Safety and Risk Manager - HMP Forest Bank

Job Introduction

HMP Forest Bank have an exciting opportunity for a Safety and Risk Manager to join our team!

You will provide fire, safety, health and risk management support to Sodexo operations and external clients in accordance with Company procedures and agreed objectives.

Awarded a bronze accreditation by Investors in People, HMP Forest Bank is one of the largest prisons in the UK and demonstrates custodial excellence in many areas with an emphasis on risk assessment, addressing comprehensive needs and forming strong links with the community outside which all contribute to reducing reoffending.

Sodexo Justice Services delivers 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 England, Scotland and Wales and own six Community Rehabilitation Companies in partnership with crime reduction charity Nacro.

Role Responsibility

Visible Senior Management Leadership

• Provide a high level of operational service support to management and operational staff, establishing specific requirements, identifying and facilitating the resolution of all specific issues to provide a high level of support and add value to operations, across all SJS activities, including HMP Forest Bank.
• Ensure consistent application and communication of Sodexo SEMS policies, procedures, practices and initiatives by line managers and staff.
• Ensure that the prison director and senior management teams conduct regular auditable site safety tours, inspections, and spot checks to ensure that SJS staff are taking appropriate action to control potential hazardous situations / unsafe conditions and are maintaining up to date effective Risk Assessments; including Fire, COSHH and Manual Handling assessments for their areas of responsibility across all SJS activities, including HMP Forest Bank
• Arranges and help prepare for annual audits.
• Work closely with the Safegard team, to provide technical and accurate advice and support to all staff with regard to fire, safety, health and risk management matters across all SJS activities, including HMP Forest Bank.
• Ensure that all quality systems for fire, safety health and risk management are maintained and monitored by the prison director and the senior management team across all SJS activities, including HMP Forest Bank.

Risk awareness in decision making

• Monitor compliance with fire safety legislation
• Work closely with the prison director and senior management team to ensure that Vendor and subcontractor audits includes auditable safety due diligence reviews, are appropriately timetabled throughout the year and carried out.
• Identify, manage, control and review safety risks (operational, financial, reputational, compliance, and knowledge and people); and contributes to and supports the Sodexo’s risk management framework and process across all SJS activities, including HMP Forest Bank.

Effective Communication Systems

• Ensure that the prison director, senior management team and line managers properly record and report all incidents; and conduct timely investigations on DATIX (and SALUS) for staff incidents to establish and rectify root causes and prevent recurrence; and ensures that lessons learned are promulgated across all SJS activities, including HMP Forest Bank.
• Provides operational and technical input from a Safety & Risk perspective to the Operational and Business Development teams.

Employee engagement/participation

• When appropriate, assist in the training of SJS personnel in fire, safety, health and risk procedural requirements.
• Guide managers to undertake regular review on the effectiveness of control measures and the validity of risk assessments across Sodexo Justice Services sites, including HMP Forest Bank.
• Properly record and report all incidents; assists line managers with timely RIDDOR and accident investigations to establish and rectify root causes and prevent recurrence; and ensures that lessons learned are communicated to line managers and the Group Head of Safety & Risk.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

• National H&S qualification (NVQ Level 5 or equivalent)
• NEBOSH Fire Certificate
• Detailed knowledge of current fire, health & safety legislation
• Proven recent experience and solid knowledge of in fire, safety, health and risk management sys-tems; fire, health, safety and risk audit; safety management and incident investigation.
• Self motivated with high performance and outputs achieved with minimal supervision - able to make sound judgements in a politicised environment.
• Ability to prioritise, work to tight deadlines, both prescribed and self-imposed using project man-agement and risk management skills.
• Passion for being proactive and taking ownership for delivery of outcomes: e.g. risk assessments; DATIX/SALUS reports; safety tours
• Good professional approach to communication skills – engaging / supporting staff and managers, both internal and external
• Flexible working both at the prison and to be able to travel to other SJS sites to deliver enhanced Safety & Risk operational resilience support to managers.
• Confident at effective planning and organisation: e.g. action plan completion; following up dead-lines; risk assessment QA's
• Good team player with sound interpersonal skills.

Desirable

• Risk Management and Business Continuity Management training.
• BRE Fire Safety Risk Assessment certificate
• Experience of implementing and maintaining Health & Safety and Quality Systems              
• ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 audit training.
• PAS 79 Fire Safety Risk Assessments.
• Previous experience in a custodial environment 
• Member of IOSH

About the Company

Salary up to £42,000 plus excellent benefits!

40 hour per week role, on-site Monday-Friday.

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we offer:

• Sodexo Discounts including Costco Membership, Free Spree cashback card and Gym discounts
• Sodexo Retirement Plan
• Access to ongoing training and development programs including apprenticeships
• Countless opportunities for career development and to grow within the company
• Community Online Academy (COA)
• Employee Lottery
• Mental Health First Response Programme
• Health and wellbeing incentives including Spectrum.Life, YuLife and Talk.
• Reward and Recognition schemes 
• Flexible working considered
• Stop Hunger Foundation and Volunteering days 
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life Assurance 
• Bupa Healthcare Plan
• Free meals (if applicable) and parking on site

Please see attached benefits guide for further information regarding what we offer.

We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be natural, and be the best versions of themselves. We recognise that we’re on a journey with regards to diversity and inclusion and would therefore welcome applications for candidates from underrepresented backgrounds.

All offers are subject to full security clearance checks. 

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today!