23602 - SPI Textiles Garment Manufacture - HMP Long Lartin

Ministry of Justice; Evesham; Presencial; GBP 22.000 - 28.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Ministry of Justice seeks a Production Instructor – Enterprises to supervise prisoner workshops, deliver training in health and safety and machinery use, and monitor performance against targets. The role focuses on preparing inmates with practical skills for employment on release and ensuring security and high standards in the workshop environment.

Candidates should have production experience, some supervisory background, and familiarity with industrial equipment.

Formación

• Experience in a production environment.
• Some supervisory experience preferred.
• Experience of using industrial machinery and equipment.

Responsabilidades

• Supervise prisoners in workshop areas and ensure safety and discipline.
• Induct prisoners and train them in health and safety and machinery use.
• Set work schedules and monitor targets and quality standards.
• Log attendance, hours worked, and wages; record piece work.
• Record prisoner progress for reports and planning.
• Maintain workshop security; perform tool and fabric checks.
• Contribute to risk assessments and health and safety reviews.
• Complete related administration to support workshop operations.

Conocimientos

Production experience

Supervisory experience

Industrial machinery

Educación

Level 3 Textiles or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

This is a non-operational instructional job in an establishment.

Summary

The job holder will be responsible for providing supervision, knowledge and skills to prisoners in a specialist workshop so they can improve their employment prospects on release with a view to reducing reoffending. The job holder will ensure that all services are provided to a high standard and that security and control is maintained at all times. The job holder will be able to teach prisoners towards achieving nationally recognised qualifications and may be supported by external organisations such as local colleges.

This job description is not for use by job holders in basic assembly/packing workshops, instead Production Instructor – Enterprises should be used. However, on an exceptional short term basis job holders can supervise prisoners in more basic workshops.

This is a non-operational job in an establishment with no line management responsibilities.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

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

May participate in the selection process of prisoners for the workshop/area of work.

Induct prisoners to the workshop/area of work and train them in aspects such as health and safety, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH), machinery and tools usage.

Provide support for prisoners where required; tailor learning and training requirements to individual needs.

Set work schedules and manage targets/quality standards, maintaining delivery of contractual arrangements.

Assess and evaluate skills of prisoners up to national qualification standards.

Supervise and maintain discipline of prisoners within workshop/area of work, responsible for performance, motivation, discipline, appraisal and development of prisoners.

Maintain regular communications via radio net in accordance with Local Security Strategy (LSS).

Open and complete Assessment Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) forms,

Will conduct a metal detector scan or rub down search of prisoners attending and leaving their own workshops.

Log attendance and approve prisoner hours worked and wages including recording piece work where appropriate.

Carry out fabric and tool checks of workshops and maintain security of areas, logging any tool/equipment faults. Undertake planned maintenance programme on machinery.

Contribute to prisoner reports including parole and sentence planning.

Complete regime monitoring information and update prisoner training records.

Contribute to Health and Safety risk assessments relating to the workshop/work of area and specialist areas.

Request materials and estimate usage in order to meet work targets.

Initiate product development reviews to maintain workshop/area of work output levels, and to provide variety of work and experience for prisoners.

Participate in self-audit and in achieving Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs).

Complete administration activities to support the smooth running of the workshop.

Violence Reduction Incident Reports (VRIR) and Security Information Reports (SIRs) when required and contribute to Incentive Earned Privileges (IEP) reports.

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.

Behaviours

Making Effective Decisions

Communicating and Influencing

Working Together

Managing a Quality Service

Developing Self and Others

Must have relevant work experience in a production environment.

Preferable for candidate to have some supervisory experience.

Should have experience of using industrial standard machinery and equipment.

Technical Requirements

Currently hold or be prepared to work towards Level 3 or equivalent in Textiles related subject.

When transferring to a Young Persons establishment the job holder will be required to successfully undertake an assessment to demonstrate suitability to work with Young People.

Ability

IT Skills

Basic Maths

Basic English

Hours of Work (Unsocial Hours) Allowances