87134 - Community Payback Placement Coordinator - London Probation Service - Covering London wide
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 20 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £25,310 to £30,968 per year |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Please note this role attracts London allowance of £4,249 per annum which is additional to the starting salary listed above*. In addition this post attracts a London allowance payment which will be discussed at interview |
| Oriau: | Full time |
| Dyddiad cau: | 17 June 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | SE1 1JD |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 2 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | Ministry of Justice |
| Math o swydd: | Permanent |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 87134 |
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**Please note: Candidates must hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence when applying for this role, this is a mandatory technical requirement in order to carry out this role. We cannot accept candidates who hold an automatic Driving Licence only.**
Please note: Community Payback Placement Coordinators will be expected to work weekends when needed. This may be to cover for CP supervisors, or to visit CP project sites – such as schools which aren’t accessible on weekdays – to complete project risk assessments or meet beneficiaries, for example. You will be paid a higher rate for any weekend days you do work.
Overview of the job
This is a high-profile role within NPS responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with a range of current and future partner organisations, customers and stakeholders. This will involve working with a range of voluntary and statutory organisations.
The post holder will ensure that sufficient work placement that meet the quality
standards set out in the Community Payback Guidance are available so that the
sentence of the Court can be carried out effectively.
The post holder will support the CP Manager to ensure that all Community Payback placements meet the policy objectives of the organisation and comply with relevant legislation.
Post holders may be required to undertake weekend working as part of their normal pattern of working.
Summary
The job holder will identify and establish community-based work projects that fulfil the requirements of the Community Payback Guidance Manual. This includes monitoring and review of existing projects.
The post holder will conduct relevant health and safety assessments of work
placements and ensure compliance with organisational policy and health and safety legislation.
The post holder will have oversite of the placement induction procedure, defining tasks and safe working practices and appropriate allocation and use of required tools and equipment.
Responsibilities, Activities & Duties
• Find and assess a wide range of suitable Community Payback placements,
including those providing an opportunity for service user training and future
employment and placements appropriate for people with protective
characteristics
• Assess the viability of income generation opportunities within new
placements, discuss with beneficiaries and manage the process to maximise
this potential
• To complete a schedule of safe working practice for work and create a
project file in accordance with Health and safety standards.
• Promote positive relationships with beneficiaries/ stakeholders; including
meetings and site visits as required to manage customer/stakeholder
relationships and promote a positive perception of the NPS with community
networks.
• Ensure that a safe working environment for staff, service users and
beneficiaries is maintained on all Community Payback work sites in
compliance with Health and Safety legislation and NPS policy.
NPS-JES-0098 Community Payback Placement Coordinator v1.0
• Ensure that placements remain compliant with quality requirements and
take action as required to improve or discontinue placements where quality
standards cannot be met.
• Be responsible for coordinating tools, equipment, appropriate clothing and
PPE and other resources used on Community Payback placements and
ensure that all equipment complies with Health and Safety requirements and
that users know how to safely use the equipment.
• Ensure that relevant Health and Safety Training is provided to staff both in
response to ad‐hoc needs and as required by the service delivery plan.
• To support investigations into Health and Safety incidents and ensure that
serious incidents including near misses are reported and that lessons learnt
are shared within the team.
• To support the electronic, social media and other innovative means to
receive nominations for new placements from the public and promote
Community Payback, within NPS guidelines.
• Liaise with probation practitioners as necessary to exchange information and
maintain appropriate working arrangements.
• To participate in a rota planning, delivering and reviewing the service user
induction.
• Recruit, support and coordinate Mentors who will encourage service user
compliance, engagement and access to local support networks.
• To cover the CP supervisor role where required to avoid cancellation of work
placements for operational reasons.
• To contribute to training of CP supervisors and beneficiaries, as appropriate.
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.
Please note: Community Payback Placement Coordinators will be expected to work weekends when needed. This may be to cover for CP supervisors, or to visit CP project sites – such as schools which aren’t accessible on weekdays – to complete project risk assessments or meet beneficiaries, for example. You will be paid a higher rate for any weekend days you do work.
Overview of the job
This is a high-profile role within NPS responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with a range of current and future partner organisations, customers and stakeholders. This will involve working with a range of voluntary and statutory organisations.
The post holder will ensure that sufficient work placement that meet the quality
standards set out in the Community Payback Guidance are available so that the
sentence of the Court can be carried out effectively.
The post holder will support the CP Manager to ensure that all Community Payback placements meet the policy objectives of the organisation and comply with relevant legislation.
Post holders may be required to undertake weekend working as part of their normal pattern of working.
Summary
The job holder will identify and establish community-based work projects that fulfil the requirements of the Community Payback Guidance Manual. This includes monitoring and review of existing projects.
The post holder will conduct relevant health and safety assessments of work
placements and ensure compliance with organisational policy and health and safety legislation.
The post holder will have oversite of the placement induction procedure, defining tasks and safe working practices and appropriate allocation and use of required tools and equipment.
Responsibilities, Activities & Duties
• Find and assess a wide range of suitable Community Payback placements,
including those providing an opportunity for service user training and future
employment and placements appropriate for people with protective
characteristics
• Assess the viability of income generation opportunities within new
placements, discuss with beneficiaries and manage the process to maximise
this potential
• To complete a schedule of safe working practice for work and create a
project file in accordance with Health and safety standards.
• Promote positive relationships with beneficiaries/ stakeholders; including
meetings and site visits as required to manage customer/stakeholder
relationships and promote a positive perception of the NPS with community
networks.
• Ensure that a safe working environment for staff, service users and
beneficiaries is maintained on all Community Payback work sites in
compliance with Health and Safety legislation and NPS policy.
NPS-JES-0098 Community Payback Placement Coordinator v1.0
• Ensure that placements remain compliant with quality requirements and
take action as required to improve or discontinue placements where quality
standards cannot be met.
• Be responsible for coordinating tools, equipment, appropriate clothing and
PPE and other resources used on Community Payback placements and
ensure that all equipment complies with Health and Safety requirements and
that users know how to safely use the equipment.
• Ensure that relevant Health and Safety Training is provided to staff both in
response to ad‐hoc needs and as required by the service delivery plan.
• To support investigations into Health and Safety incidents and ensure that
serious incidents including near misses are reported and that lessons learnt
are shared within the team.
• To support the electronic, social media and other innovative means to
receive nominations for new placements from the public and promote
Community Payback, within NPS guidelines.
• Liaise with probation practitioners as necessary to exchange information and
maintain appropriate working arrangements.
• To participate in a rota planning, delivering and reviewing the service user
induction.
• Recruit, support and coordinate Mentors who will encourage service user
compliance, engagement and access to local support networks.
• To cover the CP supervisor role where required to avoid cancellation of work
placements for operational reasons.
• To contribute to training of CP supervisors and beneficiaries, as appropriate.
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.