Integrated Offender Management Co-ordinator

Integrated Offender Management Co-ordinator

Rugby, Leamington or Nuneaton

Permanent

Full Time

Salary £32,247.00 - £37,692.00

The closing date for this post is 12 noon on 14th April 2025

Those currently eligible on the redeployment register will be given prior consideration.

The main purpose of the role is to manage offenders in the community within the Integrated Offender Management (IOM) overarching framework, working with local and partner agencies to reduce offending, deliver diversionary activities and long-term tailored rehabilitation solutions.

Main Responsibilities:

1. Manage offenders in the community by maintaining regular structured contact including home visits to identify the individual’s needs and requirements to promote long term rehabilitation and reduce offending.
2. Visit offenders in prison prior to release to establish rehabilitation requirements. Work with probation and other partners to manage the offender’s expectations and provide signposting to partners and charities to assist the transition from custody to society.
3. Maintain risk management plans and contact logs on the relevant force systems. Submit intelligence logs in accordance with the national intelligence model regarding offending, ensuring all relevant intelligence, warnings and risks are available to appropriate staff and other agencies in accordance with data protection policies and procedures.
4. Conduct drug testing of offenders as part of a statutory obligation or voluntary compliance. Record test results and complete evidential prosecution files for offenders in line with the Manual of Guidance. Attend remand and court hearings, where necessary present evidence in person.
5. Attend and participate in multi-agency meetings and multi-agency case conferences “MACC” representing Warwickshire ensuring that statutory obligations are met. Share information and intelligence in accordance with current authorities and protocols, discuss and seek universal agreement regarding strategies and implementation plans for cohorts.
6. Prepare regular progress reports for internal and external circulation for each managed offender in accordance with local direction and partnership agreement.
7. Create short-, medium- and long-term objectives for offenders based on provision of the seven pathways to rehabilitation and stable social existence to be agreed by local supervision and partners. Manage the implementation and provide support and creative solutions to problems encountered to give the offender the confidence, skills and desire to rehabilitate.

Knowledge:

1. 5 A - C Grade GCSEs (or equivalent) including English language.
2. Working knowledge of The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, specifically use of powers and procedures in custody environments to ensure compliance with the legal requirements and the codes of practice regarding the treatment and welfare of detained persons.
3. Working knowledge of The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 and The Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 both of which detail the statutory powers and offences committed by offenders released from prison and managed in the community.

Experience:

1. Experience of working with violent and prolific offenders or within rehabilitation services.
2. Experience of multi-agency working.
3. Experience of delivering organisational risk assessments and application of offender management strategy.
4. Experience of working with individuals to address the 7 pathways to reducing re-offending.

Key Skills:

1. Competent in use of IT, including Microsoft packages.
2. Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to deal with sensitive situations.
3. Ability to work upon own initiative and manage own workload.
4. Working knowledge of the Criminal Justice System and agencies involved in enforcement activity.
5. Experience of case-management & knowledge and ability to apply complex risk assessment.
6. Ability to brief and advise senior officers and equivalent senior practitioners from partner agencies.
7. Ability to handle restricted and confidential material.
8. Full clean driving licence required.

Special Conditions:

1. Lone working
2. Working with violent offenders
3. Working within custody environments
4. One-to-One contact with Offenders– including lone home visits
5. Frequent out of county travel to HMP’s
6. Co-location with Partner Agency staff
7. Engagement with Court staff, including prosecutors, clerks, solicitors and Probation

We want our organisation to be as diverse as the community it serves. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community.

You will be required as part of Warwickshire Police recruitment process to successfully complete vetting and credit checks.

We support the “Happy to talk flexible working” campaign, which aims to encourage uptake of flexible working for individuals, the flexible working options that may be considered for this role include:

1. Fixed Shifts