Approved Premises - Residential Worker - Pipe

at HM Prison & Probation Service  
UK Government Agency
 
Prison
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This position is based at NPS HOLBECK HOUSE LEEDS LS12 1BS, NPS SOUTHVIEW YORK YO26 5RU Job Summary Please refer to Job Description

Southview Approved Premises (York) and Holbeck House Approved Premises (Leeds) are a specialist Psychologically Informed Planned Environment (PIPE) Approved Premises, jointly funded by the NHS to work with men who have experienced long custodial sentences and who have Personality Disorders. PIPE staff work alongside, and receive additional training and support from, onsite psychological practitioners, to help them work psychologically and relationally with the men. However, you will be required to submit your availability to your Line Manager three months in advance, which must include a mix of night, weekend and weekday shifts. Please note that this role does not include any working from home. Approved Premises deliver a critical public protection service and Residential Workers are required to be on-site. You will work shifts on a rolling rota, covering 24 hours a day, 7 days a week including weekends and all bank holidays. As this is a forward facing role, you will be expected to attend a face to face interview, during which you will be introduced to the Approved Premises environment. This is a mobile grade, meaning you may be required to cover shifts at sites other than your home base. Any such arrangements will be made in accordance with policy. All appointable candidates from this campaign who cannot be offered immediate positions, will be held on a merit list for 12 months. This will be used to fill future Residential Worker vacancies at the Approved Premises. To Find Out More About Approved Premises: https://prisonandprobationjobs.gov.uk/roles-at-hmpps/overview-of-the-approved-premises-role/ Helping to keep the public safe. Giving people the chance to turn their lives around. Building a rewarding professional career. It's an extraordinary role. There are many reasons to join the Probation Service. What will yours be? Approved Premises - Residential Worker Our Residential Workers work within Approved Premises, working with offenders who are on release from prison and making the transition back into the community. Approved Premises are primarily for offenders who have been released on licence and who require a high level of supervision. Important: This role is based within an Approved Premises. Hybrid or home working is not available for this position. This role is not eligible for a new Skilled Worker visa, in accordance with current immigration rules. Further details are within the advert. About The Role: The job holder will work as part of a team providing 24 hour cover at an Approved Premises (AP) including security and monitoring services. The job holder will undertake a full range of work with the people on probation whilst resident at the Approved Premises. This will include; providing support in contributing to the risk management and sentence plan objectives and reporting any significant changes relating to risk and/or re-offending to any non-compliance within agreed enforcement procedures to ensure that people on probation resident at an AP and the fabric of it are kept safe and secure throughout their shift. For further information on the summary, responsibilities, activities, duties of the role and the Civil Service Success Profile Criteria which will be used in the assessment process, please refer to the full Job Description Attachment. You'll play an important role in offenders' rehabilitation, encouraging them to make positive changes in their lives and successfully resettle into their communities. It's an opportunity to build a rewarding professional career. You'll gain experience of working with offenders, making a real difference to residents, the public and the wider community. What's it like working as a residential worker? Hear directly from our staff - click the links below to find out more about the role: URL link: https://vimeo.com/431844155?fl=pl&fe=cm URL link: https://vimeo.com/431844351?fl=pl&fe=cm Read our blog: https://prisonjobs.blog.gov.uk/2021/01/28/my-experience-as-a-residential-worker-at-an-approved-premises/ This role operates on a mobile grade, which means you may be required to work across different Approved Premises sites as needed. This could involve covering shifts at locations other than your usual base. Any such arrangements will always be made in line with policy. If you are successful in the recruitment process to join the Probation Service, your starting salary will be £28,064, Pro-Rata. Residential Workers role requires substantial out of hours work, both waking night duty and weekend work. Regular unsocial hours which attract premium rates of pay in addition to advertised annual salary.

  • Monday to Friday: 7pm to 8am premium payment of 30%.
  • Weekend: 8am Saturday – 8am Monday premium payment of 50%.
  • Public/Bank Holidays :8am to 8am premium payment of 50%: in addition, time off in lieu for actual hours worked is applicable. Overview of the approved premises role - Prison and Probation Jobs (URL link). About You You do not need a degree for this role. We are much more interested in your personal qualities. Ideally, with experience of working with people who have social or personal difficulties, you will be empathetic, patient, and resilient. A good level of numeracy and literacy is also required as the role involves some report writing. About Us The Probation Service works with offenders who are pre-release or post-release from prison or serving community sentences. Our role is to support their rehabilitation and protect the public. People come from all walks of life to form one team in the Probation Service. Join us and you will be part of a supportive team that thrives on sharing knowledge and expertise. The work is varied, challenging and meaningful and comes with job security, great benefits and career progression opportunities - not to mention the chance to make a real difference to people's lives and our communities. Right to work in the UK You must have the right to work in the UK and Civil Service (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules). Skilled Worker visa changes from 22 July 2025 In accordance with current immigration rules, this role is not eligible for a new Skilled Worker visa. From 22 July 2025, the Government introduced changes to the eligibility criteria for Skilled Worker visas. As a result: HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) cannot consider sponsoring you to work as a residential worker unless you have held a Skilled Worker visa prior to the 22 July 2025 changes. If you have held a Skilled Worker visa continuously, please raise this during your pre-employment checks and your eligibility will be assessed in accordance with the immigration rules and transitional provisions in place. If you apply to be a residential worker and you have not held a Skilled Worker visa prior to 22 July 2025, you will need to consider your options for obtaining and/or maintaining your right to work in the UK in light of these changes. If your application is successful, you will need to ensure that you have and maintain the legal right to live and work in the Civil Service and in the United Kingdom. HMPPS will continue to comply with UK Immigration Rules applied in the UK and Civil Service. You can read more about Skilled Worker visas and the eligibility criteria here. Civil Service recruitment: nationality rules Civil Service This guide is intended to assist departments with managing their responsibilities on nationality rules related to Civil Service recruitment. You can read more about Skilled Worker visas and the eligibility criteria here (https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa) About The Recruitment Process To apply to this role you will be required to complete a short application form and detail responses to two Civil Service Behaviour and one Experience based questions. Your application will be sifted once the application deadline has closed. You will then receive further instruction on the outcome of your application. Southview Approved Premises (York) and Holbeck House Approved Premises (Leeds) are a specialist Psychologically Informed Planned Environment (PIPE) Approved Premises, jointly funded by the NHS to work with men who have experienced long custodial sentences and who have Personality Disorders. PIPE staff work alongside, and receive additional training and support from, onsite psychological practitioners, to help them work psychologically and relationally with the men. However, you will be required to submit your availability to your Line Manager three months in advance, which must include a mix of night, weekend and weekday shifts. Please note that this role does not include any working from home. Approved Premises deliver a critical public protection service and Residential Workers are required to be on-site. You will work shifts on a rolling rota, covering 24 hours a day, 7 days a week including weekends and all bank holidays. As this is a forward facing role, you will be expected to attend a face to face interview, during which you will be introduced to the Approved Premises environment. This is a mobile grade, meaning you may be required to cover shifts at sites other than your home base. Any such arrangements will be made in accordance with policy. All appointable candidates from this campaign who cannot be offered immediate positions, will be held on a merit list for 12 months. This will be used to fill future Residential Worker vacancies at the Approved Premises. About The Recruitment Process To apply to this role you will be required to complete a short application form and detail responses to two Civil Service Behaviour and one Experience based questions. Your application will be sifted once the application deadline has closed. You will then receive further instruction on the outcome of your application. Person specification Please Refer To Job Description Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Working Together
  • Developing Self and Others
  • Making Effective Decisions
  • 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 Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience. https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience. Security Successful candidates must undergo a standard (or equivalent) criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks. Successful candidates must undergo a standard (or equivalent) criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard 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)
  • 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 Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code 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 . The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. The Civil Service Code 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 . The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

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