Homeless Prevention Team

6 months ago

London, United Kingdom Ministry of Justice Full time

Salary 1
- £43,496 - £49,996

Number of jobs available 1
- 1

Detail of reserve list 1
- 12 Months

Region 1
- South East

City/Town 1
- Brighton and Hove, Canterbury, Guildford, Maidstone, Worthing

Building/Site 1
- NPS 47 GRAND PARADE BRIGHTON, BN2 9QA, NPS 56-58 COLLEGE ROAD MAIDSTONE, ME15 6SJ, NPS COLLEGE HOUSE GUILDFORD, GU1 4RS, NPS RALPHS CENTRE CANTERBURY, CT1 3RH, NPS WORTHING PROBATION OFFICE WORTHING, BN11 2BE

Grade 1
- Other

Organisation Grade for HMPPS 1
- NPS Pay Band 6 National

Post Type 1
- Fixed Term, Loan, Secondment

Duration of appointment 1
- up to 2 Years

Working Pattern 1
- Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working, Other

Role Type 1
- Operational Delivery

Job description 1

**Overview of the job**

Working at the direction of the Head of Operational Function the post holder will be deployed to a variety of roles in order to provide strategic support.

**Summary**

To support the Head of LDU Cluster providing management and leadership within the National Probation Service (NPS) Local Delivery Unit (LDU).

To represent the Head of LDU Cluster with external agencies/stakeholders and staff as appropriate.

The post holder must adhere to all policies in respect of the sensitive/confidential nature of the information handled whilst working in this position.

May be required to participate in out of hours on call rota.

**Responsibilities, Activities & Duties**

Senior Operational Support Manager may be required to undertake any combination, or all, of the duties and responsibilities as directed by the Head of Operational Function as set out below..
- Cluster operational lead on caseload segmentation issues such as Child Sexual Exploitation, Guns and Gangs, Integrated Offender Management etc.
- Operational support to the Head of Cluster within relevant Probation Instruction criteria and rules such as Recall, High Risk of Serious Harm Case Transfers, etc.
- Providing support to the Head of Cluster within the relevant Probation Instruction criteria and rules such as, grievance, discipline, capability, complaints, etc.
- Responsible for the professional development of cluster staff
- Responsible for developing and deploying the Cluster Training Needs Analysis
- Ensure effective cluster employee recruitment and induction
- Act as cluster lead for performance & quality
- Act as cluster lead for audits and inspections
- Operational support to the Head of Cluster in completing reviews and delivery of action plans such as Domestic Homicides, Serious Further Reviews, Serious Case Reviews, etc.
- Responsible for the management of the Business Manager and the administrative support functions within the cluster
- Under the guidance of the Head of LDU Cluster; represent the NPS in local strategic partnerships and ensure appropriate representation within wider partnership frameworks in line with statutory responsibilities and operational policy
- Participate in the Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) locally in conjunction with other responsible authorities including the chairing of MAPPA level 3 meetings
- In the absence of the Head of LDU Cluster to make decisions and provide advice on the management of offenders where senior management authorisation or involvement is necessary e.g. authorising the recall of offenders to prison
- Operational support to the Head of cluster in the management of complaints within the cluster and direct involvement in complaint resolution where necessary
- Under the guidance of the Head of LDU Cluster to take the lead on specific divisional or cluster projects/portfolios including Equality and Diversity, Reward and Recognition, etc.
- Operational support to the Head of cluster in cluster compliance with Health and Safety legislation.
- Senior Management responsibility for estates, buildings and maintenance activities within the cluster
- Demonstrate pro-social modelling skills by consistently reinforcing pro-social behaviour and attitudes and challenging anti-social behaviour and attitudes
- Carry out safeguarding children and safeguarding adult duties in accordance with the NPS statutory responsibilities and agency policies
- Work within the aims and values of NPS and HMPPS

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post at present and are not exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alteration sand additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under job evaluation and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.

**Behaviours**
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
- Changing and Improving

**Essential Experience**
- Significant experience at middle manager level, including the management of staff
- Experience of monitoring performance in area of responsibility against predetermined targets, setting local targets a

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