Offender Supervisor

Job Introduction

Sodexo Justice Services is a custodial service with a reputation for delivering high quality services through its philosophy that everyone can develop and make changes for the better.

Reporting to the Offender Management Senior, the Offender Supervisor will work within the Through Care Department at HMP and YOI Bronzefield. The key part of the role is to case manage and assess the risks and needs of sentenced female offenders in custody utilising resources around you by being part of a multi disciplinary team.

Role Responsibility

Key Aspects of the Role

• Risk Assessment of offenders to identify criminogenic needs using OASys, semi-structured interviews and supplementary reports and information.
• To co-ordinate sentence planning by communicating with the Probation Offender Manager in the community, the offender and other agencies and departments that provide interventions.
• Identify any new issues which may affect the risk posed by the offender or their achievement of their sentence plan objectives and work with the Offender Manager to review and re-plan accordingly.
• Motivate, support and coach offenders to achieve the objectives of their sentence plan.
• Contribute to the delivery of offending behaviour programmes.
• Act as a role model to consistently promote and reinforce pro-social behaviour and attitudes.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with prisoners, all colleagues, and voluntary sector and partner agencies.
• To provide reports as requested to support other processes within the Prison including Home Detention Curfew, Release on Temporary Licence, MAPPA and Parole and to attend case review boards as appropriate.
• Attend and participate in team meetings and other departmental meetings as required.
• Maintain records and statistics and complete other administrative tasks.
• To have a good awareness and understanding diversity within our population.

The Ideal Candidate

You will have:

• A non judgemental understanding of the issues affecting women in a custodial environment and an awareness of key social problems affecting their effective resettlement into the community.
• Developed communication skills, oral and written.
• An ability to work efficiently within a busy department whilst maintaining high standards across all job aspects.
• An ability to deal with aggressive/abusive behaviour whilst remaining professional
• An understanding of the 9 Pathways to Reducing Re-offending
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to relate well to others.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and on an individual basis.
• Effective organisational skills including the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Ability to identify patterns, cycles and trends in information/behaviour.
• Ability to question and evaluate information and make appropriate defensible decisions.   
• Experience of working within a custodial environment (Desirable)

About the Company

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young persons and vulnerable adults. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Criminal Records Bureau (UK) and/ or Disclosure Scotland (Scotland).

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,300 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.