9896 - Community Payback Supervisor - High Wycombe, Aylesbury and Milton Keynes (South Central)

Ministry of Justice; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental organization is seeking a Community Payback Supervisor to oversee work groups of offenders on community service. The role includes conducting safety briefings, ensuring compliance with Health & Safety regulations, and promoting positive behavior among service users. Applicants must hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence. This position enables a positive impact in the community through practical teamwork.

Qualifications

• Full UK Manual Driving Licence is mandatory.
• Experience in supervising work groups is essential.
• Ability to manage risks and ensure Health & Safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• Supervise work groups of offenders serving a community sentence.
• Conduct induction sessions and toolbox talks to motivate service users.
• Ensure Health & Safety procedures are followed.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Health & Safety awareness

Communication skills

Motivational techniques

Job description

Overview

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, including demonstrating good practice as necessary. A career in community payback offers the opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of People on Probation as well as the local community. The role supports people on probation on their journey and contributes to making the community a better place through practical tasks.

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. The role includes weekend shifts and a weekend working allowance. A full UK Manual Driving Licence is a mandatory technical requirement; we cannot accept candidates who hold an automatic driving licence only.

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Summary

The post holder will work on varied projects that involve practical tasks visible to the public, providing reparation to the community. The post holder will exercise appropriate authority to maintain discipline and good behaviour within working groups, alerting the relevant staff to any infringement of discipline or behaviour. They 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 foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Responsibilities, Activities & Duties

Responsibilities, Activities & Duties

• Conduct Pre-Placement Unpaid Work Induction sessions.
• Conduct a start-of-day toolbox talk to ensure all service users understand the task, safe working practices, and to motivate and support service users to complete their Order.
• Follow work directions within the project placement file.
• Ensure Health & Safety procedures are followed; alert the relevant staff to any risk; ensure that any associated paperwork is completed accurately and on time, 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 note and manage hazards.
• Use pro-social and other motivational techniques to ensure 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 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 policies, the job holder must demonstrate a commitment to equality and inclusion and an understanding of their relevance to the work. The post holder must adhere to all policies regarding the sensitive/confidential nature of information handled in this position.

The duties described are not 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 will be discussed 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.