Job Summary
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Job Description
- Responsible for ensuring Equality Impact Assessments are completed appropriately
Responsible for ensuring a programme of Equality Impact Assessments is in place and that it is being actioned
- Responsible for the dissemination of equality monitoring data and any actions agreed to eliminate any unlawful discrimination.
- Responsible for developing and managing the establishment annual Equality Plan setting out how the establishment will address opportunities and issues relating to equality
- Responsible for ensuring the establishment is aware of what is required for it to meet its legal obligations under relevant equality legislation
- Creates an Equality Action Plan, highlighting and resolving areas of non-compliance
- Contributes to the establishment Equality Committee, encouraging employee engagement in the equality agenda. Take a lead in the activities of the Committee, writing and presenting reports and be responsible for addressing issues raised
- Responsible for carrying out equality related audits and reports findings to the Senior Management Team (SMT)
- Responsible for developing links between other areas of the establishment and local groups to aid and improve the knowledge and understanding of different equality strands
- Works closely with Safer Custody to assist in the decency agenda and address bullying and harassment related to equality issues
- Works closely with litigation lead on equality related litigation
- Responsible for ensuring that all staff, agency workers and volunteers receive equality training and ensures that all prisoners receive an equality induction and appropriate JES 021 JD B6 A Equality v9.0 equality related training in accordance with their sentence plan
- Manage the Diversity Incident Reporting Form (DIRF) process Undertake other advisor tasks including :
- Responsible for acting as the subject matter Lead advisor in the establishment providing advice and recommendations to the Senior Management Team, managers and individuals
- Responsible for the management of all staff within their area. This includes staff performance, development and annual appraisal through to sickness absence management
- Responsible for keeping up to date and ensuring establishment compliance with changes in law and legislation in their field
- Develop and maintain local policies and procedures in subject area and ensure that these are in line with national standards, and Guidance, legislation and current best practice
- Responsible for suggesting ways for improving and achieving Service Delivery Indicators (SDI)
- Undertake and ensure that all relevant administration, data collection and analysis including relevant SDIs are collated
- Deliver and organise awareness sessions in relevant area
- Chair monthly meetings in relevant work area
- Liaise with external bodies where required
Person specification
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Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service
Alongside your salary of £38,272, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £11,087 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- Access to learning and development
- A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
- A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
- Annual Leave
- Public Holidays
- Season Ticket Advance
For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances 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
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours and Strengths.
https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality Requirements
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)
- 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)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window) .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) .
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
- Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com
- Telephone : 0845 241 5358
Recruitment team
- Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com
Further information
Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. I you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints
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