7151 - Prison Group Reducing Reoffending Lead - Yorkshire Prisons Group
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 23 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £53,324 i £58,656 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 08 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Wetherby, West Yorkshire |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 1 diwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | Ministry of Justice |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7151 |
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Overview of the job
This is a functional management job within a Group. The post holder will provide strategic support to the Group on education and employment, accommodation, families and resettlement services, ensuring that the needs of prisoners are met and delivering against the requirements of HMPPS and taking full account of expectations such as those of HMIP, Healthy Prisons test etc.
Summary
The job holder will be responsible for providing the Group Director and Governors in Group with assurance that appropriate governance, development and financial tracking is managed in accordance with agreed timetabling and in order to deliver Reducing Reoffending specifications across all sites, ensuring that Reducing Reoffending interventions are delivered strategically across the Group to meet local needs and deliver Value for Money.
To work closely with HMPPS and MOJ colleagues such as PSPI and the Education Reform Team to develop and drive the Reducing Reoffending Strategy across the Group and maximise opportunities to offer reoffending activity to prisoners.
This is a non-operational role open to non-operational and operational managers.
The role will have line management responsibilities.
Responsibilities, Activities and Duties
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
Ensure that all managers and staff within the Group function provide a respectful, safe, decent environment for all prisoners and staff. Undertaking site visits and assessments, as appropriate and communicating findings/ supportive solutions to Group Directors/Governing Governors as necessary.
Is accountable for the performance of the function within the Group, supporting the achievement of qualitative and quantitative standards including Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs) within Group, relating to Reducing Reoffending.
Undertaking analyses and acting upon data which is relevant to their function and liaising with MOJ commercial and PSP colleagues to ensure effective support of Reducing Reoffending contracts.
Accountable for the management of the Reducing Reoffending function within Group and for establishments in their Group, working closely with relevant key stakeholders. This Includes:
Pathways (e.g. families)
Interventions
Health
Accommodation
Purposeful Activity/Employment
Chaplaincy
Sport Activity
HDC
SIG (CRCs)
Education and employment providers
Probation colleagues
Is accountable for the development of Group Reducing Reoffending Strategies and delivery against the pathways within group structures.
Work with colleagues across the Group to support significant policy management areas in relation to Substance Misuse linked to the delivery of overall strategic goals as outlined in the Group Business Plan. Support the development and monitoring of Strategy across the Group and within establishments, seeking opportunities to engage with partners and ensuring that there is a multi-agency approach leading to a reduction in substance misuse.
Develop a strategic approach to family policies and procedures across the Group (and significant others), by interacting directly with key stakeholders at all levels, ensuring all prisons are focusing on implementing the recommendations from the Farmer Review and looking for innovative opportunities to enhance this work.
Support and promote the use of Restorative Justice (RJ) face-to-face victim- prisoner conferencing models within Group, enabling those affected by a particular incident to play a part in repairing the harm and finding a positive way forward.
Lead the work within establishments to ensure they are developing community engagement, supporting a reduction to the risk of reoffending. Help support them to identify and build relationships with community organisations and strategic partners to enhance Reducing Reoffending opportunities in prisons.
Ensure that establishments within Group are adhering to organisational goals including prisoners’ return to the community, monitoring delivery of services to optimise education, training and employment for prisoners on release. Overseeing how establishments within the Group are providing enabling environments and relationships, including Through the Gate (TTG) and Resettlement Services (where the establishment is a Resettlement Prison).
May have accountability for the overall delivery of the Learning & Skills contract, working with relevant learning support leads within the group to support the direction of the L&S strategy, including input into the oversight of contract management and commissioning arrangements. Support the Learning & Skills Managers in establishments to prepare for Ofsted.
Be accountable for the overall delivery of the Learning & Skills contract, working with relevant learning support Leads within the Group to support the direction of the L&S strategy, including input into the oversight of contract management and commissioning arrangements. Support the Learning & Skills Managers in establishments to prepare for Ofsted.
Work with establishments within the Group on the monitoring and assurance on the delivery of HDC nationally set requirements, in addition to other wider OM processes (e.g. ROTL, parole), ensuring that follow up actions are taken, contractual failures addressed etc, which may include advising on the resolution of an issue, or escalating to the PGD where necessary. Requirement for high level of complex contract management, through influencing, rather than direct management.
This is a functional management job within a Group. The post holder will provide strategic support to the Group on education and employment, accommodation, families and resettlement services, ensuring that the needs of prisoners are met and delivering against the requirements of HMPPS and taking full account of expectations such as those of HMIP, Healthy Prisons test etc.
Summary
The job holder will be responsible for providing the Group Director and Governors in Group with assurance that appropriate governance, development and financial tracking is managed in accordance with agreed timetabling and in order to deliver Reducing Reoffending specifications across all sites, ensuring that Reducing Reoffending interventions are delivered strategically across the Group to meet local needs and deliver Value for Money.
To work closely with HMPPS and MOJ colleagues such as PSPI and the Education Reform Team to develop and drive the Reducing Reoffending Strategy across the Group and maximise opportunities to offer reoffending activity to prisoners.
This is a non-operational role open to non-operational and operational managers.
The role will have line management responsibilities.
Responsibilities, Activities and Duties
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
Ensure that all managers and staff within the Group function provide a respectful, safe, decent environment for all prisoners and staff. Undertaking site visits and assessments, as appropriate and communicating findings/ supportive solutions to Group Directors/Governing Governors as necessary.
Is accountable for the performance of the function within the Group, supporting the achievement of qualitative and quantitative standards including Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs) within Group, relating to Reducing Reoffending.
Undertaking analyses and acting upon data which is relevant to their function and liaising with MOJ commercial and PSP colleagues to ensure effective support of Reducing Reoffending contracts.
Accountable for the management of the Reducing Reoffending function within Group and for establishments in their Group, working closely with relevant key stakeholders. This Includes:
Pathways (e.g. families)
Interventions
Health
Accommodation
Purposeful Activity/Employment
Chaplaincy
Sport Activity
HDC
SIG (CRCs)
Education and employment providers
Probation colleagues
Is accountable for the development of Group Reducing Reoffending Strategies and delivery against the pathways within group structures.
Work with colleagues across the Group to support significant policy management areas in relation to Substance Misuse linked to the delivery of overall strategic goals as outlined in the Group Business Plan. Support the development and monitoring of Strategy across the Group and within establishments, seeking opportunities to engage with partners and ensuring that there is a multi-agency approach leading to a reduction in substance misuse.
Develop a strategic approach to family policies and procedures across the Group (and significant others), by interacting directly with key stakeholders at all levels, ensuring all prisons are focusing on implementing the recommendations from the Farmer Review and looking for innovative opportunities to enhance this work.
Support and promote the use of Restorative Justice (RJ) face-to-face victim- prisoner conferencing models within Group, enabling those affected by a particular incident to play a part in repairing the harm and finding a positive way forward.
Lead the work within establishments to ensure they are developing community engagement, supporting a reduction to the risk of reoffending. Help support them to identify and build relationships with community organisations and strategic partners to enhance Reducing Reoffending opportunities in prisons.
Ensure that establishments within Group are adhering to organisational goals including prisoners’ return to the community, monitoring delivery of services to optimise education, training and employment for prisoners on release. Overseeing how establishments within the Group are providing enabling environments and relationships, including Through the Gate (TTG) and Resettlement Services (where the establishment is a Resettlement Prison).
May have accountability for the overall delivery of the Learning & Skills contract, working with relevant learning support leads within the group to support the direction of the L&S strategy, including input into the oversight of contract management and commissioning arrangements. Support the Learning & Skills Managers in establishments to prepare for Ofsted.
Be accountable for the overall delivery of the Learning & Skills contract, working with relevant learning support Leads within the Group to support the direction of the L&S strategy, including input into the oversight of contract management and commissioning arrangements. Support the Learning & Skills Managers in establishments to prepare for Ofsted.
Work with establishments within the Group on the monitoring and assurance on the delivery of HDC nationally set requirements, in addition to other wider OM processes (e.g. ROTL, parole), ensuring that follow up actions are taken, contractual failures addressed etc, which may include advising on the resolution of an issue, or escalating to the PGD where necessary. Requirement for high level of complex contract management, through influencing, rather than direct management.