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89081 - Approved Premises Residential Worker

Job details
Posting date: 19 July 2024
Salary: £25,310 to £30,968 per year, pro rata
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 12 August 2024
Location: TA6 3LP
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Ministry of Justice
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 89081

Summary

PLEASE NOTE: This role is based in the Approved Premises and is not suitable for hybrid working.

Essential Criteria for part time contracts on an Annualised Hours Working Pattern.

These are part time Residential Worker vacancies with the opportunity to work flexibly to an annualised hours pattern.

There are patterns available for either 625 or 1250 hours per year, the equivalent of one or two 12 hour shifts each week. These shifts are a mix of standard and unsocial hours over a 24hour period, 7 days a week with unsocial hours worked attracting additional allowances.

As part of the eligibility criteria, individuals applying will be expected to have a good range of availability to cover of day and night shifts 24/7. Availability will be discussed at provisional offer stage.

This role represents a good opportunity for people with an interest in working within the Criminal Justice System to develop vital experience that could contribute to future applications such as Probation Services Officer/Professional Qualification in Probation. The Approved Premise is often the first step on someone’s rehabilitative journey and as the post holder you would play a crucial role in working with people to achieve successful resettlement in the community.

If you’re looking for a rewarding role that offers the chance to turn people’s lives around, this could be the role for you. The Probation Service works with around 30,000 offenders a year to support their rehabilitation. Our Residential Workers work in Approved Premises (AP) to secure homes for offenders who are on release from the prison service and making the transition back into the community. To find out more and to hear the testimonies of existing staff please click on the link below.

Approved Premises - Ministry of Justice

NB: Roles require working regular unsociable hours which attract premium rates of pay in addition to advertised annual salary.

Monday to Friday: 7pm to 8am premium payment of 30%

Weekend: 8am Saturday – 8am Monday premium payment of 50%

Public/Bank Holidays :8am to 8am premium payment of 50%: in addition, time off in lieu for actual hours worked is applicable.

Overview of the job

The job holder will work as part of a team providing 24 hour cover at an Approved Premises (AP) including security and monitoring services. The job holder will undertake a full range of work with the people on probation whilst resident at the Approved Premises.

This will include; providing support in contributing to the risk management and sentence plan objectives and reporting any significant changes relating to risk and/or re-offending to any non-compliance within agreed enforcement procedures to ensure that people on probation resident at an AP and
the fabric of it are kept safe and secure throughout their shift.

Summary

The job holder will assist in the well-being and supervision of residents, maintaining discipline, adherence to Approved Premises rules, licence conditions, sentence plan objectives specific to residency in the Approved Premises and court orders. In addition, will contribute to the management of residents’ risk. This post will involve substantial out of hours work, both waking night duty and weekend work. The post holder may be required to cover duties at other Approved Premises at times of staff absence.

In line with PS policies and procedures, the job holder must at all times demonstrate a commitment to equality and inclusion and an understanding of their relevance to the work they do.

The post holder must adhere to all policies in respect of the sensitive/confidential nature of the information handled whilst working in this position.