Job Description

Location of Role:

Kelvedon

Advert Closing Date:

05/09/2025

Starting Salary:

51,291.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies)

Part/Full Time:

Full Time

Contract Type:

Permanent

Working Pattern:

Mon-Fri

Weekend/Evening Working:

No



As Service Manager, you will oversee the strategic development and delivery of an innovative and impactful restorative justice service. You will lead on project and programme management, risk mitigation, stakeholder engagement, and performance monitoring to ensure high-quality outcomes. Working closely with criminal justice agencies, local authorities, and voluntary sector partners, you will embed restorative practices across the county and ensure accessibility for all communities.



You will be responsible for managing a dedicated team, driving innovation, and ensuring the service remains responsive to local needs. This is a unique opportunity to shape a sustainable model of restorative justice that empowers victims, reduces reoffending, and promotes community healing.



If you are a skilled communicator, experienced in strategic service delivery, and passionate about restorative approaches, we'd love to hear from you.



Within your reason for application please provide skills and experience of the following areas;



Project and Programme Management

An understanding and experience of restorative justice policy and practice

Management skills



It would also be desirable to have experience or understanding of the criminal justice environment and the organising or facilitating of training.



Apply now to lead a transformative service that puts people and communities first.



Interview dates w/c 29th Sep 2025. Whilst interview dates are provided, these may be subject to change due to business requirements.



Please be aware that Essex Police Corporate Vetting Unit will undertake security vetting on successful candidates, their family and others that live at their home address, which can include financial checks. Due to the sensitive nature of these checks, we are not able to supply feedback should clearance be declined.



For information please contact Greg Myddelton, Strategic Head of Partnerships and Delivery at greg.myddelton@essex.police.uk



Essex Police offer incremental increases within this salary band, therefore the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of 54,876.00.



Your application for this role will be shortlisted on the content you provide within the "reason for application" question, within the application form itself. CV's, covering letters or attachments are not included in the shortlist. Within your "reason for application" answer, please refer to any experience, skills, and abilities you feel you have that will make you suitable for this role, based on the role criteria stated in the job advert or job description. Please provide as much detail as possible as insufficient content may mean you do not meet the shortlisting criteria, however please note this question is limited to 9000 characters and this system will count spaces and blank lines as characters. This count may differ from the Microsoft Word word count function therefore you may wish to use a different online character counter to check the characters used.



All of our posts require a level of vetting and security clearance. During the recruitment process you will be sent vetting information forms to complete.



Kent Police and Essex Police welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, sex, or employment status.



Please let us know if you require extra support at any stage of the application process, or for further information regarding this position, please email us at recruitment.business.services@ecis.police.uk stating 'Application Support and Adjustments' in the title of your email. Alternatively, you can call us on 01245 452833. Where appropriate we will make adjustments to the selection process, working arrangements and/or the working environment provided it is reasonable in all the circumstances to do so.



If you're not from the UK, you must be a resident in the UK and have lived here continuously for the last three years. You must also be free from restrictions with indefinite leave to remain. If you're from the UK you must have lived here continuously for the last three years. This doesn't apply to those serving abroad in the British Armed Forces.

As a Disability Confident Leader we:

have subjected our Disability Confident self-assessment to external challenge and validation

are taking an active leadership role in encouraging and helping other employers on their journey to becoming Disability Confident.



Diversity, Equality and Inclusion are central to the values of our organisation. At Essex Police we value and embrace the unique experiences, identities and abilities that each of us bring to our roles. We strive to empower everyone to bring their authentic self openly and safely to work.



Through the dedicated commitment of our support networks, DE&I team and wider HR departments, we are on a journey to embed our DE&I commitments, ensuring Essex Police is an employer of choice; where everyone feels included.



Essex Police and Kent Police are an equal opportunities employer. Communications may be recorded for monitoring purposes.