ROLE RESPONSIBILITY:

SECURITY MANAGER

G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services

Oakhill Secure Training Centre, Milton Keynes, MK5 6AJ

Salary range :  £34,016.80 - £37,016.80 per annum

Permanent, Full Time (40 hours per week)

Benefits: Company Pension, free on-site parking, uniform, on-site canteen, access to High Street Shop discounts, local Gym discounts and ongoing training and development

At Oakhill Secure Training Centre we look after young people aged 12 to 18 years old who have been remanded or sentenced to periods of detention. The vulnerable young people in our care can be challenging with a wide range of social and emotional complex needs. This is an environment that calls for high standards of social care and service delivery to provide a secure and stable environment for young people to develop their life skills and address the behaviours that have led them into custody. 

Oakhill Secure Training Centre works closely with the Youth Custody Services to ensure that its regimes and designs reflect best practice in residential care to prevent offending.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the daily management of a shift, providing advice and support to Secure Care Officers to promote the safeguarding of young people’s welfare and ensure that a stable and secure environment is provided for all young people that promote anti offending behaviour in line with legislation, contractual and company requirements.

• Coach, support and develop staff, including supervision, to maximise their performance and ensure high standards of care, values, ethical standards, equality and diversity, policies and procedures, legislation and contractual and inspection framework requirements are met.
• Form trusting, respectful and professional relationships with young people, in order that they respond and react appropriately to information and guidance.
• Manage a positive risk culture under in order to promote inclusion, integration and to minimise the risk of incidents occurring.
• Assist in the promotion of creating a positive Health & Safety culture to achieve and maintain recognition as a British Safety Council 5 Star business unit.
• Ensure all relevant paperwork is completed to a high standard, within required timescales and communicated effectively, in order to comply with the Contract and Company Policies and Procedures.
• Proactively plan each shift, including activities and visits, in order to positively manage young people’s behaviour.
• Manage incidents as and when necessary and ensure support of the Educational and Activity programmes at the Centre
• Manage a system of security intelligence, maintaining a robust knowledge of issues relating to the safety of the Centre
• Manage all mobility processes
• Liaison with Safeguarding to manage Counter Terrorism and Extremism
• Liaise effectively and professionally with internal and external agencies, parents and carers, in order to maximise partnership working and positive outcomes for young people.
• Support the senior management team in the implementation of development strategies promoting a positive approach to ensure the change process is embraced.
• All staff employed by G4S has the responsibility for their own Health & Safety and to their colleagues in order to assist G4S in its obligation to achieve British Safety Council Requirements at all times.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:

Essential Skills and Knowledge

• Previous secure residential experience within child-care
• Comprehensive knowledge of security & contingency procedures
• Good understanding of how the operational contract works
• Exceptional record keeping ability
• Completion or willingness to complete level 3 award in management 

Desirable Skills and Knowledge

• Experience of monitoring service delivery and meeting short term objectives
• Holder of Level 3 Security analysis qualification or willingness to work towards

At G4S, we invest heavily in our people.  If you join us you will have a job specific induction programme to equip you with the skills and knowledge for the job. As well as ongoing support and development opportunities we offer generous holiday entitlement, company pension, an onsite gym, free onsite parking and the chance to do an extraordinary job – every day.

Equality and Diversity is an important part of G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and are a fully inclusive employer who aims to support all employees to be their true selves. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments for either the role or during the recruitment process

Safeguarding children and young people is our primary focus and the welfare of the child is paramount. Therefore we have a corporate responsibility to ensure that the safeguarding and our G4S values are at the centre of all we do.

To apply for this role, you must be eligible to work in the UK and must have been resident in the UK for a minimum of 3 years.   You will also be required to undergo DBS enhanced level security clearance and will need to provide full details of your work and educational history covering the last 10 years as part of the screening process.