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We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.
Overview of the job
This is an administrative job in an establishment.
Summary
The job holder will provide administrative support with specific administrative duties as associated with the delivery of Programmes.
This is a 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:
- Process programme referrals for individuals and checking they meet the criteria for suitability obtaining information from relevant databases. Liaise with relevant bodies informing of outcomes & progress chasing as required.
- Maintain prisoner folders for all programmes ensuring they are up to date and compliant with audit requirements.
- Collate a list of up to date personal officers and offender supervisors and notify them all of participants in specific programme.
- Co-ordinate the department’s diary, reviewing and rearranging dates and appointments for course facilitators.
- Arrange group member information and offer letters inviting Probation and family members to review hearing and send details to security where appropriate. Liaise with security to confirm all security clearance has been approved.
- Inform the Offender Management team of course refusals/non selection so that they can update individual sentence plans and relevant reports.
- Maintain unit information database and assist in analysis to produce reports.
- Develop and maintain video monitoring system and edit videos on IT programme and store securely.
- Organise case reviews for relevant programmes and take minutes at relevant Case Reviews and any other meetings as required.
- Draft monthly and annual clinical report, monitor treatment, maintain database and backup copies.
- Collate regime monitoring figures from various sources into spreadsheets on a weekly basis to provide relevant management information.
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 initial checks 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. (SDI’s)
- 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 confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.
Person specification
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
Benefits
- Access to learning and development
- A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
- A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
- Annual Leave
- Public Holidays
- Season Ticket Advance
For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.
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Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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