MMPR Coordinator Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire £39,757.14

Role Responsibility:

MMPR Coordinator

G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services

Oakhill Secure Training Centre, Milton Keynes, MK5 6AJ

Salary : £39,757.14 per annum

Permanent, Full-time (40 hours per week)

Benefits: Company Pension, free on-site parking, uniform, on-site canteen, access to High Street Shop discounts, local Gym discounts and ongoing training and development

At Oakhill Secure Training Centre we look after young people aged 12 to 18 years old who have been remanded or sentenced to periods of detention. The vulnerable young people in our care can be challenging with a wide range of social and emotional complex needs. This is an environment that calls for high standards of social care and service delivery to provide a secure and stable environment for young people to develop their life skills and address the behaviours that have led them into custody. 

Oakhill Secure Training Centre works closely with the Youth Custody Services to ensure that its regimes and designs reflect best practice in residential care to prevent offending.

We are looking for an experienced MMPR Coordinator to join our team at Oakhill Secure Training Centre. They will be required to oversee the safe and effective delivery and continued implementation of MMPR within the secure establishment. With at least 12 months experience of delivering MMPR they will be able to communicate effectively and have good presentation skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Daily Quality Assurance of all incidents including the use of direct observation, CCTV footage and body worn camera footage and written Use of Force reports
• Collate and prepare all information necessary for the Restraint Minimisation Meeting and to present each incident to the multi-disciplinary panel.
• Completion of relevant documents such as the QA tracker, UoF Log and DD Occurrence logs
• Deliver MMPR training directly to operational staff, including roll out, refresher and ITC training, covering the physical techniques, medical advice and aspects of behaviour management and de-escalation techniques.
• To complete and review individual staff learning outcomes/plans, to complete upskills with staff on site and continuously assess staff competency levels, identify trends and implement action plans for the MMPR team to outreach to staff following this.
• To complete and review all Restraint Handling Plans and communicate these with staff.
• Monitor the application of restraint holds during incidents of force being applied to children and coach staff.
• To know and follow the reporting process of Serious Injury and Warning Sign incidents and be responsible for recommendations from the MMPR National Team following their review of the incidents.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Oakhill STC Behaviour Management Strategy and Enhanced Support Services model, driving the principles forward through training and staff coaching.
• Play a pivotal role in staff development from a MMPR perspective, in line with the Safety Team’s departmental action plan. 
• To lead on planned interventions, including writing intervention and surrender plans, use of handcuffs and managing complex cases in conjunction with other departments in relation to MMPR and behaviour management.
• A thorough understanding of local safeguarding policies and procedures and knowledge of the Child Protection referral process and our interaction with external parties such as LADO.
• Assist in the promotion of creating a positive Health & Safety culture across the site leading by example, this includes reporting accidents and near misses in a timely manner & follow the applicable safe systems of work for the role.
• The duties and responsibilities listed within this job description are not exhaustive and the job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary from time to time.

The Ideal Candidate:

Essential Skills

• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Able to competently collate and analyse data and information
• Good IT and report writing skills.

Desirable Skills

• Experience of working within a secure environment
• Formal child care, social work or management qualification
• Experience in restraint / safeguarding training
• Experience of quality assurance

At G4S, we invest heavily in our people.  If you join us you will have a job specific induction programme to equip you with the skills and knowledge for the job. As well as ongoing support and development opportunities we offer generous holiday entitlement, company pension, an onsite gym, free onsite parking and the chance to do an extraordinary job – every day.

For more information on Oakhill Secure Training Centre please visit, https://oakhillstc.co.uk/

Equality and Diversity is an important part of G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and are a fully inclusive employer who aims to support all employees to be their true selves. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments for either the role or during the recruitment process.

G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and adults at risk and each employee is expected to support these goals.

Safeguarding children and young people is our primary focus and the welfare of the child is paramount. Therefore we have a corporate responsibility to ensure that the safeguarding and our G4S values are at the centre of all we do.​

To apply for this role, you must be eligible to work in the UK and must have been resident in the UK for a minimum of 3 years.   You will also be required to undergo DBS enhanced level security clearance and will need to provide full details of your work and educational history covering the last 10 years as part of the screening process.