Community Payback Supervisor

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

Job summary

A government agency in England is seeking a full-time supervisor for offenders serving community sentences. The successful candidate will need a valid UK Manual Driving Licence and will be responsible for supervising work groups, ensuring safety procedures, and motivating service users. Benefits include annual leave, pension, and training opportunities. Apply now to make a difference in your community.

Benefits

Annual Leave

Pension

Training

Qualifications

• Candidates must hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence to apply.
• Experience of Practical Skills is necessary.
• Candidates should demonstrate effective inter-personal skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise work groups of offenders serving a community sentence.
• Conduct Pre-Placement Unpaid Work Induction sessions.
• Ensure Health & Safety procedures are followed.

Skills

Teamwork

Effective inter-personal skills

Problem-solving

Knowledge of safety

Tools

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 1 full time position 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

• UK Manual Driving Licence - Category D1 Minibus
• Experience of Practical Skills
• 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

Benefits

The MoJ offers a range of benefits: Annual Leave, Pension, Training, and Networks. The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. 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.