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FNO Resettlement Manager

Reoffending by those released from custody costs society around £15 billion per year – and the overwhelming majority of prisoners will be released from custody at some stage in their lives. Through effective rehabilitation we can reduce the number of victims of crimes in the future.

Many offenders have multiple problems in their lives, including troubled family relationships, drug and mental health problems, lack of suitable accommodation, low educational achievement and poor employment records. These problems can compound each one another and require a comprehensive response.

At HMP Maidstone we will help facilitate Home Office Immigration Enforcement (HOIE) colleagues with the removal of FN prisoners who have no right to remain in the UK. Until this point there is much work to be done, helping support prisoners with their resettlement.

Our role as the Reducing Reoffending Team is to work with our offenders, key stakeholders and commissioned providers to help prepare offenders for release, giving them the best chance at successful reintegration back into communities and resettlement overseas.

We will do this through providing timely access to a variety of quality services, activities and educational opportunities.

Locally, offenders are encouraged to take responsibility for their own progression and development using the ‘preparation for release’ programme and booklet which is guided by the Seven Reducing Reoffending Pathways.

The successful applicant will strategically drive forward our resettlement provision, work collaboratively with senior managers, the growing resettlement department, other functions and a range of providers and partners to develop the existing local resettlement programme known as Preparation for Release’.

The post holder will ensure our resettlement services are aligned with the Offender Management in Custody (OMiC) model to improve resettlement outcomes for our prisoners.

Organisation Level  

First Line Management

Job holders at this level provide leadership and management of the function and will contribute to the strategic planning and implementation of corporate activities. Job holders will be fully accountable for the delivery / performance of the function.   They manage staff and resources to deliver activities within their function including medium and longer term planning. They will also manage a delegated budget, determining resources required and actively influence efficiency.

Overview

Job holders within this Group Profile contribute to reducing the risk of re-offending, delivering and arranging commercial activities to engage prisoners in purposeful activity, or the provision of attaining suitable skills, recognised qualifications to gain employment opportunities upon release.

These roles are non operational and may involve prisoner contact.  

Characteristics

Typical tasks associated with this Group Profile include:

• Manage devolved budgets in accordance with the financial procedures outlined in the budget delegation
• Responsible for the management of all staff within their area. This includes staff performance, development and annual appraisal through to sickness absence management
• Ensure all NOMS standards and Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs) are implemented and managed within the relevant work area
• Ensure all national and local policies and procedures are implemented and compliant e.g. National Security Framework (NSF), Local Security Strategy (LSS), Finance Manual
• Attend as directed any relevant boards/meetings and actively contribute, either as chair or team member
• Provides leadership and direction to managers and staff within their defined work area through briefings, building informal and formal relationships and effective communication
• Produce relevant reports as required and ensure all correspondence is replied to within agreed timescales
• Liaise and form good relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Manage resources to deliver the activities within the defined work area, and contribute to the mid-to-long term business planning process
• Ensure the defined work area and associated activities comply with Health and Safety legislation. Ensure all risk assessments are undertaken and staff are made aware of their personal responsibility towards ensuring Health and Safety compliance

Job Descriptions relating to this Group Profile

The job holder once in post will be in matched to a job description; a sample list is shown below. The post is rotational so the job holder could during their career carry out the role of different job descriptions.

• Activities Unit Manager : Commissioning Commercial Contract
• Activities Unit Manager : Industries
• Activities Unit Manager : Learning Skills and Employment
• Activities Unit Manager : Progression Special Unit
• Activities Unit Manager : Substance Misuse Wales
• Activities Unit Manager : Access to Justice

Essential Skills/Qualifications/Accreditation/Registration

Job holders must complete specific training in their specialism once they take up post.

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh

Must complete specific training to hold the qualifications required for area of specialism outlined on the Job Description

Will need to keep up to date of knowledge/working practices in areas of expertise.

Internal applicants

All newly promoted staff to the following Band 6 first line manager roles (Activities Unit Manager, Facilities and Services Unit Manager, Facilities and Services Business Manager, Programme Manager, Specialist Treatment Manager or Equality Advisor) in Establishments will be expected to complete the New Manager Programme on Civil Service Learning within three years of promotion.

Staff that have mapped or re-graded to Band 6 who have previously worked at an equivalent level will not be required to undertake the qualification.  

External applicants

All external staff joining as a Band 6 Activities Unit Manager, Facilities and Services Unit Manager, Facilities and Services Business Manager, Programme Manager, Specialist Treatment Manager or Equality Advisor in an Establishment will be expected to complete the New Manager Programme on Civil Service Learning within three years.

Behaviours

• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service

Hours of Work and Allowances

37 hour working week