Bio - Hmp Eastwood Park - Kent - Op1xx

3 weeks ago


Maidstone, United Kingdom Service Care Full time

**Bail Information Officer**

Service Care Solutions is looking for a Bail Information Officer to work within a prison in Kent.

Pay: £18 - £20.07 (DOE)
Location: Maidstone, Kent
Duration: Initially for 6 months with possibility of extension and/or permanency.
Hours: 37 hours per week

**Overview of the job**:
Postholders will undertake a full range of work with defendants and stakeholders, utilising BIS processes and practice directions to produce quality, factual and objective reports in preparation for court hearings (Magistrate and Crown Courts) where release on bail is being considered.

The job holder will work collaboratively across prison establishments and Magistrate Courts in a designated BIS region and duties will be centrally allocated. Reports will be delivered both written in advance of hearings or verbally to the court on the day depending on site location.

The job holder will undergo additional specialised training to deliver the role.

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

- Responsible for preparing for written or verbal delivery
- bail information reports
- Ensure proposed accommodation availability checks are completed in a timely and efficient manner.
- Extract and interpret information relating to defendants from available systems and databases. Including where available NDelius, the Digital Prison System (DPS) and the Offender Assessment System (OASys). Identify previous offending behaviour and instances of non-compliance as well as previous engagement with Probation supervision. Liaising with Community Offender Managers where applicable.
- Ensure referrals to community organisations for defendants are completed to assist in addressing any identified support needs and to access ongoing support if released on bail.
- Provide ongoing support and through-care to defendants remanded into custody in preparation for subsequent hearings at which release on bail is to be considered.
- Where there is an identified need for accommodation support, ensure referrals to Community Accommodation Services (Level 2) are completed and contribute towards referrals to Community Accommodation Services (Level 1) in line with National HMPPS Policy.
- Liaise with Foreign National Teams or UK Border Agency to gather information on defendants identified as Foreign Nationals
- Responsible for working collaboratively with colleagues across BIS to ensure it meets its aims and objectives. Supporting peers and maintaining effective and productive team relationships.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary.



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