Engaging People On Probation Co-ordinator

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

- 233657**Salary**:

- £23,174 - £28,200**Grade**:

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

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of posts**:

- 3Contents

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About the job

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Location
- North East EnglandAbout the job

**Summary**:

- This position is based at NPS 13 WARWICK ROAD WALLSEND, NE28 6SE, NPS 156 BOROUGH ROAD MIDDLESBROUGH, TS1 2EJ, NPS 70/78 ST JAMES BOULEVARD NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 4BN, NPS 9 CORPORATION ROAD DARLINGTON, DL3 6TH, NPS GROUND FLOOR ADVANCE HOUSE THORNABY STOCKTON-ON-TEES, TS17 6QX, NPS PENNYWELL PROBATION OFFICE SUNDERLAND, SR4 8DS, NPS SECRETAN WAY SOUTH SHIELDS, NE33 1HG, NPS SOUTH VIEW ASHINGTON, NE63 0RY, NPS WARWICK STREET GATESHEAD, NE8 1PZ, NPS Durham City Probation Durham, NMS Wear House, DH1 1TH, NMS The Lightbox, NE12 8EU, NMS Howard Street, NE30 1NA, NMS Ground Floor Cragside House, NE6 1SE, NMS Units 1 And 5 Swan House, NE8 1BQ, NMS Wetherby House, TS18 2SL**Job description**:
Involving people on probation in how we design and deliver our services is key to our mission of working together to protect the public and help people lead law abiding and better lives. Our Engaging People on Probation Strategy will help us to deliver against two of our wider HMPPS strategic aims; enabling people to be their best and creating an open learning culture. The North East Probation Service has employed an EPOP Manager to drive our strategy forward, which will include strengthening relationships between people on probation and staff by creating an inclusive, non-bias, diverse culture of collaboration and co-designing our services. We now have three EPOP Coordinators vacancies to support this activity.

**Overview of the job**

The job holder will undertake the full range of work with offenders before and after sentence. This will include assessment, sentence implementation, offender management and producing reports. The job holder will provide case management support to a full range of offenders utilising service procedures and practice directions that underpin professional judgement.

**Summary**

To assess and manage the risk (including risk management plans and escalation) posed by offenders to protect victims of crime and the general public by:

- Liaising, providing information and advice to criminal courts, criminal justice agencies and other partner agencies
- Work with other agencies and groups to prevent crime and meet the needs of victims and offenders.

In line with NPS 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.

If relevant to the role, some out of hours working may be required (i.e. Courts, Approved Premises, programmes, evening reporting etc)

**Responsibilities, Activities & Duties**

Probation Services Officers may be required to undertake any combination, or all, of the duties and responsibilities set out below.
- To undertake the full range of offender management tasks with offenders assessed as low or medium risk of harm and to support the Probation Officer grade in high risk cases.
- When providing case manager support, to contribute to the delivery of the Risk Management plan and report significant changes relating to risk of harm and/or of reoffending or any non-compliance within agreed enforcement procedures
- To use computer based systems to produce, update and maintain records and other documentation within agreed timescales
- Ensure effective referrals to services and facilities and communicate with offender management staff, interventions staff, service providers and external agencies to review progress and associated risks.
- To undertake prison, home or alternate location visits as required in accordance with service procedures and policies.
- To undertake work in the court setting, including the completion of appropriate reports on cases and prosecution of breaches.
- To provide cover within teams as required
- To deliver and co-lead accredited programmes commensurate with grade
- To conduct mandatory alcohol and drug tests as required, and to follow prescribed medication procedures
- Carry out safeguarding children duties in accordance with the NPS statutory responsibilities and agency policies
- Demonstrate pro-social modelling skills by consistently reinforcing pro-social behaviour and attitudes and challenging anti-social behaviour and attitudes.
- To work within the aims and values of NPS and NOMS

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 ne