Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing the communications/Public Relations links between the local community and the establishment by responding to requests for information, representing the establishment at external activities and promoting the work of the National Offender Management Service (HMPPS) /the establishment amongst community groups and organisations.
• Develop local strategy to engage with outside industry, maintaining networks to research funding streams to maximise awareness of the opportunities for prisoners.
• Responsible for ensuring links with partnership opportunities for prisoners that complement the establishments regime and offer opportunities to practice work skills developed in custody or linked to future employment aspirations.
• Responsible for developing local strategy to engage with outside industry, maintaining networks to research funding streams to maximise awareness of the opportunities for prisoners.
• Responsible for ensuring regularly monitoring prisoner placements happens to check that employers, trainers and colleges comply with the Health and Safety Executive regulations. Send any observation paperwork to the assigned Health and Safety person.
• Responsible for managing and coordinating visits to establishments by representatives of partner organisations.
• Responsible for identifying opportunities for employers/employer representative bodies to promote opportunities for training/employment for ex-offenders and develops processes with employers to secure funding/appropriate agreements as required.
• Advise and work with colleagues in the learning, skills, employment and Activities teams to strengthen relationships and working links through the flow of relevant and timely information.
• Advise and work with external stakeholders to identify initiatives to promote the work within the local community to reduce reoffending rates, exchanging information as required.
• Maintain a directory of voluntary/statutory organisations providing services to prisoners within the establishment.

Requirements

• The job holder will have relevant qualifications in area of work such as Commercial Activity Management, recognised training qualifications / or be an accredited assessor and have specialist knowledge / experience in relevant Industry.
• Will need to keep up to date of knowledge/working practices in areas of expertise.
• An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.

Preferred

Benefits

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance