Programmes Manager Milton Keynes £31,786.60

Role Responsibility:

Programmes Manager

G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services

Oakhill Secure Training Centre, Milton Keynes, MK5 6AJ

Salary £31,786.60 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 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 Programmes Manager to join our team at Oakhill Secure Training Centre to develop, deliver and evaluate offending behaviour programmes and interventions based upon individual needs of the children in our care whlist whilst promoting the safeguarding of young people’s welfare.

Some of the key responsibilities are;

• To oversee the accredited and non-accredited interventions on offer at Oakhill Secure Training Centre.
• Review, develop and evaluate existing citizenship and keywork packs to ensure that positive outcomes for children are maximised within the Centre.
• Research, develop, evaluate and co-ordinate group work programmes aimed at targeting specific criminogenic needs.
• Research existing and new programmes and interventions, with the aim to bring interventions to Oakhill to suit the needs of the children.
• Work with challenging children and young people, in order to assess suitability and motivation to participate in specific programmes to meet their individual needs.
• Monitor and evaluate accredited and non-accredited interventions providing specialist reports, to ensure relevant framework standards are met and to measure outcomes to enable continuous improvement.
• Collate, maintain, update and audit relevant programmes literature and information on a regular basis, so that accurate and current information is available.
• Support the Family Interventions Officer with programmes, events and provide annual leave cover.
• 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:

You must have experience of working with young people and programmes, project / work planning, monitoring and reviewing together with the ability to use Google Docs, Sheets and Email.

A professional qualification in a relevant subject such as Psychology Degree, Sociology Degree, Criminology Degree or Foundation Degree in Youth Justice would be desirable but not essential.

Ideally you will already be a certified Custody Officer or be willing to undertake training.

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