Physical Education & Employee Wellbeing Manager

Assist Head of Function in developing PE pathways including supporting offender behaviour programmes through PE, Education, Violence Reduction, IMH, Resettlement, Family Ties to create and sustain a positive culture. Assist with the preparation and delivery of ADP relating to PE qualifications and activities. Support drug strategy, substance misuse, social prescribing links and healthcare to reduce demand, build recovery strands and increase positive outcomes for prisoners. Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders including sport awarding bodies, PE HQ and associated national innovations. Work collaboratively with internal and external partners to ensure appropriate communication, engagement and equality considerations are met and embed rehabilitative culture. Work with establishments to create a sustainable succession plan for the PE function including developing a PEI recruitment programme that is sustainable and diverse. Monitor delivery and performance of the PE function against the PE and establishment delivery plans, contribute to QIG/QIP, Ofsted and HMIP. Work in partnership with SMT budget holder through delegated authority with the maintenance and purchase of equipment. Ensure PE management information is collected and reported. Develop the capacity of the PE Department to capture timeline and survey evidence through UPSHOT/HMPPS systems. Produce relevant reports and data as required and ensure the response to all correspondence is within agreed timescales. Lead on improvement strategies, quality assurance and yearly evaluations, providing direction to staff within the PE area of responsibility through briefings, building informal and formal relationships and effective communication. Support activities manager/LM in developing high quality staff appraisals by developing and leading on CPDs for PEIs through supervision, coaching and mentoring. Responsible for developing innovative approaches concerning the health and wellbeing of staff across the establishments. Work with stakeholders to maximise the PE offer available to staff through wellbeing and training/structured lunchtime programmes. Create, develop and lead on a curriculum of enrichment activities for staff to include team building days, wellbeing days and sporting events linking staff wellbeing to Our People Plan and the 4 strands of the Be Well strategy. Assist HOBAs/People Hub Managers with implementation of national and local staff welfare and engagement initiatives. Lead on the management of the fitness strategy in partnership with the staff fitness testing team to develop a programme of support for staff preparing for fitness test or who have failed fitness test. 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 confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh. Behaviours Working Together Leadership Communicating and Influencing Managing a Quality Service Changing and Improving Experience It is a requirement of the role that the job holder will have previous experience of working as a PEI in a custodial setting and will hold an IQA qualification for all PE qualifications and will be JSAC Accredited. It will be necessary for the job holder to be aware of HR related policy and practices. Technical The job holder will be a fully trained Prison Officer and will have completed SO or CM JSAC Assessment. Additional Information Working Arrangements & Further Information The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and/or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review. For nationally advertised roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to a MoJ office location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre-employment checks. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS welcomes part‑time, flexible and job‑sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part‑time, flexible and job‑sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the HMPPS’ Flexible Working policy. If you are a current NPS employee, this vacancy may be available on a Loan basis for up to 2 years. Applications are invited from suitable qualified staff. The Loan/Secondment is subject to the approval of the selected candidate’s Business Unit, which should be obtained before confirmation of appointment. The holiday year runs from 1 March. If you work a non‑standard work pattern your leave entitlement may be expressed in either hours or days as appropriate. Leave entitlement is calculated on a pro‑rata basis and you will be advised of your actual entitlement on appointment. If you were appointed internally and your leave was previously calculated in days, this will continue to be the case. Bank, Public and Privilege Holidays You are entitled to 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) in recognition of bank, public and privilege holidays. These hours are added to your annual leave allowance. There is a requirement to work some public and bank holidays subject to your shift pattern and the operational needs of the establishment. Pension The Civil Service offers a choice of two pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best. Work Life Balance HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) is keen to encourage alternative working arrangements. Work life balance provides greater opportunities for staff to work more flexibly wherever managers and establishments can accommodate requests to do so. HMPPS offers flexible working subject to completion of a satisfactory probationary period and NVQ. Season Ticket Advance After two months’ service, you’ll be eligible to apply for a season ticket advance to purchase a quarterly or longer‑period season ticket for travel between home and your place of work. Training HMPPS is committed to staff development and offers a range of training and development opportunities, including areas such as Equality and Diversity, Dealing with Challenging Behaviour, Suicide Prevention and Anti‑Bullying Programmes. There are opportunities to access promotion programmes and HMPPS provides a variety of training appropriate to individual posts. All staff receive security and diversity training and an individual induction programme into their new roles. 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 the HMPPS considers to be racist. As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace. MoJ are able to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. You will be able to request reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process within the application form. If you need additional help completing the application form, please contact the TBS Recruitment Enquiries Team. 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) 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 A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles. #J-18808-Ljbffr Ministry of Justice