Prison Head of Function

Location: BRIDGEND | Salary: £58,764.02 | Posted: 13 Nov 2023 | Closes: 11 Dec 2023 | Job Type: Full Time and Permanent | Business Unit: UK Central Government Services | Region / Division: UK & Ireland | Reference: 14848

**ROLE RESPONSIBILITY**:
**PRISON HEAD OF FUNCTION**

**HMP YOI Parc, Bridgend, South Wales**

**£58,764.02 per annum, Full Time**

**Excellent Company benefits including Contributory Pension**

**_Rarely does an opportunity to make your mark and further your career come up like this._**

**About Us**
- G4S Care & Rehabilitation Services (CaRS) successfully manages four prisons, one secure training centre and a number of community contracts in England and Wales. The philosophy of our prisons is to rehabilitate offenders and equip them to re-integrate into mainstream society on release. We seek to normalise prison conditions as far as possible to reflect life in the outside community. Our aim is to create an environment in which staff and prisoners feel safe.

**About the Role**
- We are looking for a Head of Function to join our senior management team at HMP YOI Parc to provide effective management of the relevant functional department and activities in line with customer and contractual requirements whilst help create and embed our culture and values.
- As a Head of Function, it is important that you have substantial and current management experience, ideally within a custodial environment although not essential; and have the ability to thrive in a dynamic and challenging setting.
- You will be managing a small team of direct reports responsible for delivering the day to day operation of the prison.
- Some of the key responsibilities for this role are;
- Manage the effective running of all relevant functions within your areas
- Contribute to the development and delivery of the establishments overarching business strategies whilst leading on the development and implementation of your own department’s plans, strategies and policies.
- To promote a fair, decent and challenging regime for prisoners, which maximises opportunities whilst reducing potential risk.
- To work collaboratively with other Functional Heads, to ensure that the prison meets contractual obligations.
- Manage contracts with external suppliers to ensure contract compliance and cost effective delivery of services.
- To act as Duty Director and to ensure that all incident reporting procedures are followed along with the management of incidents.
- Conduct Adjudications in line with standards to ensure that hearings are conducted fairly, fully and impartially in line with the establishment tariff.
- To ensure that all audits/assurance statements relevant to your functional area are delivered.
- To actively promote the safety and decency agenda with colleagues and prisoners.
- To promote the concept of community inclusion, ensuring that all diversity, equity and inclusion standards are maintained at all times.
- Manage and control the relevant function budget to meet financial parameters.
- Coach and support your team to maximise their performance and ensure values, ethical standards, D, E&I policies and procedures and contractual requirements are met (including but not exclusive to, management of sickness and training targets).
- To conduct investigations and projects as requested by the Director.
- Lead in the promotion of creating a positive Health & Safety culture across the site leading by example, this includes reporting accidents and near misses in a timely manner & follow the applicable safe systems of work for the role.

**THE IDEAL CANDIDATE**:
**About you**
- The role requires working with a wide range of stakeholders in a high profile environment and it is key that you are flexible and adaptable to deal with ever-changing scenarios.
- It is essential that you are a dynamic and engaging individual who shares our ethics and values to deliver a first class service for Prisoners, employees and the customer.
- This is an opportunity to make a real difference. You will motivate, inspire and lead your team to success, despite the significant challenges of managing a complex environment.

**More about us**
- G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and adults at risk and each employee is expected to support these goals.
- You must be eligible to work in the UK and must have been resident in the UK for a minimum period of 3 years. You will also need to provide full details of your employment and education history for the last 5 years as part of the security screening process for this role.