Community Payback Supervisor

Ministry of Justice; Northampton Copse; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental organization in the UK is seeking a Supervisor to oversee work groups of offenders serving community sentences. The role requires driving service vehicles, ensuring health and safety compliance, and conducting training sessions. Candidates must possess a full UK Manual Driving Licence and demonstrated interpersonal skills. This position offers various benefits, including annual leave and training opportunities.

Benefits

Annual Leave

Pension

Training

Networks

Qualifications

• Candidates must hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence.
• Effective inter-personal skills to supervise constructively.
• Knowledge of safety at work and public protection.

Responsibilities

• Supervise work groups of offenders serving a community sentence.
• Conduct pre-placement induction sessions and toolbox talks.
• Ensure health & safety procedures are followed.

Skills

Experience of Practical Skills

Effective inter-personal skills

Knowledge of safety at work

Education

UK Manual Driving Licence - Category D1 Minibus

Tools

Basic knowledge of First Aid

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

Please note: 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.

The post holder will work on varied projects that involve practical tasks that should be seen by the public to be a credible punishment 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.

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

Benefits

The MoJ offers a range of benefits: Annual Leave, Pension, Training, Networks.

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

Diversity & Inclusion

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

Security Checks

DBS Enhanced security checks are required for this role.