10171 - Community Payback Supervisor Hertfordshire - Argyle House

Ministry of Justice; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A public service organization in Stevenage seeks a Community Payback Supervisor to oversee work groups of offenders on community sentences. The role involves ensuring safe working practices, motivating service users, and promoting continuous improvement while contributing positively to the community. Candidates need a full UK Manual Driving Licence and must be able to work flexibly, including weekends.

Qualifications

• Candidates must hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence.
• Experience in supervising or coaching others is beneficial.
• An understanding of Health & Safety procedures is required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise offenders carrying out community sentences.
• Conduct safety talks and motivate service users during tasks.
• Ensure Health & Safety procedures are followed.

Skills

Full UK Manual Driving Licence

Ability to supervise and motivate others

Health & Safety awareness

Strong communication skills

Job description

Please note: This role will require a flexible approach with start times from 7.00 AM and finish time of 16.45 PM and will include weekend shifts.

We currently have 2 full time positions available with a working pattern that must include at least one weekend day with alternative days to be agreed with the successful candidate.

Candidates must hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence when applying for this role, this is a mandatory technical requirement in order to carry out this role. We cannot accept candidates who hold an automatic Driving Licence only.

Overview of the job

This is an operational role directly supervising work groups of offenders serving a community sentence. This may include driving service vehicles to transport people or equipment. The post holder will be responsible for all work site supervision tasks and will work with service users to ensure that all tasks are carried out to the best of their ability. This will include working alongside people to demonstrate good practice as necessary.

A career in community payback gives you the power to make a positive impact on the lives of People on Probation as well as your community. People come from all walks of life to form one team in the Probation Service.

It's all about supporting People on Probation on their journey and making your community a better place. Whether that's building benches or cleaning the streets, you're there because you genuinely want to help.

Summary

The post holder will contribute towards the rehabilitative potential of the sentence and will support some service users to gain employment skills through a positive work experience with the opportunity to gain vocational or skills-based training.

Staff are expected to contribute towards review and evaluation of all aspects of service delivery and to contribute towards a culture of continuous improvement.

Post holders may be required to undertake weekend working as part of their normal pattern of working. The work may involve working alongside volunteers or staff from partner organisations.

Responsibilities, Activities & Duties

• Conduct Pre-Placement Unpaid Work Induction sessions.
• Conduct a start of the day ‘tool box’ talk to ensure all service users understand the task at hand and safe working practice and motivate and support service users to complete their Order.
• Follow work directions within the project placement file.
• Ensure Health & Safety procedures are followed, alerting the relevant staff to any risk, ensuring that any associated paperwork is completed accurately and on time as required, including contributing to the review of placement risk assessments.
• Ensure that appropriate tools, equipment and supplies are available in accordance with local procedure and that instructions for safe use are followed by service users.
• Conduct a dynamic risk assessment to ensure all hazards are noted and managed.
• Use pro-social and other motivational techniques to ensure that service users complete the work assigned in a disciplined and well-behaved manner.
• Monitor the attendance of service users allocated to agency placements and promote successful completions.
• Maintain all service users’ records in accordance with organisational requirements ensuring that all information is updated onto the case management system in a timely and accurate manner.
• Work towards accreditation as a workplace assessor or deliver training assessments for selected service users within the supervised work group to provide enhanced learning opportunities.
• Contribute towards promoting Community Payback with colleagues, external agencies, Sentencers and the public.

In line with PS policies and procedures, the job holder must at all times demonstrate a commitment to equality and inclusion and an understanding of their relevance to the work they do. The post holder must adhere to all policies in respect of the sensitive/ confidential nature of the information handled whilst working in this position.

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.

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.