Community Payback

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 278935**Salary**:

- £23,637 - £29,046**Job grade**:

- Other- NPS Pay Band 3 National**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 2Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- This position is based at NPS 2 COBDEN STREET LEICESTER, LE1 2LBAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- Please refer to Job Description**Job description**:
**This role is a full time role with an opportunity to utilise a compressed hours working pattern (9.25 hours per day). Weekend working may also be required as part of the role.**

**Overview of the job**

This is a high-profile role within PS responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with a range of current and future partner organisations, customers and stakeholders. This will involve working with a range of voluntary and statutory organisations.

The post holder will ensure that sufficient work placements that meet the quality standards set out in the Community Payback Operations Manual are available so that the sentence of the Court can be carried out effectively.

The post holder will support the Community Payback Operations Manager to ensure that all Community Payback placements meet the policy objectives of the organisation and comply with relevant legislation.

Post holders may be required to undertake weekend working as part of their normal pattern of working.

**Summary**

The job holder will identify and establish community-based work projects that fulfil the requirements of the Community Payback Operations Manual. This includes monitoring and review of existing projects.

The post holder will conduct relevant health and safety assessments of work placements and ensure compliance with organisational policy and health and safety legislation.

The post holder will have oversight of the placement induction procedure, defining tasks and safe working practices and appropriate allocation and use of required tools and equipment.

**Responsibilities, Activities & Duties**

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

- Find and assess a wide range of suitable Community Payback placements, including those providing an opportunity for providing instruction to People on Probation in practical skills and future employment opportunities and placements appropriate for people with protective characteristics.
- Assess the viability of financial contribution opportunities within new and existing placements, discuss with beneficiaries and manage the process to maximise this potential.
- To complete a schedule of safe working practice for work and create a project file in accordance with Health and Safety standards.
- Promote positive relationships with beneficiaries/stakeholders/partners; including meetings and site visits as required to manage relationships and promote a positive perception of the Probation Service and Community Payback with community networks.
- Ensure that a safe working environment for staff, People on Probation and beneficiaries is maintained on all Community Payback work sites in compliance with Health and Safety legislation and Probation Service policy.
- Ensure that placements remain compliant with quality requirements and take action as required to improve or discontinue placements where quality standards cannot be met.
- Be responsible for coordinating tools, equipment, appropriate clothing and Personal Protective Equipment and other resources used on Community Payback placements and ensure that all equipment complies with Health and Safety requirements and that users know how to safely use the equipment.
- Ensure that relevant Health and Safety training is provided to staff both in response to ad‐hoc needs and as required by the service delivery plan.
- To support investigations into Health and Safety incidents and ensure that serious incidents including near misses are reported and that lessons learnt are shared within the team.
- To support the electronic, social media and other innovative means to receive nominations for new placements from the public and promote Community Payback, within Probation Service guidelines.
- Liaise with Probation Practitioners as necessary to exchange information and maintain appropriate working arrangements.
- To participate in rota planning, delivering and reviewing the induction for People on Probation.
- Support and coordinate Mentors who will encourage People on Probation compliance, engagement and access to local support networks
- To cover the Community Payback Supervisor role where required to avoid cancellation of work placements for operational reasons.
- To contribute to training of Community Payback Supervisors and beneficiaries, as appropriate.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive.