23302 - HMYOI Wetherby - SSF: Waste Collection

Ministry of Justice; Wetherby; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Justice at HMYOI Wetherby is seeking a Waste Collection support role within the Waste Management and Recycling unit. The post involves collecting, processing and disposing of waste materials while ensuring compliance with safety and environmental standards.

The job is non-operational with no line management, offering a rotational shift pattern. You may have prisoner contact and will work under established security frameworks, requiring clear communication in English.

Qualifications

• Collecting, processing and disposing of waste materials and recyclables in a prison establishment.
• Escort prisoners and contribute statements to prisoner reports, including IEP, parole and sentence planning.

Responsibilities

• Collect, process and dispose of waste materials and recyclables across the establishment.
• Escort prisoners when collecting waste/recycling and support reporting as required.
• Contribute to control measures for restricted waste and handle confidential waste disposal.
• Escort contractors and maintain communications per site security protocols (LSS/NSF).
• Liaise with contractors for skip collections, drive estates vehicles and operate supporting plant equipment as needed.
• Comply with health and safety and security rules for tools and plant machinery, with proper documentation.

Job description

23302 - HMYOI Wetherby - SSF: Waste Collection

This is a support role in the Waste Management function.

The job holder will be required to support meeting the waste management needs of their chosen establishment by collecting, processing and disposing of waste materials from all areas of the establishment in the most appropriate and effective way, with regard to legislative compliance and environmental issues.

The role may have prisoner contact with parties of prisoners in their area of work as the role will be expected to work with prisoners. The role will not have responsibility for supervising prisoners or areas of work.

Summary

The job holder will be responsible for carrying out day to day activities within the Waste Management and Recycling unit.

Undertaking activities towards ensuring areas of work are safe, clean and tidy whilst work is in progress.

This is a non-operational job with no line management or supervisory duties in an establishment. This is a rotational role.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

• Supporting the waste management needs of their chosen establishment by collecting, processing and disposing of waste materials and recyclables.


• Escort prisoners collecting and disposing of waste/recycling from with the establishment and contribute supportive statements to prisoner reports, including IEP, parole and sentence planning.


• Contribute to control measures for restricted waste and undertake the collection and shredding of confidential waste.


• Escort technical contractors when required, in accordance with Local Security Strategy (LSS). Maintaining regular communications via radio net in accordance with LSS.


• Liaise with contractors when ordering services, including skip collection. Drive estates vehicles and operate plant equipment as needed. Whilst also being required to undertake the role of banksman directing the operation of some plant equipment or machinery.


• Comply with H&S and security rules for tools and plant machinery, carrying out checks at regular intervals and completing relevant documentation in accordance with Local Security Strategy (LSS) and National Security Framework (NSF).

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.