Head of Function
On site
Wellingborough, United Kingdom
Freelance
14-04-2025
Job Specifications
Role Responsibility
HEAD OF FUNCTION
HMP FIVE WELLS, WELLINGBOROUGH
£60,894.00 per annum, Full Time
About Us
Excellent Company benefits including Contributory Pension
G4S Care & Rehabilitation Services (CaRS) successfully manages four prisons, one secure training centre and a number of community contracts in England and Wales. The philosophy of our prisons is to rehabilitate offenders and equip them to re-integrate into mainstream society on release. We seek to normalise prison conditions as far as possible to reflect life in the outside community. Our aim is to create an environment in which staff and prisoners feel safe.
At HMP Five Wells we aim to provide all prisoners with a platform to change their lives. We promote a community culture where prisoners will be able to assist the management team to establish projects, processes and forums that meet the needs of the population.
We try to recognise the skills, talents and abilities of the prisoners and empower those who can lead by example and inspire others to change their mind-set.
About The Role
We are looking for a Head of Function to join our senior management team at HMP Five Wells to provide effective management of the relevant functional department and activities in line with customer and contractual requirements whilst help create and embed our culture and values.
As a Head of Function, it is important that you have substantial and current management experience, ideally within a custodial environment and have the ability to thrive in a dynamic and challenging setting.
You will be managing a small team of direct reports responsible for delivering the day to day operation of the prison.
Some of the key responsibilities for this role are;
Manage the effective running of all relevant functions within your
Contribute to the development and delivery of the establishments overarching business strategies whilst leading on the development and implementation of your own department’s plans, strategies and policies
To promote a fair, decent and challenging regime for prisoners, which maximises opportunities whilst reducing potential risk
To work collaboratively with other functional managers to ensure that the prison meets contractual obligations
Manage contracts with external suppliers to ensure contract compliance and cost effective delivery of services
Act as Duty Director and to ensure that all incident reporting procedures are followed along with the management of incidents. Additionally, conduct Adjudications in line with standards to ensure that hearings are conducted fairly, fully and impartially in line with the establishment tariff
Assist in the promotion of creating a positive Health & Safety culture across the site leading by example, this includes the reporting of accidents and near misses in a timely manner and the application of safe systems of work for your role.
To ensure that all audits / assurance statements relevant to your functional area are delivered
To respond thoroughly and within time parameters to all prisoner applications, complaints and grievances
To actively promote the safety and decency agenda with staff and prisoners
To promote the concept of community inclusion, ensuring that all equality and diversity standards are maintained at all times
Manage and control the relevant function budget to meet financial parameters.
Coach and support staff to maximise their performance and ensure values, ethical standards, equality and diversity policies and procedures and contractual requirements are met.
To ensure that all direct reports have a bi-monthly Bi-Lat Meeting and that these are conducted throughout the function.
The Ideal Candidate
About you
The role requires working with a wide range of stakeholders in a high profile environment and it is key that you are flexible and adaptable to deal with ever-changing scenarios.
It is essential that you are a dynamic and engaging individual who shares our ethics and values to deliver a first class service for Prisoners, employees and the customer.
You must have substantial management experience, have the ability to think strategically and experience of leading people.
The successful candidate needs to be resilient, innovative, passionate a good communicator and shares the Prison Directors vision of HMP Five Wells and embed best practice. A leader who develops transparent and collaborative ways of working to engender openness, trust and inclusion.
This is an opportunity to make a real difference. You will motivate, inspire and lead your team to success, despite the significant challenges of managing a complex environment.
More About Us
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion 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
For more information on HMP Five Wells please visit, https://hmpfivewells.co.uk/
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.
Please note that these vacancies are subject to a 5 year checkable history and the strict vetting standards set by G4S, and His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service and are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
You must be eligible to work in the UK and you will also need to provide full details of your employment and education history for the last 5 years as part of the security screening process for this role.
About the Company
G4S is a leading security and facility services company that provides proactive security services and cutting-edge smart technology to deliver tailored, integrated security solutions that allow clients to focus on their core business. Through a global workforce of approximately 800,000 people, we leverage best practices in communities all over the world. With revenues at approximately $20 billion, we are supported by efficient processes and systems that can only come with scale to help deliver our promise locally: keeping pe... Know more
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