Foreign National Co-Ordinator

Job Introduction

HMP Bronzefield are currently recruiting for a Foreign National Co-Ordinator.

You will lead and coordinate the work associated with supporting the needs of foreign national women at HMP/YOI Bronzefield providing both support and advice where required..

HMP/YOI Bronzefield is a closed local prison serving courts across the South of England. Our mission is to deliver quality of life services which make a meaningful difference to women in the criminal justice system by supporting them to change their lives for the better. To achieve this we focus on providing needs-based services and programmes to rehabilitate and improve the well-being of our women. 

We house up to 572 women (approximately 14.5% of the national female prison population). The women in our custody have a diverse and complex set of needs and range from mothers and babies, young offenders, life and long term sentenced women, short to mid-term sentenced women, foreign nationals and women on remand. 

We have been awarded a bronze accreditation by Investors in People for our commitment to our staff, their development, engagement and investment in a sustainable future.

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.

Role Responsibility

• Abide by the Sodexo Justice Services Corporate Mission Statement, Company Policy and all appropriate Regulations and Health and Safety policies.
• Identify and support all new Foreign National Women
• Build professional relationships with key organisations, such as Immigration, and maintain all Immigration paperwork & logs.
• Liaise with Embassies as required to support foreign national women.
• Identify any trafficked women and put support in place, making appropriate referrals to other support services as needed.
• Work collaboratively across internal departments.
• Provide cover for the Diversity lead in times of absence and annual leave.
• Manage the Diversity Peer support ladies.
• Complete all paperwork and routine submissions for the Client and other agencies as set out in relevant Prison Service Instructions and in a timely way.
• Act as a source of information for both staff and residents on foreign national related issues.
• Promote the appropriate use of translation and interpreting services and to offer advice to staff regarding appropriate use of services.
• Ensure quality recording of documents and statistics relating to foreign national prisoners is produced
• Compliance with all Instructions relevant to role and all baselines including HMIP Expectations

The Ideal Candidate

Essential:

• Understand the barriers that foreign nationals face while in prison
• Ability to build positive relationships with key agencies
• Motivated and able to work on own initiative
• Good Communicator
• Excellent in Word and Excel
• Broad understanding of Diversity
• Knowledge of Prison Service Instruction 4630 and 04/2013

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Immigration paperwork
• Second Language

Package Description

£22,448.59 per annum + £287.75 London weighting recurring every month.

Excellent benefits including season ticket loans, free meals, free parking, subsidised gym membership, group discount schemes, pension and 28 days holiday.

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.

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.