CRED Supervisor Coldingley

GFSL Career Site; Woking; On-site; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A Facilities Management Organization is seeking a CRED Supervisor in Woking to oversee the maintenance team at HMP Coldingley. The role involves ensuring safe operations, managing small-scale refurbishments, and supervising staff. Ideal candidates should have experience in construction trades and managerial skills, along with a commitment to safety and rehabilitation. This position offers a full-time temporary contract until August 2026 and a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

25 days of holiday plus Bank Holidays

Death in Service benefit at 4x salary

Access to private GP consultations

Employee Assistance Programme

Financial reward mechanisms

Access to retailer discounts

Qualifications

• Understanding of prisons and prisoner working systems is desirable.
• Ability to use tools for small-scale refurbishments is essential.
• Knowledge of health and safety principles is essential.
• Experience in managing small scale refurbishments is essential.
• Experience supervising staff is essential.
• Self-motivated attitude is desirable.
• Experience managing stakeholder relationships is desirable.
• Trade or building qualification in areas such as carpentry is essential.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the Cred Supervisor Maintenance Team's operations.
• Work alongside various trades to maintain a safe environment.
• Manage small-scale refurbishment projects.

Skills

Understanding of prisons and the prisoner working systems or a willingness to learn

Understanding of how to use tools and equipment

Knowledge of health and safety principles

Experience in managing small scale refurbishments and projects

Experience of supervising staff

Self-motivated with a positive ‘can do’ approach

Experience managing relationships with stakeholders

Trade or building qualification such as carpentry or plumbing

Job description

Position: CRED Supervisor

Location: HMP Coldingley

Salary: £36, per annum

Contract: Full time - Temporary (FTC until End of Aug 2026) - 39 hrs per week - Mon-Fri

About You

We are seeking a dedicated Cred Supervisor individual to join our team at HMP Coldingley, a CATEGORY C, Adult Male prison.

Join a team that is more than just a group of colleagues – we work Monday to Friday as a supportive and driven family, working together to create a safe and nurturing environment.

HMP Coldingley runs like a self‑contained city, it takes hundreds of people to keep it functioning, and as the Cred Supervisor Maintenance Team we are committed and driving the smooth and safe operation, like a heart that pumps blood through the body, everything we do impacts every prisoner, employee, and visitor, and wider to the families and community.

As a Cred Supervisor you will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced and passionate colleagues who vary from plumbers, electricians, carpenters, painters, to cleaners, and administrators, and others, who are all dedicated to making a positive difference, providing a safe and secure environment for all.

If you are looking for a role where you can use your skills to create a better future for others, we encourage you to apply for this compelling opportunity and join us in our mission to promote rehabilitation and positive change and be part of a team that truly makes a difference.

Key Qualifications

We are a Ministry of Justice business and provide critical and time‑bound services to HMPPS, and are looking for a Cred Supervisor with any combination of :

• Understanding of prisons and the prisoner working systems or a willingness to learn - Desirable
• Understanding of how to use tools and equipment to complete small scale refurbishments - Essential
• Knowledge of working safely and putting health and safety principles into practice - Essential
• Experience in managing small scale refurbishments and projects - Essential
• Experience of supervising staff - Essential
• Self‑motivated with a positive ‘can do’ approach to work - Desirable
• Experience managing relationships with various stakeholders - Desirable
• Trade or building qualification of some description such as carpentry, painting and decorating, plumbing or electrics - Essential

If this sounds like you, we’d like to hear from you.

About GFSL

Explore a varied and rewarding career at GFSL. Welcome to careers at Gov Facilities Services Limited (GFSL). Joining us is your chance to help ensure prisons are secure and safe for prisoners and prison staff alike, and to play your part in helping prisoners reintegrate into society.

Holidays are 25 days per year plus Bank Holidays, and a range of non‑contractual benefits are provided. These range from Death in Service at 4x salary, to access to private GP consultations and an Employee Assistance Programme that offers counselling and information services for preventative care and to help employees in a crisis. There are also a range of financial reward mechanisms and access to retailer discounts.

You will find a strong focus on safety, a supportive, inclusive workplace, a competitive benefits package, and real opportunity to build your skills and progress.

Explore facilities careers where you can make difference.

Pride In People.

We’re passionate about promoting greater diversity and creating a workplace and culture where all of our employees have a voice that is heard, feel a sense of belonging and are empowered to be their true selves.

We recognise the value that every single employee brings to the organisation. Everyone’s needs at work are different and we are committed to doing our best to satisfy these differences whilst ensuring consistency and fairness for all. We promise to champion diversity and inclusion with ongoing learning and training, as well as career progression opportunities for everyone.

Future Plans

GFSL has been notified by its shareholder (MOJ) that the provision of FM Services will in future be delivered by the private sector. This means that following a successful procurement process, GFSL's services will complete transfer to a private sector provider / providers no sooner than August 2027.

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