Custodial Manager (Ref: 92054)

HM Prison & Probation Service

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Reference number

377749

Salary

£34,760 - £36,429

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer

HMPPS Band 5

Contract type

Permanent

Type of role

Operational Delivery

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Location

This position is based at HM Prison Huntercombe, RG9 5SB

About the job

Job summary

Please refer to Job Description

Job description

Overview

Job holders within this Group Profile will provide line management to staff in specific areas of the establishment.

This is an operational job with line management responsibilities.

Characteristics

Typical tasks associated with this Group Profile include:

Assist the Head of Function in developing and delivering the offender management unit
Ensure that all staff supervise, manage and control prisoners decently, lawfully, safely and securely whilst carrying out all activities
Promote Prison Service policy in all activities and behaviours by promoting diversity, decency, safety and reducing re- offending agendas
Work collaboratively with other managers
Responsible for incident management documentation and logging onto the Incident Reporting System (IRS)
Ensure actions arising from Standard Audit, His Majesty 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
Investigate and manage prisoners’ complaints within the group
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
Contribute to prisoner reports including sentence planning and parole reports when required
Carry out investigations as directed by commissioning authority
Knowledge and awareness of Regulatory 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)

Job Descriptions relating to this Group Profile

The role holder once in post will be in matched to a job description a sample list is attached below. The post is rotational* so the job holder during their career could carry out the role of several job descriptions.

*CM : Physical Education and Staff Support (PESS) Manager is non-rotational.

Custodial Manager : Safe Decent & Secure
Custodial Manager : Safe Decent & Secure YP
Custodial Manager : Security
Custodial Manager : Security YP
Custodial Manager : Operations
Custodial Manager : Operations YP
Custodial Manager : Activities
Custodial Manager : Offender Management Unit
Custodial Manager : Corruption Prevention
Custodial Manager : Dedicated Search Team
Custodial Manager : Safer Custody
Custodial Manager : Safeguarding YP
Custodial Manager : Nights
Custodial Manager : Nights YP
Custodial Manager : Programmes
Custodial Manager : Mother & Baby Unit
Custodial Manager : Healthcare
Custodial Manager : People
Custodial Manager : Dog Section
Custodial Manager : Casework Unit YP
Custodial Manager : Special Secure Unit
Custodial Manager : Residential Therapeutic Communities
Custodial Manager : Activities and Welfare Services IRC
Custodial Manager : Safer Detention IRC
Custodial Manager : Operations IRC
Custodial Manager : Security IRC
Custodial Manager : People IRC
Custodial Manager : Safe Decent and Secure IRC
Custodial Manager : Regional Search Dog Co-ordinator
Custodial Manager : Regional Intelligence & Search Dog Unit
Custodial Manager : Youth Custody Service
Custodial Manager : Learning and Capability
Custodial Manager : Corruption Prevention and Counter Terrorism HSE ONLY
Custodial Manager : Physical Education and Staff Support (PESS) Manager

Essential Skills/ Qualifications/ Accreditation/ Registration

Job holders must complete specific training in their specialism once they take up post.

Internal applicants

Newly promoted staff to the following Band 5 first line manager roles (Hub Managers, Custodial Managers and Facilities & Services Managers) in Establishments are required to complete a qualification as part of their work objectives where these training packages are available

Staff that have mapped or re‐graded to Band 5 who have previously worked at an equivalent level will not be required to undertake the qualification.

External applicants

All external staff joining as a Band 5 Hub Manager or Facilities and Services Manager in an Establishment are required to complete the qualification where available.

Hours of Work and Allowances

37 hour working week (standard).

HMPPS Staff on closed pay structures only Additional Conditioned Hours Pensionable (ACHP)

Staff moving from a closed 39 hour pay structure will be eligible for the two protected pensionable additional committed hours (ACHP). They will work a 39 hour week consisting of the standard 37 hour week and a further 2 additional hours (ACHP) paid at plain time pensionable rate.

Unsocial Hours Working

This role requires working regular unsocial hours and a payment at the current approved organisation rate will be made in addition to your basic pay to recognise this.

Unsocial hours are those hours outside 0700 - 1900hrs Monday to Friday and include working evenings, nights, weekends and Bank/Public Holidays.

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Making Effective Decisions
Leadership
Communicating and Influencing
Managing a Quality Service

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £34,760, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £10,069 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Access to learning and development
A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Annual Leave
Public Holidays
Season Ticket Advance

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Strengths.

https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

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) (opens in a new window)
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 European Union Settlement Scheme (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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com
Telephone : 0845 241 5358

Recruitment team

Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. I you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints

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