitie has a voice and is treated as an equal.
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