25159 - Parole Board Executive Officer Case Manager
Job Purpose
- To manage allocated cases ensuring all relevant stages of the parole process and other appropriate systems are completed within prescribed deadlines.
- To proactively case manage to ensure that arrangements are in place to support effective reviews and, within Parole Board guidelines, provide secretariat support.
- Ensure reasons for parole decisions comply with policy and guidelines and are sent within the Business Plan Objective timescale.
- To work to ensure the Parole Board delivers effective parole reviews and meets the objectives and timescales as set out in the Business Plan.
- Support and contribute to improving the MCA and Oral Hearings process ensuring reviews are completed in a timely manner.
- Ensure all deferred, adjourned, prioritised and expedited cases are managed effectively ensuring oral hearing panels are identified in a timely manner in accordance with the any logistical requirements.
Scope of Responsibilities:
All case managers will ensure cases are progressed appropriately with particular emphasis on their own specific area of responsibility.
Key Contacts
Internal
Operational Managers, Team Managers, Case Managers, Parole Board Members and Secretariat Staff.
Key Contacts
External
PPCS, Prison Service, especially Offender Management Unit and staff within prisons, prisoners, Probation Service, legal representatives, Psychiatric and Psychology professionals, Victims and Victim Support Groups, Police.
Competencies Required
Managing a Quality Service
- You will plan, organise and manage your time and activities to deliver a high quality and efficient service, taking account of diverse customer needs and requirements,
- You will apply programme and project management approaches to support service delivery, thus supporting the Parole Board strategy.
- You will strive to improve the quality of service, creating an environment to deliver operational excellence.
Making Effective Decisions
- You will be objective and use sound judgement, evidence and knowledge to provide accurate, expert and professional advice.
- You will evaluate the options, impacts, risks and solutions, showing clarity of thought, setting priorities, analysing and using evidence to evaluate options before arriving at well-reasoned justifiable decisions.
Delivering at Pace
- You will focus on delivering timely performance with energy taking responsibility and accountability for quality outcomes.
- You will work to agreed goals and activities and deal with any challenges in a responsive and constructive way.
- You will assist your peers in building a positive culture working with your team to perform effectively during challenging and changing times.
Collaborating and Partnering
- You will create and maintain positive, professional and trusting working relationships with a wide range of people within the Parole Board, and our wider criminal justice partners, including contacts outside of the Civil service to help get business done.
- You will work collaboratively, sharing information and building supportive, responsive relationships with your colleagues and our stakeholders, whilst having the confidence to challenge assumptions.
Leading and Communicating
- You will lead from the front; communicating with clarity, conviction and enthusiasm.
- In carrying out your role you will support the principles of fairness of opportunity for all and a dedication to a diverse range of citizens, engaging with people with honesty and integrity, and upholding the reputation of the Department and the Civil Service.
The Parole Board offers a range of benefits:
Annual Leave
Generous allowances for paid holiday starting at 23 days per year, and rising as your service increases. Additional paid time off for public holidays and 2.5 privilege day. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.
Pension
The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.
Training
The Parole Board is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.
Support
A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
Access to flexible benefits such as salary sacrifice arrangements for childcare vouchers.
Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.
Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.
Networks
The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management. There are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees with caring responsibilities, women employees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.
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To apply for roles in MOJ you will need to confirm your employment history for at least 3 years prior to the date of application so that pre-employment checks (BPSS) can be undertaken. If you have spent significant time abroad (a total of 6 months in the past 3 years) you would be required to give a reasonable account of the reasons why.
For some roles you will be required to successfully complete National Security Vetting at Counter Terrorism (CTC), Security Clearance (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) level as a condition of appointment. To meet CTC/SC/DV requirements you will normally need to have been resident in the UK for at least 3/5/10 years prior to the date of application (The level of checks that are required are stated in the advert).
If you do not meet the above requirements, you may still be considered if, for example:
- You've been serving overseas with HM Forces or in some other official capacity as a representative of HM Government
- You were studying abroad
- You were living overseas with parents
In such cases you will need to be able to provide referee cover for the period(s) of residence overseas. The duration of overseas residence and the country of abode will also be taken into account.
Candidate Information
You may be required to provide statements describing your skills and experience relevant to each of the selection criteria. We recommend that you structure any examples as Situation, Task, Action and Result. For more information about the recruitment process and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.
Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ
In the event of a large number of applications, we reserve the right to undertake the following processes:
- An automated online test where a benchmark must be passed to progress;
- A sift on the lead selection criteria. If this happens, the lead criteria will be the first one listed in the advert.
During the selection process, you may be asked to undertake an additional assessment (such as written test). If this is applicable you will be notified of this when you are invited to interview.
We have provided detail of the assessment stages and areas being assessed to help you prepare for completing your application form, and to advise of what will be assessed following this, if you successfully pass the application stage.
Application form stage assessments
Interview stage assessments
A Great Place to Work for Veterans
The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country, and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment, which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces.
For further details about the initiative and eligibility requirements visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans
Redeployment Interview Scheme
Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ are committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.
MoJ are able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidate's will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
· UK nationals
· nationals of the Republic of Ireland
· nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
· nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families
· nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
· individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
· Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules
This Vacancy is closed to applications.