18475 - Approved Premises Residential Worker - Howard House and Kirk Lodge

‘Our current Residential Support Workers describe this as a genuinely great place to work. You’ll be joining a strong, supportive team with a real sense of shared purpose. As part of the prestigious Probation Service, you’ll have access to excellent training and development opportunities to help you grow and progress in your career. Our staff also value the flexibility of shift patterns, the stability and benefits that come with being part of the Civil Service, and—most importantly—the chance to make a meaningful difference every single day.’

Please only apply if you have flexibility to work at any AP mentioned and any working pattern mentioned.

Merit List may be utilised for other working patterns and sites mentioned in this advert.

Working patters include: Fulltime Peripatetic Residential Worker- where successful candidates will be required to undertake reasonable travel in order to cover shifts at Approved Premises sites within the locality of their cluster.

Fulltime/ Part time Residential Worker vacancies where successful candidates will be allocated to one Approved Premise to undertake their shift pattern.

Annualised hour working pattern:

For either 625 or 1250 hours per year, the equivalent of one or two 12 hour shifts each week and are a mix of standard and unsocial hours.

Please note: RW staff members cannot move across to another band 3 such as PSO as the job descriptions are different.

Overview of the job

The job holder will work as part of a team providing 24 hour cover at an Approved Premises (AP) including security and monitoring services. The job holder will undertake a full range of work with the people on probation whilst resident at the Approved Premises. This will include; providing support in contributing to the risk management and sentence plan objectives and reporting any significant changes relating to risk and/or re-offending to any non-compliance within agreed enforcement procedures to ensure that people on probation resident at an AP and the fabric of it are kept safe and secure throughout their shift.

Summary

The job holder will assist in the well-being and supervision of residents, maintaining discipline, adherence to Approved Premises rules, licence conditions, sentence plan objectives specific to residency in the Approved Premises and court orders. In addition, will contribute to the management of residents’ risk. This post will involve substantial out of hours work, both waking night duty and weekend work. The post holder may be required to cover duties at other Approved Premises at times of staff absence.
In line with PS 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.