Business Administrator

Salary
- £27,040 - £28,472

Number of jobs available
- 1

Detail of reserve list
- 12 Months

Region
- North East

City/Town
- Durham

Building/Site
- HMP DURHAM DURHAM, DH1 3HU

Grade
- AO

Organisation Grade for HMPPS
- Band 3

Post Type
- Permanent

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

Role Type
- Administration / Corporate Support

Will the successful applicant have line manager responsibilities?
- No

Job description

This is a generic business administration post which is rotational and could be based in Offender Management Hub, Business Hub, People Hub, Activities Hub, Security, Safer Prisons, Residential Admin however this list is not exhaustive.

**Overview of the job**

This is an administrative job in an establishment

**Summary**

The job holder will provide administrative support within the Offender Management administrative hub maintaining administration systems and servicing the local courts within specified timescales for the establishment.

This is a rotational, non-operational job with no line management responsibilities.

**Responsibilities, Activities and Duties**

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

- Undertake the transactional activity associated with the Offender Management function. This includes processing the following paperwork ready for checking and onward transmission by the Hub Manager:

- Discharge Report / Pre-Discharge Report
- Release on Temporary License (ROTL)
- Home Detention Curfew (HDC)
- Offender Assessment and Sentence Management (OaSys)
- Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA)
- Re-categorisation
- Sentence calculations, including conduct initial checks
- Appeals
- Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Planning (MARAP)
- Adjudications
- Indeterminate Sentence Prisoners
- Legal Correspondence
- License Applications
- Resettlement overnight Release
- Prisoner Fines
- Foreign Nationals/Deportation/Immigration
- Risk to Children/Safeguarding Children
- Harassment/Restraining Orders
- Category A administration
- Recall paperwork
- Public Protection

Undertake other administrative tasks including:

- Organise, produce and maintain accurate records for area of work
- Act as contact point for all communications to the team. Prioritise and distribute communications to the appropriate person or relevant department in establishment
- Complete monitoring returns for area of work
- Input requisitions on to the finance database and process requisitions for defined area of work
- Co-ordinate any awareness sessions for area of work
- Prepare paperwork for checking by Manager, conducting sentence calculations as required
- Correspond with relevant stakeholders and agencies to ensure that they are aware of information so that information is adequately shared
- Maintain and check establishment databases, manual filing systems and logs of information, responding within agreed timescales and producing reports as required
- Collate information relating to relevant Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs)
- Act as secretary to meetings as required including organising agenda, taking and, distributing minutes and action points

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. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the Job Holder

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with the confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.

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

**Hours of Work (Unsocial Hours) Allowances**

37 hour working week

The job holder must be able to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English or (when specified in Wales) Welsh.

Additional Information

**Working Arrangements & Further Information**

If you are a current NPS employee, this vacancy may be available on a Loan basis for up to 2 years. Applications are invited from suitable qualified staff.

**Benefits**

**Annual Leave**
- The holiday year runs from 1 March. If you work a non standard work pattern your leave entitlement may be expressed in either hours or days as appropriate. Leave entitlement is calculated on a pro-rata basis and you will be advised of your actual entitlement on appointment. If you were appointed internally and your leave was previously calculated in days, this will continue to be the case.

**Bank, Public and Privilege Holidays**

**Pension**
- The Civil Service offers a choice of two pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.

**Work Life Balance**

**Season Ticket Advance**

**Childcare Vouchers