Community Payback Supervisor - Minimum Hours Contract - Norfolk (Ref: 11754)

HM Prison and Probation Service; Winchester; On-site; GBP 27,000; Part time

Job summary

A government service organization in the UK is looking for Community Payback Supervisors to support people on probation while helping improve the community. Responsibilities include conducting inductions, ensuring safety, and monitoring attendance. Applicants should hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence and communicate effectively in English. Flexible working options and a Civil Service pension are among the benefits offered.

Benefits

Access to learning and development

Flexible working options

Civil Service pension

Annual Leave

Public Holidays

Qualifications

• Hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence.
• Ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role in English.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Pre‑Placement Unpaid Work Induction sessions.
• Ensure Health & Safety procedures are followed.
• Monitor the attendance of service users.

Skills

Ability to communicate in English

Driving Licence (Manual)

Job description

Please note: This vacancy is based on a minimum hours contract (9.25 hours per session).

Qualifications

• Hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence. Automatic licences are not accepted.
• Ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English (or Welsh where specified).

Overview of the job

A career in community payback gives you the power to make a positive impact on the lives of People on Probation as well as your community. People come from all walks of life to form one team in the Probation Service. It's all about supporting People on Probation on their journey and making your community a better place. Whether that's building benches or cleaning the streets, you're there because you genuinely want to help.

Responsibilities

• 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, safe working practice, and are motivated and supported to complete their order.
• Follow work directions within the project placement file.
• Ensure Health & Safety procedures are followed, alert relevant staff to any risk, complete associated paperwork accurately and on time, and contribute to the review of placement risk assessments.
• Ensure appropriate tools, equipment and supplies are available in accordance with local procedure and that safe‑use instructions 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, updating 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.
• At all times demonstrate a commitment to equality and inclusion and understand their relevance to the work you do.
• Adhere to all policies regarding the sensitive/confidential nature of information handled while working in this position.
• Accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level; significant adjustments may require re‑examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme.
• Post holder may be required to undertake weekend working as part of the normal working pattern.

Behaviours

• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together
• Leadership

Benefits

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work‑life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97 %
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

Nationality Requirements

• UK nationals
• National of the Republic of Ireland
• National of a Commonwealth country who has the right to work in the UK
• National of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, and family members with settled or pre‑settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• National of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, and family members who have made a valid application for settled or pre‑settled status under the EUSS
• Individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for the EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals and certain family members of Turkish nationals who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Salary & Working Hours

If you are successful in the recruitment process to join the Probation Service, your starting salary will be £26,475. Community Payback Supervisors will be expected to work weekends as part of the normal working pattern; you will be paid a higher rate for weekend days you do work. Probation Service offers the opportunity for annual pay progression through a Competency‑Based Framework (CBF), and pay band ranges are increased annually in line with Civil Service Pay guidance. New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Candidate Information

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits, allowances and answers to general queries, visit the Candidate Information Page: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Security and Vetting

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Those working with government assets must complete the baseline personnel security standard checks.

About the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. We run a Disability Confident Scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. We also offer a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants at risk of redundancy who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. The Civil Service is committed to attracting, retaining and investing in talent wherever it is found.