HMP Erlestoke Instructor (Ref: 12128)

HM Prison and Probation Service; England; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A correctional service institution in the UK seeks a Workshop Supervisor to oversee and manage prisoner workshop activities. This role involves providing training on health and safety, supervising prisoner work, and maintaining security standards. The ideal candidate should possess strong leadership and communication skills and be committed to fostering an inclusive environment. A salary of £28,122 is offered, alongside substantial benefits including a Civil Service pension.

Benefits

Access to learning and development

Flexible working options

Civil Service pension with employer contribution

Annual Leave

Public Holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in managing groups or teams.
• Understanding of workshop practices and prison regulations.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and manage prisoners in workshops.
• Provide training on health and safety regulations.
• Maintain quality standards and manage targets.

Skills

Supervision

Knowledge of health and safety regulations

Communication

Leadership

Crisis management

Education

Ability to communicate confidently in English

Job description

Overview of the job

The job holder will be committed to prison workshops being places of structure and discipline. The job holder will, as far as reasonably practicable, provide the prisoner with a work experience in workshops that better mirrors the employment experience outside of prison.

The job holder will be responsible for providing supervision, knowledge and skills to prisoners in non‑specialist workshops where no qualifications are being delivered and the job holder is not deployed to train prisoners up to the required level to gain qualifications.

This job description is not intended for use by job holders in specialist workshops where the role would require specialist qualifications and training of prisoners to gain qualifications. In such circumstances a Specialist Production Instructor should be used.

This is a rotational role. Although it is a non‑operational job in an establishment with no line management responsibilities, the job holder will still have workshop and prisoner management responsibilities.

Summary

The job holder will ensure that all services are provided to a high standard and that security and control are maintained at all times. On an exceptional short‑term basis, job holders can supervise prisoners in more specialist workshops.

Short‑term work may include:

• Emergency situations demanding immediate action
• Ad‑hoc use of an Instructor in HMPPS workshops only
• Short‑term periods (1–5 days) to address staffing problems that did not exist more than 48 hours before

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

• Participate in the selection process of prisoners for the workshop.
• Induct prisoners to the workshop/area of work and train them in aspects such as health and safety, Control of Substance Hazardous to Health (COSHH), machinery and tools usage. Ensure all tools, equipment and raw materials are safe, secure and properly accounted for.
• Provide support for prisoners where required; tailor learning and training requirements to individual needs. Set work schedules and manage targets/quality standards, maintaining delivery of contractual arrangements.
• Supervise, manage and control prisoners decently, safely and securely whilst carrying out all activities, with responsibility for their performance, motivation, discipline, appraisal and development. Conduct a metal detector scan or rub‑down search of prisoners attending and leaving their own workshops.
• Initiate product development reviews to maintain workshop/area of work output levels, and to provide variety of work and experience for prisoners.
• Contribute to risk and health and safety assessments on consumables and Health and Safety risk assessments relating to the workshop/area of work and specialist areas.
• Actively contribute to prisoner reports, parole and sentence planning, Assessment, Care in Custody & Teamwork (ACCT) and Security Information Report (SIRs) by providing information to case managers. Open and complete ACCT forms, Violence Reduction Incident Reports (VRIR) and SIRs when required and contribute to Incentive Earned Privileges (IEP) reports.
• Contribute to prisoner reports including parole and sentence planning, regime monitoring information and update prisoner training records.
• Maintain regular communications via radio net in accordance with Local Security Strategy (LSS).
• Request materials and estimate usage to meet work targets whilst providing quality assurance against product specification.
• Log attendance and approve prisoner hours worked and wages including recording piece work where appropriate.
• Attend and contribute to relevant meetings as required.
• Provide administrative support for workshop activities; prepare relevant documentation for managers for verification/quality checking purposes. Maintain and update systems in line with local agreements.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and are not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re‑examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.

Behaviours

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

Hours of Work (Unsocial Hours) Allowances

37 hour working week (standard).

Security

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

Nationality requirements

• UK nationals
• Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre‑settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre‑settled status under EUSS
• Individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for 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

Working for 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. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attracting, retaining and investing in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

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
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance
• Salary of £28,122
• HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £8,146 towards membership of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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