7221 - MAPPA Co-Ordinator for South Wales, Community Public Protection Team
| Posting date: | 25 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £44,100 to £46,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Fixed Term for a period up to 31/03/2026 with the possibility of extending |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 July 2025 |
| Location: | Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil County |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7221 |
Summary
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
• To be accountable to the SMB
• To be the single point of contact for the management of MAPPA offenders
• To work on behalf of the SMB to implement the MAPPA process as outlined in the MAPPA guidance
• To ensure effective and appropriate information sharing
• To ensure that statistical data is collated and reported upon as required in the MAPPA guidance
• To work on behalf of the SMB to implement the SMB Business Plan
• To provide necessary training and quality assurance for the management of MAPPA offenders
• To be the ViSOR central point of contact for the MAPPA area
• To provide effective management and leadership to the team
• To be accountable for the quality delivery of good practice and team performance improvement within policy
• To ensure that all team resources, are deployed cost effectively and provide best value in terms of both budget control and realising the MAPPA’s strategic aims
• To access, interpret, analyse and apply performance data pro-actively in order to maximise MAPPA performance, evaluate practice and deliver MAPPA aims
• To proactively manage staff development, issues of underperformance, attendance, health and safety, employee relations and diversity matters. Adopt a consistent, fair and objective standpoint when making decisions in relation to individual staff issues
• To promote a culture of innovation and continuous improvement to MAPPA service delivery
• In accordance with the SMB business plan, to provide a leading role and direction in work with partners and key stakeholders, and represent the NPS as appropriate to the role
• To facilitate effective communication between the Responsible Authorities and the Duty to Cooperate Agencies and to ensure they are provided with up to date information.
• To develop and deliver training/briefing sessions for MAPPA to staff within the relevant Responsible Authorities and Duty to Cooperate Agencies.
• Ensure that local MAPPA arrangements comply with statutory safeguarding responsibilities.
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 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.
The role covers the South Wales region, and therefore requires regular travel across South Wales as part of its responsibilities
Applicants are required to have a minimum of 3 year Probation Practitioner experience in order to apply for this role
HMPPS in Wales:
Preventing victims by changing lives
HMPPS in Wales works in an integrated way to keep communities in Wales safer and to give the people we work with the opportunity to change their lives. We commission and provide offender management services in the community and in custody to deliver the orders of the courts and support rehabilitation. Our aim is to deliver outstanding, seamless offender management services in Wales that protect the public, reduce reoffending, deliver value for money and support our partners.
The Welsh Language Scheme
Welsh Language skills for this post are desirable.
• To be accountable to the SMB
• To be the single point of contact for the management of MAPPA offenders
• To work on behalf of the SMB to implement the MAPPA process as outlined in the MAPPA guidance
• To ensure effective and appropriate information sharing
• To ensure that statistical data is collated and reported upon as required in the MAPPA guidance
• To work on behalf of the SMB to implement the SMB Business Plan
• To provide necessary training and quality assurance for the management of MAPPA offenders
• To be the ViSOR central point of contact for the MAPPA area
• To provide effective management and leadership to the team
• To be accountable for the quality delivery of good practice and team performance improvement within policy
• To ensure that all team resources, are deployed cost effectively and provide best value in terms of both budget control and realising the MAPPA’s strategic aims
• To access, interpret, analyse and apply performance data pro-actively in order to maximise MAPPA performance, evaluate practice and deliver MAPPA aims
• To proactively manage staff development, issues of underperformance, attendance, health and safety, employee relations and diversity matters. Adopt a consistent, fair and objective standpoint when making decisions in relation to individual staff issues
• To promote a culture of innovation and continuous improvement to MAPPA service delivery
• In accordance with the SMB business plan, to provide a leading role and direction in work with partners and key stakeholders, and represent the NPS as appropriate to the role
• To facilitate effective communication between the Responsible Authorities and the Duty to Cooperate Agencies and to ensure they are provided with up to date information.
• To develop and deliver training/briefing sessions for MAPPA to staff within the relevant Responsible Authorities and Duty to Cooperate Agencies.
• Ensure that local MAPPA arrangements comply with statutory safeguarding responsibilities.
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 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.
The role covers the South Wales region, and therefore requires regular travel across South Wales as part of its responsibilities
Applicants are required to have a minimum of 3 year Probation Practitioner experience in order to apply for this role
HMPPS in Wales:
Preventing victims by changing lives
HMPPS in Wales works in an integrated way to keep communities in Wales safer and to give the people we work with the opportunity to change their lives. We commission and provide offender management services in the community and in custody to deliver the orders of the courts and support rehabilitation. Our aim is to deliver outstanding, seamless offender management services in Wales that protect the public, reduce reoffending, deliver value for money and support our partners.
The Welsh Language Scheme
Welsh Language skills for this post are desirable.