Administrator (Fixed Term)

Job Introduction

HMP Forest Bank are recruiting for a Administrator (ISMS) on a 6 months fixed term contract to provide proactive, efficient and effective admin support to the ISMS team and the wider Drug Strategy and Offender Management teams, when necessary.

Opportunities for learning and developing work-ready skills are on offer for all who come in to custody, but our commitment to reducing reoffending in local communities does not end at the prison gate. We support people released from custody through innovative partnerships in substance misuse services in Bury and Oldham, working with people to maintain recovery and lead law-abiding lives.HMP Forest Bank serves the courts of Greater Manchester and maintains strong links to the local community with a focus on resettlement. We aim to deliver quality of life services and support people to change their lives for the better.

As well as the 16 residential units on site, there is a healthcare centre, gym, library, workshop complex, visits hall, chaplaincy and kitchen. The prison’s capacity stands at 1,460, holding adult men both on remand or sentenced and young prisoners between the ages of 18-21 years.

For more information on working in Justice within Sodexo please see Careers in Justice

Role Responsibility

• Produce analytical data
• Communicating with internal and external agencies
• Accurate Minute taking
• Complete work within set timescales
• Provide accurate reports, presentations and correspondence
• Responsibility for Clinical IT systems
• Scanning clinical documents
• Attend weekly group supervision and monthly supervision to discuss performance
• Record filing

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Excellent organisations skills with the ability to work under pressure
• Excellent computer skills, including knowledge of Excel and Word
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Data reporting
• Ability to work in a team

Package Description

37.5 hours per week 

£18,026 pro-rated,  20 days holiday plus bank holidays pro-rated, free meals on duty

6 months fixed term contract 

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.

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.

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.

Please note all roles within Sodexo Justice are subject to security and recruitment checks which may include a Social Media Check. You will also be asked to provide 3 years’ worth of references and request employment history details from the HMRC.