Placement Supervisor

About The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and motivated person to join the dedicated team at Elizabeth Fry Charity.

In the role of Placement Supervisor you will support our residents through 1:1 sessions and a groupwork programme.  Ideally you should have experience of working within the Criminal Justice System and understand the importance of leading by example, encouragement and enthusiasm when working with this client group.

You will be working with the rest of the staff team to effectively manage the risk posed by residents, as well as supporting them to address any difficult areas within their life.  This is an incredibly varied role, with no two days being the same.

The post is a full time position based at the Approved Premises, working 37 hours a week, typically 8:30am – 5pm, but flexible working requests will be considered.  The starting salary is £30,447.07, with scope to progress to £33,756.23 per annum.

What We Are Looking For

At Elizabeth Fry Charity we are a small team, dedicated to supporting our residents to succeed.  We are looking for self-motivated, committed individuals who have a genuine desire to support women to rebuild their lives. In addition you will need:

• The ability to manage complex behaviours and to deal with people who may be in a difficult personal or emotional situation.
• Strong communication, influencing and reasoning skills and the ability to build effective working relationships.
• The ability to demonstrate an understanding of the issues surrounding women and their pathways to offending, as well as a willingness to learn.
• Good record keeping, mainly through the use of Microsoft Word and Excel.

Please take a look at the full job description attached to gain a further understanding of the role.

What We Offer

• A commitment to developing the knowledge and skill set within the team, through access to a wealth of training relating to both the role and working with complex clients.
• Access to Perkbox, an employee benefits platform.
• Confirmation in post bonus following successful completion of Probationary Period, as well as long term service awards at both three and ten years.
• Optional overtime, paid at an enhanced rate.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme.
• 25 days of annual leave per annum (plus bank holidays), which increases with length of service.

What We Do

The Elizabeth Fry Charity runs a 24 bed Approved Premises for females.  Residents at the Approved Premises have access to a range of purposeful activities aimed to support them to address issues that led to their offending and to develop the skills for them to lead an offending-free life in future.

We provide an environment where residents’ behaviour and any additional restrictions included as part of their licence or bail conditions can be monitored. This is achieved through 24-hour staffing, CCTV monitoring, room searches, random drug and alcohol testing, curfews and monitoring of additional licence conditions.

We work closely with partner agencies to effectively manage risk and support those on their journey of resettlement.

Job Description

Post Holder Reports To:   Operations Manager

Role Purpose:                   To work directly with Approved Premises residents, in groups and on a 1:1 basis, provide support to enable women to address factors which impacted on their offending and to contribute to the assessment and management of serious harm, supporting residents to successfully resettle in the community.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Delivery of Services and Standards

• Contribute to the induction of new residents.
• Plan a programme of activities/interventions for residents, in line with the individual needs of the resident identified by the Offender Manager or through assessments that have been completed.
• Develop, deliver and review group work programmes on a range of topics.
• Deliver one-to-one keywork sessions with residents, at a frequency agreed with the Probation Practitioner and/or the charity’s Operations Manager.
• Complete appropriate assessments with residents at the required timescales.
• Support residents to access a range of other services, through appropriate referrals and signposting to external agencies.
• Support residents to prepare and plan for moving from Elizabeth Fry.
• Engage with residents in a fair and consistent manner, using motivational methods that promote the desired outcomes of compliance and rehabilitation.
• Contribute to the enforcement of non-compliance with the Approved Premises programme, Approved Premises rules, licence and/or bail conditions.
• Contribute to the management of risk of re-offending and serious harm, through the monitoring of residents and liaison with other agencies, e.g. Probation Service, Police and Social Services.
• Attend Multi-Agency Public Protection meetings for residents and provide information on their placement at Elizabeth Fry.
• To provide reports on residents, for Court, Probation or other agencies, as required.
• Supervise residents’ consumption of medication, through the completion of ‘Medication in Possession’ assessments and liaison with relevant health professionals.
• Undertake drug and alcohol tests on residents, as required.
• Monitor the risk residents pose to themselves, through appropriate self harm procedures.
• Undertake room searches, as required.
• Work as an effective member of the Elizabeth Fry Charity team, in accordance with agreed requirements and objectives.
• Complete working hours, as outlined in the rota.
• Undertake any other duties requested of you by a Manager to ensure the Approved Premises is able to function as required.

Management of Physical and Financial Resources

Physical Resources

• Ensure that any health and safety and/or building maintenance issues are reported to the relevant Manager.
• Follow all health and safety, fire and security procedures.
• Undertake risk assessments on any activities or projects the postholder is responsible for.

Financial Resources

• In conjunction with other staff, monitor and collect residents’ rent contributions and other minor cash transactions.

Management of Systems and Information

• Maintain accurate and timely records, using the appropriate case management, assessments and local systems.
• Maintain residents’ individual files to the required standards.
• Make records available for inspection and/or monitoring, as required.

General

• Contribute to the induction of new staff.
• Undertake training, as required.
• Comply with all of Elizabeth Fry Charity policies and expectations.
• Actively engage in handovers, team meetings, practice development meetings, appraisal and supervision meeting and contribute to the business plan.
• Undertake any other duties requested of you by to ensure the Approved Premises is able to function as required.

How to Apply

Please send a CV and covering letter to lauren.oakley@justice.gov.uk, detailing how your skills and interest make you a suitable candidate to join our staff team and support our residents.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful candidates will be subject to a check by the Disclosure and Barring Service and Security Vetting.

Closing Date: 5pm on 18th January 2024.

Interviews: 26th January 2024.