Member - Volunteers needed on Independent Monitoring Boards (IMB) at HMP Woodhill
- Body
- Independent Monitoring Board (IMB)
- Appointing Department
- Ministry of Justice
- Sectors
- Judicial, Prison & Policing, Prison & Policing
- Location
- HMP Woodhill, Tattenhoe Street, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK4 4DA
- Skills required
- Regulation
- Number of Vacancies
- up to 6 vacancies
- Remuneration
- Unremunerated though reasonable expenses will be re-imbursed
- Time Requirements
- Approx. 4 to 5 visits per month during probation year, which then reduces to 3-4 visits per month and this can be flexible depending on the needs of the Board and the individual
- Closing Date
- 24/02/2019 0000
- Interviews
- Saturday 2 March 2019 (We regret that we cannot reimburse expenses incurred in attending familiarisation visits or interviews).
Vacancy Description
We are currently looking for new volunteers to join IMB Woodhill helping to ensure that proper standards of care and decency are maintained.
Person Specification
Applicants do not need any special qualifications or experience, as we will provide all necessary training and support. Candidates need to be over 18 years of age and live within approx. 20 miles of the prison. You need to be enthusiastic, open-minded, possess effective communication skills and have the ability to exercise sound, objective judgement.
Additional Information
HMP Woodhill is a High Security male prison which opened in 1992; it is a core local and resettlement establishment, serving courts across the Thames Valley Region as well as Northamptonshire. Woodhill has a dual role in that it also holds Category A prisoners. You will need to undertake Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Counter Terrorism Checks (CTC) if successful. Inside every prison, there is an IMB – a group of ordinary members of the public doing an extraordinary job. IMB members are independent, unpaid and work an average of 4 visits per month depending on the needs of the Board and the individual. Members are the eyes and ears of Ministers and monitor the day-to-day life in their local prison to ensure that proper standards of care and decency are maintained. Your background can be as a student, a person of working age or retired. We welcome applications from people over 18 and are particularly keen to hear from those of working age and individuals from black and minority ethnic communities, since these groups are under-represented on the existing Boards. The role is about fairness and decency and is always rewarding, educational and challenging. Please click on www.imb.org.uk to find out how being an IMB member can benefit you.
Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuQ4WxirPlg and view the short film ‘Joining the Independent Monitoring Board’ and hear current IMB members talking about their role.
How to Apply
An application pack along with further details on how to apply is available from http://www.imb.org.uk/join-now/current-vacancies/ Completed applications should be emailed to IMBrecruitment@justice.gsi.gov.uk by the closing date. Alternatively, please telephone 020 3334 3265 providing your name and address and we will post one to you. Completed applications should be posted to IMB Secretariat, Third Floor, 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4PH by the closing date
Reference Number: 913/Woodhill/2019 (to be quoted in all correspondence and on application form)