Community Payback Supervisor

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

Job summary

A governmental agency in Basildon seeks a Supervisor to oversee work groups of offenders serving community sentences. This role requires a full UK Manual Driving Licence and involves conducting inductions, ensuring health and safety compliance, and assisting with training assessments. Candidates should demonstrate practical skills, teamwork, and effective supervision abilities. The position offers flexible working hours including weekends and various benefits including annual leave and pension plans.

Benefits

25 days annual leave increasing to 30 after five years

Local Government Pension Scheme

Extensive range of training opportunities

Family Friendly policies

Qualifications

• Experience of Practical Skills.
• Effective inter-personal skills with the ability to supervise people.
• Knowledge of safety at work and public protection.

Responsibilities

• Supervise work groups of offenders serving community sentences.
• Conduct Induction sessions and toolbox talks.
• Monitor attendance and promote successful completion of tasks.

Skills

Practical Skills

Inter-personal Skills

Problem-solving

Knowledge of Safety

Education

UK Manual Driving Licence - Category D1 Minibus

Job description

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 6 full time positions available with a working pattern must include at least one weekend day with alternative days to be agreed with 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.

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.

Requirements

• Experience of Practical Skills
• UK Manual Driving Licence - Category D1 Minibus
• Evidence of commitment to teamwork
• Effective inter-personal skills with the ability to supervise people constructively while maintaining authority
• Evidence of problem-solving within a workplace or similar environment
• Knowledge of safety at work, public protection and risk of harm in all aspects of work

Technical Requirements

• Basic knowledge of First Aid and willingness to undertake further training
• To attain IOSH L3 or equivalent and a willingness to attend further training
• Willing to achieve and maintain L3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (CAVA) or equivalent

Ability

• Ability to model pro-social attitudes and behaviour to service users
• Good written communication skills, Communicating and Influencing

Benefits

The MoJ offers a range of benefits: Annual Leave Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years' service, plus public holidays.

Pension The National Probation Service is covered by the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) run through the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF).

Training The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.

Networks The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management.

Support A range of 'Family Friendly' policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.

As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace.

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found.