Job holder will carry out responsibilities, activities and duties such as contributing to effective team practice, communicating and collaborating with colleagues, and maintaining an active presence in the Approved Premises at all times.
Requirements
- Contribute to effective team practice
- Communicate and collaborate with colleagues
- Maintain an active presence in the Approved Premises at all times
- Undertake regular inspections of the building
- Monitor CCTV equipment
- Maintain an active presence in the AP at all times
- Regularly engage with residents in a pro-social manner
- Contribute towards the protection of the residents
- Actively engage with and monitor behaviour of high risk residents
- Challenge and manage appropriately abusive or aggressive behaviour
- Contribute to the risk management plans of residents
- Contribute to the sentence plan objectives of the residents
- Ensure that the AP is locked and secure during curfew period
- Confirm the presence and wellbeing of all residents overnight
- Facilitate the function of the AP as a first/emergency point of contact out of hours
- Provide accurate information, analysis of situation and risk assessment to the Offender Manager and/or escalate to Out of Hours Manager
- Support, create and maintain a safe working environment for staff, residents and visitors
- Undertake Health and Safety, fire alarm, curfews and room curfew checks
- Undertake pre-arranged or initiate room searches
- Pack up residents' possessions as directed
- Set up and/or deliver purposeful activities linked to residents' sentence plan objectives
- Supervise residents' meals
- Undertake effective induction of residents
- Follow prescribed medication procedures
- Carry out drug and alcohol tests
- Undertake First Aid if a resident is injured or self-harms
- Maintain Approved Premises records and files as required
- Carry out safeguarding children duties in accordance with the PS statutory responsibilities and agency policies
- Deal with visitors and telephone calls, and monitor the work of visiting contractors in accordance with health and safety
- 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 PS and HMPPS
Benefits
- Annual Leave
- Pension
- Training
- Networks
- Eligibility
- Support
- Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave
- Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens
