Residential Worker Bunbury House Approved Premises

2 weeks ago


Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom HM Prison & Probation Service Full time

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

- 275048**Salary**:

- £23,637 - £29,046**Job grade**:

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

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- 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 1 ALNWICK DRIVE ELLESMERE PORT, CH65 9HEAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- Please refer to Job Description**Job description**:
If you’re looking for a rewarding role that offers the chance to turn people’s lives around, this could be the role for you. The Probation Service works with around 30,000 offenders a year to support their rehabilitation. Our Residential Workers work in Approved Premises (AP) to secure homes for offenders who are on release from the prison service and making the transition back into the community. To find out more and to hear the testimonies of existing staff please click on the link below.

Approved Premises - Ministry of Justice

**NB**: Roles require working regular unsociable hours which attract premium rates of pay in addition to advertised annual salary.

**Monday to Friday**:7pm to 8am premium payment of 30%

**Weekend**:8am Saturday - 8am Monday premium payment of 50%

**Public/Bank Holidays**:8am to 8am premium payment of 50%: in addition, time off in lieu for actual hours worked is applicable.

**Overview of the job**

The job holder will work as part of a team providing 24 hour cover at an Approved Premises (AP) including security and monitoring services. The job holder will undertake a full range of work with the offender whilst resident at the Approved Premises. This will include; providing support in contributing to the risk management and sentence plan objectives and reporting any significant changes relating to risk and/or re-offending to any non-compliance within agreed enforcement procedures to ensure that offenders resident at an AP and the fabric of it are kept safe and secure throughout their shift.

**Summary**

The job holder will assist in the well-being and supervision of residents, maintaining discipline, adherence to AP rules, licence conditions, sentence plan objectives specific to residency in the Approved Premises and court orders. In addition, will contribute to the management of residents’ risk. This post will involve substantial out of hours work, both waking night duty and weekend work. The post holder may be required to cover duties at other Approved Premises at times of staff absence.

In line with PS policies and procedures, 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 post holder must adhere to all policies in respect of the sensitive/confidential nature of the information handled whilst working in this position.

**Responsibilities, Activities & Duties**

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

- Contribute to effective team practice, communicate and collaborate effectively with colleagues to ensure consistency of work practices and positive working environment.
- Effectively communicate key risk issues to colleagues at handover and throughout the shift. It will also, at times, require communicating with Offender Managers, Stand-by Manager and partner agencies e.g. Police, Health professionals and drug/alcohol services.
- Undertake regular inspections of the building, including cellars and grounds throughout the period of duty, recording any occurrences/damage or defects, and monitor CCTV equipment.
- Maintain an active presence in the AP at all times. Regularly engage with residents in a pro-social manner. Contribute towards the protection of the residents through observation to ensure adherence to their risk management plans and general wellbeing.
- Actively engage with and monitor behaviour of high risk residents and motivate residents to ensure compliance. Challenge and manage appropriately abusive or aggressive behaviour.
- Contribute to the risk management plans of residents by observing and reporting any significant changes relating to risk and/or re-offending to any non-compliance within agreed enforcement procedures.
- Contribute to the sentence plan objectives of the residents through active engagement in purposeful activities as agreed by the AP Manager and Offender Manager.
- Ensure that the AP is locked and secure during curfew period. Confirm the presence and wellbeing of all residents overnight.
- Facilitate the function of the AP as a first/emergency point of contact out of hours.
- Through observation and/or engagement with residents, provide accurate information, analysis of situation and risk assessment to the Offender Manager and/or escalate to Out of Hours Manager, which may lead to enforcement and/or compliance with court orders, licences, AP rules.
- Support, create and maintain a



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