Job Description (JD)
Band 4
Group Profile - Case Worker (CW)
Job Description - CW : Offender Supervisor
Document Ref.
OR JES 481 JD B4 : CW : Offender Supervisor v8.0
Document Type
Management
Version
8.0
Classification
Official
Date of Issue
9th November 2022
Status
Baselined
Produced by
Job Evaluation Assurance and Support Team
Authorised by
Reward Team
JD Evidence
OR JES 481 JD B4 : CW : Offender Supervisor v8.0
Job Description
Job Title
CW : Offender Supervisor
Group Profile
Case Worker
Organisation
Delivery
Level
Band
4
Overview of the
This is a non- operational job in an establishment.
job
Summary
The job holder will contribute to and lead the assessment of
prisoners and prepare, implement, review and evaluate their
sentence plans with them. The job holder will build effective,
appropriate and supportive relationships with prisoners, with the
aim of reducing re-offending
The job holder will have undergone selection and additional
training to carry out this specialist delivery job as an offender
Supervisor to prisoners.
This is a non-operational job without line management
responsibilities. This role is rotational.
Responsibilities,
The job holder will be required to carry out the following
Activities and
responsibilities, activities and duties:
Duties
• Interview prisoners on arrival within prescribed timescales,
set and review targets with prisoners and update case
management notes on the prison database
• Use the Offender Assessment System (OASys) to identify
risks and manage offenders appropriately
• Lead the sentence planning meeting in order to prepare
appropriate plans
• Co-ordinate information for Parole Board reports and
hearings
• Liaise with prisoners and other departments and agencies to
action the sentence plan, gather and exchange information
and understand/investigate conflicting opinions on prisoner
progress
• Encourage and support prisoner to participate in education,
interventions and workshops as defined within the sentence
plan. Develops strategies to assist prisoners to overcome
reluctance to attend
• Liaise with probation service and case workers regarding
Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL), Home Detention
Curfew (HDC) and transfers to other prisons. Make
recommendations to Governor on suitability for early release.
Inform relevant agencies of release dates and address of
prisoners considered a risk on release
• Engage with Indeterminate Sentence Prisoners (ISP) within
the specific timescales as required and complete relevant
paperwork
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• Highlight any prisoner who gives significant concerns by their
behaviour to the Offender Management Unit manager or
Orderly Officer. Concerns may be for a variety of issues for
example any prisoner who has presented in the past risk of
suicide or self harm, or if there are any outstanding concerns
with regards to victims or further offences and racial
harassment
• Obtain further information if required from outside agencies to
complete a comprehensive OASys report
• Send relevant pre-course information to all those attending
review
• Arrange dates, venues and special needs arrangements for
the Post Programme Progress Reviews
• Chair post programme review in accordance with guidelines
• Produce and distribute post programme review minutes,
ensuring these minutes reflect compliance with audit
baselines
• Contribute to and attend Multi-Agency Public Protection
Arrangements (MAPPA) Boards and work with all relevant
external agencies to protect the public when releasing
prisoners under MAPPA
• Liaise with the Foreign National department or UK Border
Agency regarding foreign national prisoners as appropriate
• Complete lifer and ISP paperwork as directed by manager in
compliance with standards and set timescales
• If working in a YOI or Juvenile estates facilitate multi agency
planning meetings which are inclusive of Young people and
their parents/carers to assess needs and risks posed by the
Young person to him/herself or others during custody and
upon release into the community
• Act as the establishment Resettlement Manager by forging,
developing and maintaining the links between the
programmes, the progress or otherwise made by the
participants, and the prisoner’s ongoing path through the
Offender Management (OM) model
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is
at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder
is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks
of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments
may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation scheme
and shall be discussed in the first instance with the Job Holder
An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with the
confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in
Wales) Welsh.
Behaviours
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
Strengths
It is advised strengths are chosen locally, recommended 4-8.
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Essential
Experience
Technical
Job holders will complete specific training in OAsys for assessors
Requirements
and Offender Supervisor Foundation once they take up post.
Ability
Minimum
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Eligibility
• All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to
taking up post.
• All external candidates are subject to 6 months’
probation. Internal candidates are subject to probation if they
have not already served a probationary period within HMPPS.
• All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a
group or organisation which HMPPS consider to be racist.
Hours of Work
37 hour working week
(Unsocial Hours)
Allowances
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Success Profile
Strengths
It is advised
Behaviours
Ability
Experience
Technical
strengths are
chosen locally,
recommended 4-8
Leadership
Job holders will complete specific training in
OAsys for assessors and Offender Supervisor
Foundation once they take up post.
Communicating and
Influencing
Working Together
Managing a Quality Service
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