Administrative Officer for Prisoners Building Homes

Location: Andy Hocking House, Exeter

Salary: Grade 4 - Starts at £26,106 rising by yearly increments to a maximum of £28,653 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent

Type of working arrangement: Hybrid Worker - Hybrid working is a form of flexible working where workers spend some of their time working remotely (usually, but not necessarily, from home) and some in the employer's workspace.

Hours per week: This role is 18.5 hours per week. However, we welcome applications from individuals wishing to work on a part-time basis and are willing to consider flexible working patterns subject to business need.

The Role

In the midst of a storm of overlapping crises – overcrowded prisons and high reoffending rates, a persistent housing shortage, and a severe skills gap in the construction industry, this award-winning Prisoners Building Homes (PBH) programme provides a ‘triple-win’ solution.

PBH brings together the public and private sector to unlock land to deliver affordable, quality, low carbon, sustainable homes, while also providing job opportunities for serving and post release prisoners to enable them to turn their lives around and reduce reoffending. It was the brainchild of the five South West Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and kickstarted with funding by the PCC for Devon and Cornwall, whose office provides a coordinating role for this innovative programme on behalf of the 5 PCCs (under the South West Regional Collaboration).

PBH is now a national cross-government programme sponsored by the Ministry of Housing, Ministry of Justice, and Police and Crime Commissioners. It is supported by the Cabinet Office (Office of Government Property), Local Government Association (LGA) (One Public Estate), His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, and Local Partnerships (who are owned by the Treasury, LGA, and Welsh Government).

Since it launched nationally in September 2024 PBH has received 100+ sites for 700+ homes and is now working with 14 housebuilders across 13 prisons employing 124 serving/post released prisoners.

We need an Administrative Officer to join this busy team and support the Programme Delivery Manager. It would be an advantage if you have worked in the housing sector or with local government sectors in housing & planning but not a pre-requisite.

You will be monitoring the emails and dealing with a range of enquiries. You will have strong IT skills as you will be inputting data and interrogating databases, spreadsheets, note taking and document writing. You will be used to working with a range of stakeholders, organising meetings and schedules to ensure the projects run smoothly.

What you get if you join us:

If you work for us, you will get access to:

• A competitive salary with yearly increments.
• 25 days a year leave entitlement, with an increase to 30 days after 5 years continuous employment, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time workers).
• Access to heavily subsidised gym membership that will provide you access to police site gyms throughout the counties.
• Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme for discounts and services (requires a one off payment of £5).
• Company sick pay.
• Competitive local government pension scheme.
• Job related equipment, as required.
• Free onsite parking at many police sites throughout the counties.
• Access to Group insurance scheme (via salary sacrifice scheme).
• Support networks, free Employees Assistance Programme, Occupational Health and wellbeing services.
• Development and training opportunities.
• Supportive and flexible training plan, including regular check-ins throughout your initial period of joining us to ensure you are up to speed with the role and getting the support you need.
• Flexitime, with the ability to undertake your hours flexibly and in line with business need.
• Hybrid working, with the ability to work remotely at times throughout the working week (once signed off the training plan).

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the Devon & Cornwall Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC), please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.