HQ Job Description (JD)
Band 6
Directorate: Reducing Reoffending, Partnerships &
Accommodation
Job Description: Interventions Training Specialist
(Business Continuity Team)
Document Ref.
HQ-JES-1709 Interventions Training Specialist (Business Continuity
Team) v4.0
Document Type
Management
Version
4.0
Classification
Official
Date of Issue
4 March 2022
Status
Baselined
Produced by
Job Evaluation Assurance and Support Team
Authorised by
Reward Team
JD Evidence
HQ-JES-1709 Interventions Training Specialist (Business Continuity Team) v4.0
HQ Job Description
Job Title
Interventions Training Specialist (Business Continuity Team)
Group / Directorate
Reducing Reoffending, Partnerships & Accommodation
Band
6
Overview of the job
The Interventions Unit (IU) are world leading providers of accredited interventions
for a range of offender segments. The specialist training team play a crucial role in
disseminating knowledge in the use of these programmes to ensure the appropriate
use of IU programmes in a way that maintains IU corporate identity, reputation and
credibility. They will deliver training in highly specialist subject matter to facilitators
and to trainers who will then be licensed to deliver training in HMPPS products
within national and international markets. They are personally and individually
accountable for ensuring that all users of our intellectual property are proficient and
able to deliver treatment as intended. They will deliver a range of training to support
delivery of cognitive skills programmes, recovery focused treatment, sex offender
treatment and treatment of violent offenders to achieve and support reducing re-
offending outcomes.
The post holder will deliver IU training products to HMPPS employees, commercial
providers delivering to HMPPS, Associate trainers and Licensed trainers.
The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the quality of training delivered by
licensed and associate trainers through the development and management of
training quality assurance systems. They will provide support to IU National
Specialist Leads in the production of training manuals and materials and give
specialist training advice to support them. They will deliver training to both HMPPS
commissioned providers and to a range of commercial customers in the UK and
internationally.
All programmes delivered by the Interventions Unit must adhere to the 'What works'
principles and delivered 'as intended' in order to be effective in reducing reoffending
and supporting HMPPS strategy. The quality of Training delivered by IU is
fundamental to the integrity of all Programmes delivered by sites commissioning our
products and in the commercial market. HMPPS reputation is dependent on their
ability to work at the highest standards and to demonstrate integrity and detailed
understanding of the full range of products.
Responsibility extends to:
• The development and implementation of a marketable delivery model for
IU Training products.
• Delivery of training in specialist subject matter on a range of offending
behaviour programmes.
• The ongoing development, design and delivery of training manuals to
support offending behaviour programmes, sex offender treatment, public
protection and extremism risk assessment systems and non- accredited
interventions.
• The robust monitoring and evaluation of training products to ensure they
meet national Skills Mark standards.
• The planning and delivery of training practice events for HMPPS facilitators
and licensed/associate trainers.
• Management of Training Quality Assurance processes for all training
delivered by IU in HMPPS and commercial markets.
• Managing Assessment centres for associate and licensed trainers, and
facilitator practitioners.
HQ-JES-1709 Interventions Training Specialist (Business Continuity Team) v4.0
• The development and management of a pool of associate Trainers and
Licensed Trainers.
This is a non-operational role with no line management responsibilities.
Summary
• The development and implementation of a marketable delivery model for
IU Training products.
• Delivery of training in specialist subject matter on a range of offending
behaviour programmes.
• The ongoing development, design and delivery of training manuals to
support offending behaviour programmes, sex offender treatment, public
protection and extremism risk assessment systems and non-accredited
interventions.
• The robust monitoring and evaluation of training products to ensure they
meet national Skills Mark standards.
• The planning and delivery of training practice events for HMPPS facilitators
and licensed/associate trainers.
• Management of Training Quality Assurance processes for all training
delivered by IU in HMPPS and commercial markets.
• Managing Assessment Centres for associate and licensed trainers, and
facilitator practitioners.
• The development and management of a pool of associate Trainers and
Licensed Trainers.
• The post holder will have a pivotal role in the delivery to, and continued
accreditation of licensed and associate trainers across commissioned,
commercial and national and international delivery sites.
• The post holder is responsible for the effective research, design, delivery
and development of Specialist IU training events relating to Accredited
Interventions. All training events are required to meet national educational
standards and meet ‘Skills Mark’ criteria. They will be required to provide
support, advice and guidance to IU National Offence Specialist Leads with
the development of training manuals and delivery materials.
• The critical work of the post holder directly impacts on the quality of work
supporting effective rehabilitation for offenders thus aiming to reduce re-
offending rates. Accredited Interventions are carried out across HMPPS and on
both a National and International scale and must be delivered in a way which
complies with appropriate CSAAP, HMPPS and Commissioning governance,
standards and targets.
• The post holder will have responsibility for the planning and delivery of assessed
and experiential Core Training products and accredited programme specific
intervention work, to both facilitators and trainers of such interventions within
the custodial, community, private sector within both national and international
locations in accordance with contract deliverables.
• The post holder will be part of a geographically dispersed team, working
remotely at various locations across the UK and internationally, with private
providers and in commercial environments as a representative of OSIG.
Responsibilities,
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities
Activities and Duties
and duties:
• The post holder is required to manage and deliver National and International
Training, Assessment Centres and observations of licensed and associate
trainers. This requires the post holder to work unsupervised and independently
for long periods of time as part of a geographically dispersed team.
• Research, design, deliver and evaluate a specialist and complex range of Core
and Clinical training events in collaboration with IU National Specialist Leads to
meet the diverse needs of learners who are involved in the delivery and
management of licensed accredited intervention programmes including:
▪ sex offender programmes
▪ violence programmes
▪ cognitive and motivational programmes
▪ drug treatment programmes
This may include delivery of courses designed to provide learners with a
nationally recognised qualification.
HQ-JES-1709 Interventions Training Specialist (Business Continuity Team) v4.0
• Responsible for the initial assessment and continuing assessment/monitoring of
facilitators, managers and licensed/associate trainers including assessing and
verifying the continuous professional development of HMPPS staff and renewal
of accreditation and/or commercial trainer licenses.
• Responsible for the delivery of training for facilitators, managers and licensed
trainers of licensed accredited programmes working in Custody, Community
Private Sector, international and in non-custodial environments such as schools
and health and social care settings. This is in accordance with the commissioning
intentions and the commercial sector.
• Lead on all aspects of training events including:
▪ Responsibility for learner development.
▪ Carrying out defensible initial, formative, summative and holistic
assessment of the suitability of the facilitator, manager and licensed
trainers to progress into delivering licensed accredited interventions that
are measured against the Core Competency Framework.
▪ Managing the behaviour and welfare of learners attending a mixture of five
day residential and one day training events, impacting on the full
engagement and safe learning environment if not managed effectively.
▪ Liaising with venue staff in ensuring the smooth running of Training events
and in managing issues that arise so that the needs of learners and trainers
are catered for.
• Accountable for managing diversity considerations, individual requirements and
other issues appropriately and professionally in both pre-training preparation
and during the training to support the inclusion and engagement of all learners.
• Responsible for providing continued support and guidance to accredited
programme facilitators, managers and licensed/associate trainers following
training events, including:
▪ Responding to questions and issues relating to the training that supports
the delivery of Accredited Programmes.
▪ The communication of updates and recommendations born of Quality
Assurance feedback and annual reviews of training packages, procedures
and protocols.
• Research and identify the need for innovative and creative Core Training
interventions that take into account and support developments in up to date
research, new and emerging theoretical evidence and incorporating these into
existing products. This requires collating the evidence to support these findings
where the post holder would be required to create and present a full Business
Case or rationale to the Head of Resource and Business Continuity.
• Responsibility for providing consultation to OSIG Specialism Leads with the
design of training manuals and training delivery. The outcome is for OSIG to
present a consistent and professional approach across the organisation where
all Training and Training Manuals are fit for purpose; Skills Mark endorsed and
meet the requirements for the commercial arm of the organisation.
• Accountable for the robust initial assessment process of all staff applying to
attend Core Skills Training by assessing the performance of candidates against
the Facilitator Core Competency Framework and providing informed written
feedback to the candidates, to assist in their ongoing development, thus
enabling an objective and fair approach in the recruitment of suitable
candidates delivering licensed interventions programmes to offenders.
• Accountable for assessing the performance of Learners against the Core
Competency Framework, (relevant to the learner’s specific role), during training
events and providing informed verbal feedback to the learners to assist in their
ongoing development.
• Responsible for creating a safe learning environment by understanding and
applying practical health and safety risk assessments. Identifying individual
learning needs and to have in-depth knowledge of the protected characteristics
identified by the Equalities Legislation 2010 that enables all learners to access
OSIG Training.
• Responsible for ensuring full and collaborative preparation is carried out prior to
training events taking place, including:
▪ preparation of session plans and debrief logs
▪ preparation of flip charts and PowerPoint slides
▪ provision of course materials
HQ-JES-1709 Interventions Training Specialist (Business Continuity Team) v4.0
▪ managing and maintaining trainer equipment used to deliver training
courses
• Responsible for writing and submitting informed feedback reports within the
specified timeframes, for learners to Managers of Licensed Accredited
Interventions, post training, and for managing delivery of informed verbal
feedback as per specified OSIG Training feedback protocols and policies.
• Accountable for informing the Managers of Learners, where the decision to
progress to the next stage of training has been deemed not ready. This
communication has to be set within the specific time frames as per OSIG
training protocols. The post holder will support and guide the manager in
creating an individual development plan to support the learner’s potential
return to training.
• Responsible for managing workload in a timely and consistent way, recognising
boundaries, roles, responsibilities and always representing OSIG in a
professional and appropriate manner.
• Compile reports and other correspondence as and when required for the head
of Resource and Business Continuity relating to training issues.
• Advanced knowledge of training evaluation processes, in particular those
employed for licensed accredited interventions for the practical management,
evaluation and reporting of data gathered from feedback. Accountable for
administering and collating the Quality Assurance Questionnaires and using
these to complete the Trainers Evaluation Form.
• Work closely and communicate with Specialist Support Services colleagues in
developing common systems of work that enable effective processing of
documentation from training and submitting work to them within the defined
deadlines.
• To carry out any other work as allocated by the Head of Training Delivery/Head
of Training Development. Ensuring full participation and preparation for bi-
monthly individual and monthly group supervision sessions.
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.
Behaviours
• Communicating and Influencing
• Developing Self and Others
• Changing and Improving
• Delivering at Pace
• Seeing the Bigger Picture
Strengths
It is advised strengths are chosen locally, recommended 4-8.
Experience
• The post holder should have extensive experience of delivering/managing licensed
accredited offending behaviour programmes. It is essential that the post holder
demonstrates an excellent skill level when using Motivational Interviewing (MI)
techniques and cognitive behavioural (CBT) techniques. This skill level should be
evidenced by high scoring on from video monitoring and completing advanced MI
and CBT training courses.
• The post holder must demonstrate an excellent level of skill in the following fields;
developing training packages, writing reports and giving motivational feedback for
the trainers to continue their development.
• The post holder must have an advanced theoretical and practical understanding of
offending behaviour programmes and what works principles.
Technical
• The post holder must have or be willing to work towards the DTLLS qualification
Requirements
(Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector - equivalent to PGCE).
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Ability
Minimum Eligibility
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• 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 and
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Allowances
To be used by the JES Team only
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Success Profile
Strengths
Behaviours
It is advised strengths
Ability
Experience
Technical
are chosen locally,
recommended 4-8
Communicating and Influencing
The post holder should have extensive
The post holder must have
experience of delivering/managing
or be willing to work
licensed accredited offending behaviour
towards the DTLLS
programmes. It is essential that the post
qualification (Diploma in
holder demonstrates an excellent skill
Teaching in the Lifelong
level when using Motivational
Learning Sector - equivalent
Interviewing (MI) techniques and
to PGCE).
cognitive behavioural (CBT) techniques.
This skill level should be evidenced by
high scoring on from video monitoring
and completing advanced MI and CBT
training courses.
Developing Self and Others
The post holder must demonstrate an
excellent level of skill in the following
fields; developing training packages,
writing reports and giving motivational
feedback for the trainers to continue
their development.
Changing and Improving
The post holder must have an advanced
theoretical and practical understanding
of offending behaviour programmes and
what works principles.
Delivering at Pace
Seeing the Bigger Picture
HQ-JES-1709 Interventions Training Specialist (Business Continuity Team) v4.0