Careers within the Prison Service

National Offender Management Service

Karen Mulliner

Regional HR Business Partner

West Midlands

Principles - NOMS Values

How we manage

In delivering offender management services, we will:•Be objective and take full account of public protection when assessing risk•Be open, honest and transparent•Incorporate equality and diversity in all we do •Value, empower and support staff, and work collaboratively with others •Treat offenders with decency and respect •Embrace change, innovation and local empowerment •Use our resources in the most effective way, focusing on outcomes and delivering value for money for the taxpayer

Background

• The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) was formed in 2008, bringing together Her Majesty’s Prison Service (HMPS) and the National Probation Service (NPS).

• NOMS works to protect the public and reduce reoffending by delivering the order of the courts.

• NOMS now delivers offender services through 4 channels;

– NPS – For community elements of an offender’s sentence.

– HMPS – 109 Public Sector Prisons provide custodial services.

– Private Prisons – 14 Prisons managed under contracts commissioned by NOMS.

– Partnerships – Commissioned work with Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), Education Providers etc.

Background

Types of Prison•High Security – House Category A prisoners that would pose the most threat to the public, the police or national security should they escape.

•Core Local Prisons – House Category B prisoners, taking them directly from the courts either sentenced or remand.

•Training Prisons – House Category C prisoners and provide them with opportunities for developing skills to enable them to secure work on release.

•Open prisons – House Category D prisoners who will often spend their day away from the prison carrying out work whilst on licence.

•Female Prisons – unless classed as category A, female offenders are unclassified and either held in open or closed conditions

•Young Offenders Institutes – as with females they are unclassified unless they are deemed to be required to be held in category A conditions.

•Juvenile – operated in partnership with the Youth Justice Board and house prisoners aged 15-18

ReceptionReception

ResidentialResidential

First NightFirst Night

InductionInduction

ActivitiesActivities

Care & Care & SeparationSeparation

Drug Drug TreatmentTreatment

Offender Offender ManagementManagement

ProgrammesProgrammes

SecuritySecurity OperationsOperations

Careers

Band 2OSG

Band 3Officer

Band 4Specialist/

Supervising Officer

Band 5Custodial Manager

Band 7/8Functional

Head

Band 8/9Deputy

Governor

Band 10/11

Governor

Operational Roles

Careers

Non - Operational Roles

We have a variety of roles at different grades that cover a range of areas or specialisms within the prison. Some of our non-operational functions are provided on a regional basis.

•Administration Hubs•Instructional Officers•Interventions/Psychology•Human Resources•Finance•Health &Safety•Industries/Activities

How we recruit

• As an agency of the Civil Service our recruitment has to be in line with the principles of Civil Service resourcing.

• Certain roles only become available externally once all internal routes have been attempted and there is no successful applicant.

• Graduate schemes and Prison Officer recruitment are available to apply for externally.

• We use competency based in interviews and assessment centres as our recruitment method.

How we recruit – Prison Officers

Applicant makes on line application

Applicant sent on line POST test to

complete

Application not progressed

Applicant invited to attend RAD

FAIL

Applicant allocated to a

prison and vetting commences

PASS

PASS

Application not progressed

FAIL

Application not progressed

FAIL

Start date agreed and course details

issued

PASS

How we recruit – Competency Based Interviews

• The competency based approach is more systematic, with questions targeting a specific skill or competence.

• Candidates are asked questions about their behaviour in certain circumstances which they need to back up with examples.

• At interview, the panel will probe into the examples to get explanations for the behaviour/skill demonstrated.

• The interviewer is interested in you and your suitability for the role. When providing an example it is therefore important to demonstrate what you personally did in that situation.

• NOMS uses the Civil Service Competency Framework

Current recruitment

Graduate Scheme

Now closed for applications for 2015 intake

Prison Officers

Currently open for applications (certain prisons only). Closes 23:59 on 27th February 2015

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