HMP Bronzefield are currently recruiting for a Safety & Risk Manager to support the Director and offer assurance that all safety requirements are in place. This strategic manager role would be suitable for someone who is hands on and strives to get things done.

HMP/YOI Bronzefield houses up to 572 women (approximately 14.5% of the national female prison population). The women in our custody have a diverse and complex set of needs and range from mothers and babies, young offenders, life and long term sentenced women, short to mid-term sentenced women, foreign nationals and women on remand. HMP/YOI Bronzefield is a closed local prison serving courts across the South of England. Our mission is to deliver quality of life services which make a meaningful difference to women in the criminal justice system by supporting them to change their lives for the better. To achieve this we focus on providing needs-based services and programmes to rehabilitate and improve the well-being of our women.

We have been awarded a bronze accreditation by Investors in People for our commitment to our staff, their development, engagement and investment in a sustainable future.

Salary £41,200 per annum plus bonus 

Predominantly Monday to Friday work pattern 

Sodexo offers the best range of employee benefits on the market. From discounts that reduce the cost of the weekly shop, to exclusive deals on holidays and keeping active. Our award-winning employee benefits platform offers everything YOU need to make life that little bit better every day.

• Health and wellbeing incentives
• Training and development opportunities
• Reward and Recognition schemes
• Flexible working considered
• Volunteering days
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life Assurance
• Free meals and parking on site

We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be natural, and be the best versions of themselves. We recognise that we’re on a journey with regards to diversity and inclusion and would therefore welcome applications for candidates from underrepresented backgrounds.

Post holders will be subjected to an advanced DBS check, a prison security check (level 2) prior to being employed.

• Support regular tours, inspections, and spot checks to ensure that HMP Bronzefield prison Director, senior management team and line managers are taking appropriate action to control potential hazardous situations / unsafe conditions and are maintaining up to date effective Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work.
• Provides operational and technical input from a Safety & Risk perspective to the Operational teams.
• Represents and positively promotes SJS on external/regulatory/client forums and at Sodexo Safety & Risk meeting.
• Identifies, manages, controls and reviews safety risks (operational, financial, reputational, compliance, and knowledge and people); and contributes to and supports the Sodexo’s risk management framework and process across Sodexo Justice sites, including HMP Bronzefield.
• Working closely with the HSEQ team, ensuring that the Directors and the senior management teams comply with fire safety legislation and regulations by: ensuring that fire safety risk assessments are up to date; that firefighting equipment is inspected and maintained; that the fire alarm and detection systems are tested; ensuring fire safety audits and inspections are conducted ; reporting as required on fire safety arrangements; ensuring that all sites fire safety training plan for staff is implemented; maintaining fire safety policies.
• Working closely with the Directors and senior management teams to ensure that Vendor and subcontractor audits includes auditable safety due diligence reviews, are appropriately timetabled throughout the year and carried out.
• Ensure that the Directors, senior management teams, line managers and staff undertake regular review on the effectiveness of control measures including the validity of risk assessments and safe systems of work across all SJS activities.
• When appropriate to assists in the training of SJS personnel in fire, safety, health and risk procedural requirements.
• Provide professional supervision, coaching & mentoring of staff to enable their self-development & succession arrangements.
• Ensure awareness of GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance workflow) is understood by all managers and workflows are complied with to deliver good practice in HMP Bronzefield.
• Develops processes to ensure the delivery and maintenance of a positive safety culture.
• Reports monthly to the Group Head of Safety & Risk on all relevant fire, safety, health and risk management matter and management information data for onward reporting to management reviews and Sodexo.

• **Full job description below

Essential

• Degree educated or equivalent in Occupational Health & Safety. (Level 5 NVQ)
• Professional recognised chartered membership, ideally of IIRSM and IOSH.
• Solid knowledge of and experience in SHEQ management systems; fire, health, safety and environmental audit; safety management and incident investigation.
• Project management and risk management skills.
• High performance and outputs achieved with minimal supervision and able to make sound judgements in a politicised environment.
• Passion for being proactive and taking ownership for delivery of outcomes: e.g. risk assessments; accident reports; safety tours
• Confident at effective planning and organisation: e.g. action plan completion; following up deadlines; risk assessment QA's
• Good team player with sound interpersonal skills.
• General knowledge of commercial financial management processes and procedures.
• Flexible working to be able to travel across SJS sites to deliver enhanced Safety & Risk operational resilience support to directors and managers.

Desirable

• Risk Management and Business Continuity Management training.
• ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 audit training.
• PAS 7 Integrated fire risk management system
• PAS 79 Fire Risk Assessments.
• Knowledge of PAS3002, Wellbeing at Work
• NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management
• Previous experience in a justice custodial or community environment.

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity  disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation. 

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.

Please note all roles within Sodexo Justice are subject to security and recruitment checks which may include a Social Media Check. You will also be asked to provide 5 years’ worth of references and request employment history details from the HMRC.