Job Description

Treatment Manager

G4S Care & Rehabilitation Services

HMP Oakwood, Wolverhampton, WV10 7QD

Salary 35,053.99 per annum

Permanent, Full Time, 40 per week

Benefits:

Company Pension, free on-site parking, on-site canteen, ongoing training and development and access to High Street Shop discounts.




HMP Oakwood is an innovative prison which has been highlighted by HM Inspectorate of Prisons as an "Impressive institution, with a culture of decency and respect. Driven by courageous leadership, excellent peer-led initiatives and outstanding management of learning and skills provisions".




Within Care and Rehabilitation Services, the philosophy of our prisons is to rehabilitate offenders and equip them to re-integrate into mainstream society on release. We seek to normalise prison conditions as far as possible to reflect life in the outside community. Our aim is to create an environment in which staff and prisoners feel safe and causes of prison stress are minimised. Central to our philosophy is the relationship between staff and prisoners. Our training and operational practices emphasise the need to treat prisoners with dignity and respect and G4S staff build positive and supportive relationships with the prisoners in their care. HMP Oakwood is one of the largest prisons in England and Wales, providing places for up to approximately 2100 Category C male prisoners.




We now have an opportunity for a Treatment Manager to join our team at HMP Oakwood to provide treatment management support for accredited offending behaviour programmes.

Key Responsibilities

Manage the accredited offending behaviour programmes to ensure that the prison meets audit requirements. Provide supervisory sessions for the accredited offending behaviour programme tutors in order to ensure a nationally accredited level of delivery. Develop and promote the programmes ensuring their effectiveness and adherence to best practice. Responsible for carrying out assessments of prisoners in accordance with accredited programmes manual to ensure prisoners meet the relevant criteria. Promote the prison's work in programme delivery by networking and involvement in the appropriate conferences, area and national meetings and ensure that current best practice is adopted and followed. Assist in the planning and production of annual programme schedules for the accredited offending behaviour programme so that prisoner's needs are met. Coach and support staff to maximise their performance and ensure values, ethical standards, equality and diversity, policies and procedures and contractual requirements are met. Ensure the maintenance of security within the prison environment by compliance with security instructions. Assist in the promotion of creating a positive Health & Safety culture across the site leading by example, this includes reporting accidents and near misses in a timely manner & follow the applicable safe systems of work for the role. The duties and responsibilities listed within this job description are not exhaustive and the job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary from time to time.

Essential Skills:

Have experience of facilitating the Thinking Skills Programme (TSP)-minimum of 3 groups

Desirable Skills:

Experience of project/ work planning, monitoring and reviewing Treatment Manager training





If you join us, you can be sure that you'll find a secure, friendly and professional working environment and be given all the support, training and encouragement you need to build and develop a successful career with us.



For more information about HMP Oakwood please visit

https://hmpoakwood.co.uk/

Equality and Diversity is an important part of G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and are a fully inclusive employer who aims to support all employees to be their true selves. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments for either the role or during the recruitment process



G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and adults at risk and each employee is expected to support these goals.




Please note that these vacancies are subject to a 5 year checkable history and the strict vetting standards set by G4S and the Secretary of State for the Home Office and are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.



You must be eligible to work in the UK and you will need to provide full details of your employment and education history for the last 5 years as part of the security screening process for this role.