HMP Elmley Equality Advisor

Summary

Job holder is responsible for leading advice on equality issues within the establishment, ensuring compliance with legislation. This is a non-rotational, non-operational advisory role with line management responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Equality Impact Assessments are completed appropriately.
• Ensure a programme of Equality Impact Assessments is in place and actioned.
• Disseminate equality monitoring data and any actions to eliminate unlawful discrimination.
• Develop and manage the establishment annual Equality Plan outlining opportunities and issues.
• Ensure the establishment meets legal obligations under equality legislation.
• Create an Equality Action Plan, highlight and resolve areas of non‑compliance.
• Contribute to the Equality Committee, encouraging employee engagement and leading its activities, presenting reports.
• Carry out equality‑related audits and report findings to the Senior Management Team (SMT).
• Develop links with local groups to enhance understanding of equality strands.
• Work closely with Safer Custody on the decency agenda and bullying/harassment related to equality.
• Work closely with the litigation lead on equality‑related litigation.
• Ensure all staff, agency workers and volunteers receive equality training; ensure all prisoners receive an equality induction and training in line with sentence plans.
• Manage the Diversity Incident Reporting Form (DIRF) process.
• Act as subject‑matter lead advisor, providing advice and recommendations to the SMT, managers and individuals.
• Manage staff within the area: performance, development, appraisal, sickness‑absence management.
• Ensure establishment compliance with changes in law and legislation.
• Develop and maintain local policies and procedures in line with national standards, guidance and best practice.
• Suggest ways to improve and achieve Service Delivery Indicators (SDI).
• Ensure relevant administration, data collection and analysis including SDIs are collated.
• Deliver and organise awareness sessions in the relevant area.
• Chair monthly meetings in the relevant work area.
• Liaise with external bodies where required.

Behaviours

• Making Effective Decisions
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service

Essential Experience

• Ability to deal effectively and assertively with staff at all levels.
• Proficiency in MS Word and MS Excel.
• Information collation and analysis.

Technical Requirements

• Must complete specific training to hold the qualifications required for the area of specialisation outlined on the Job Description.

Language Requirement

• Ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English.

Hours of Work

37 hour working week.

Benefits

• Entitled to 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) of bank, public and privilege holidays. These hours are added to the annual leave allowance; some public and bank holidays may be required to work depending on shift pattern and operational needs.
• The Civil Service offers a choice of two pension schemes.

Security Checks

DBS Standard.

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