Prison Offender Coordinator - Leicester, United Kingdom - Serco Plc
Description
Fosse WayLeicestershire, LE18 4TN
Upto £30,750.00 PA
Permanent (Full-Time, 40 Hrs)
Here at Serco we are looking for a Prison Offender Manager (POM) to join the Offender Management Unit at our new state of the art Category C prison, HMP Fosse Way.
The role of a Prison Offender Manager (POM) based within the Offender Management Unit (OMU) is to work as part of a team, and hold the responsibility for the management and assessment of low and medium risk offenders and manage their custodial sentence in preparation for their release.
To undertake the full range of offender management tasks with low to medium risk cases.Support to probation officers in the case management of high risk prisoners will be given when required.
As Prison Offender Manager, you will be involved in all relevant processes in the prison such as ACCT and violence reduction/anti-bullying for those within your case load.
Use the Offender Assessment System (OASys) to identify risks and manage offenders appropriately.
Obtain further information if required from outside agencies to complete a comprehensive OASys report.
Lead the sentence planning meeting in order to prepare and review plans to ensure they are appropriate to the individual.
Coordinate the activities within the sentence plan through liaison with prisoners and other departments and agencies, including gathering and exchanging information and understanding/investigating conflicting opinions on prisoner progress.
Encourage and support prisoner to participate in education, interventions and workshops as defined within the sentence plan and resettlement pathways.
Liaise with the Community Offender Managers regarding Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) and Home Detention Curfew (HDC). Make recommendations to the Governor on suitability for early release. Inform relevant agencies of release dates and address of prisoners considered a risk on release.
Support Community Offender Managers with the delivery of plans to enable recalled prisoners to be re-released.
Complete all paperwork for the cases, including lifer and ISP specific paperwork in line with relevant policies, standards and set timescales.
Concerns may be for a variety of issues, for example, any prisoner who has presented in the past risk of suicide or self harm, or if there are any outstanding concerns with regards to victims or further offences and racial harassment.
Contribute to and attend Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) Boards and work with all relevant external agencies to protect the public when releasing prisoners under MAPPA.
Liaise with the Foreign National Department or UK Border Agency regarding foreign national prisoners, as appropriate.
Instigate public protection child contact checks and share relevant safeguarding information with authorities.
To work collaboratively with colleagues and maintain effective team relationships, in particular with Key Workers and Probation Officers.
What you will need to do the role
GCSEs - Maths, English Grade C or above
Good IT literacy - Systems, Excel, Word
A strong communicator, with the ability to get messages across effectively both verbally and in writing
Collaborative team worker
Solid organisational skills, with the ability to coordinate workload based on deadlines
Sound ethical and professional standards
Confident and credible, with strong communication skills
Can demonstrate ability/experience in working within a busy environment.
Must be able to multi-task varied and demanding workloads.
At all times maintain professional boundaries and adhere to the Serco Code of Conduct and local policies and procedures.
Why Serco
Meaningful and vital work - We look after around 5,000 prisoners in our prisons and been in the business for 25 years, employ 2,000 colleagues in our 6 custodial contracts so you can guarantee you'll be delivering an essential service that touch people's lives.
What we offer:
A competitive salary
A fantastic culture and supportive team; volunteer leave; continuous training & development opportunities
A range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family such as Employee Assistance Programme, Wisdom App, Simply Health Plans, Annual Leave Purchase Scheme and more
Access to a huge range of discounts and exclusive deals
The ch
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