IOMU Team Leader

Job Introduction

HMP Bronzefield are currently recruiting for an IOMU Team Leader.

You will lead a diverse team of staff, which include IOMU Caseworkers, IOMU and Custody Administrators and a Family Support Worker. You will maintain and develop communication and relationships with external organisations who focus on rehabilitation and through the gate services for women

HMP/YOI Bronzefield is a closed local prison serving courts across the South of England. Our mission is to deliver quality of life services which make a meaningful difference to women in the criminal justice system by supporting them to change their lives for the better. To achieve this we focus on providing needs-based services and programmes to rehabilitate and improve the well-being of our women. 

We house up to 572 women (approximately 14.5% of the national female prison population). The women in our custody have a diverse and complex set of needs and range from mothers and babies, young offenders, life and long term sentenced women, short to mid-term sentenced women, foreign nationals and women on remand. 

We have been awarded a bronze accreditation by Investors in People for our commitment to our staff, their development, engagement and investment in a sustainable future.

Sodexo Justice aims to change lives for the better by reducing reoffending and improving the quality of life for those under our supervision and in our care. We deliver safe, effective and innovative custodial and community rehabilitation services that challenge offending behaviour, protect the public and offer individuals the opportunity to change their lives for the better. We deliver the total operation of five prisons within the UK and own six Community Rehabilitation Companies in partnership with crime reduction charity Nacro.

Role Responsibility

• Manage staffing, absence and completion of Performance Development Reviews in line with company guidance and procedures.
• Provide one to one supervision; identifying any learning/development needs relating to core tasks.
• Support the other IOMU Team Leader post holders and participate in Multi Agency Lifer Risk Assessment Panel and Multi Agency Risk Assessment Panel, processes.
• Ensure that reports are provided to support processes including Home Detention Curfew, Release On Temporary Licence, Multi Agency Public Protection Assessment, Parole etc., and to attend case review boards as appropriate.
• Timely production of management information and reports.
• Ensure efficient and effective day to day running of IOMU and Custody teams.
• Provide day to day support for the management of risk including MAPPA and Public Protection procedures. 
• Provide a strategic direction for Public Protection work to ensure that risks are effectively identified and managed within the prison, risk escalation is monitored and communicated, and risk management plans are agreed for individual residents upon release in conjunction with identified stakeholders.
• Represent Sodexo Justice Services as required.
• Deliver and attend training as required.
• Chair relevant meetings and team huddles.
• Promote diversity, equality and inclusion.
• Respond to complaints and correspondence within timeframes set and as requested.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential:

• Non-judgmental understanding of the life experiences and social problems affecting women in custody and how these also affect their ability to resettle effectively and safely into the community.
• Ability to deal with aggressive/abusive behavior whilst remaining professional.
• Developed communication skills (both oral and written).
• Excellent people and time management skills.
• Understanding of current (relevant) Prison Service Orders and Prison Service Instructions, Sodexo Policies, Procedures and Guidance.
• Desire to make Bronzefield a safe and respectful establishment.
• Experience in case management of offenders.
• Experience in report writing.
• Understanding of the resettlement needs of the female offenders.
• Good understanding of the pathways.
• Good IT and written skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Flexible and innovative.
• An enhanced understanding of risk assessing.

Desirable:

• Experience of working in a custodial environment and/or of working with residents in the community. (The quality of the experience may be more important than the quantity and could be gained through either paid or voluntary work in a range of settings, including: approved premises; prison visiting services; victim support services; youth offending teams; third sector/charitable organisations; community payback teams; restorative justice.)
• Experience of working with challenging behavior.
• Understanding of the wider criminal justice system, including public protection arrangements.
• Experience of risk assessment and/or risk management.
• Awareness of Transforming Rehabilitation in probation and prison services.
• Degree in a related subject (e.g., criminology, sociology, psychology/forensic psychology) or relevant vocational qualification.

Package Description

£27,564.81 per annum + £287.75 London weighting recurring every month.

Excellent benefits including season ticket loans, free meals, free parking, subsidised gym membership, group discount schemes, pension and 28 days holiday.

For more information on Sodexo Careers and Sodexo Justice please visit Sodexo Careers and Careers in Justice

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying ;for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.