Specialist Production Instructor (SPI) SPI: Engineering Machining (Ref: 10009)

HM Prison and Probation Service; Chobham; On-site; GBP 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK governmental agency is seeking a Workshop Supervisor to train and supervise prisoners in a technical production environment. The role involves managing work schedules, ensuring safety standards, and assisting prisoners in achieving qualifications. Candidates should have relevant experience, be prepared to work towards specific qualifications, and possess basic IT, maths, and English skills. The role offers a competitive salary along with pension contributions and development opportunities.

Benefits

Civil Service pension with employer contribution

Access to learning and development

Flexible working options

Annual leave and public holidays

Season ticket advance

Qualifications

• Must have relevant work experience in a specialist field, preferably supervisory experience.
• Experience in using industrial standard machinery and equipment.
• Prepared to work towards Level 3 or equivalent in related subject.

Responsibilities

• Train and supervise prisoners in a workshop environment.
• Set work schedules and manage targets, ensuring quality standards.
• Assess and evaluate skills of prisoners to national qualification standards.
• Maintain regular communications in accordance with security protocols.
• Contribute to health and safety risk assessments.

Skills

IT Skills

Basic Maths

Basic English

Education

Level 3 or equivalent in related subject

Tools

Industrial standard machinery

Job description

Overview

The job holder will be responsible for providing knowledge and skills via a technical production environment so that prisoners improve their employment prospects on release with a view to reducing reoffending. The job holder will teach, instruct and supervise prisoners in all aspects of work carried out in the workshop, enabling them to meet production targets and attain nationally recognised qualifications and accreditations. The job holder is able to supervise and support prisoners in a secure custodial setting, ensuring all services are provided to a high standard and that security and control are maintained at all times. This is a non-operational job in an establishment with no line management responsibilities.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

• May participate in the selection process of prisoners for the workshop/area of work.
• 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.
• 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.
• Assess and evaluate skills of prisoners up to national qualification standards.
• Supervise and maintain discipline of prisoners within workshop/area of work, responsible for performance, motivation, discipline, appraisal and development of prisoners.
• Maintain regular communications via radio net in accordance with Local Security Strategy (LSS).
• Open and complete Assessment Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) forms, Violence Reduction Incident Reports (VRIR) and Security Information Reports (SIRs) when required and contribute to Incentive Earned Privileges (IEP) reports.
• Will conduct a metal detector scan or rub down search of prisoners attending and leaving their own workshops.
• Provide quality assurance against product specification.
• Log attendance and approve prisoner hours worked and wages including recording piece work where appropriate.
• Carry out fabric and tool checks of workshops and maintain security of areas, logging any tool/equipment faults. Undertake planned maintenance programme on machinery.
• Contribute to prisoner reports including parole and sentence planning.
• Complete regime monitoring information and update prisoner training records.
• Contribute to Health and Safety risk assessments relating to the workshop/ area of work and specialist areas.
• Request materials and estimate usage in order to meet work targets.
• Initiate product development reviews to maintain workshop/area of work output levels, and to provide variety of work and experience for prisoners.
• Participate in self-audit and in achieving Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs).
• Complete administration activities to support the smooth running of the workshop.

Additional Information

• The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is 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.
• We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Communicating and Influencing; Making Effective Decisions; Working Together.
• This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours and Strengths.
• Security: Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.
• Nationality requirements: This job is broadly open to the following groups: 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 with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), and other specified categories; see the full list in the job posting.
• When transferring to a Young Persons establishment the job holder will be required to successfully undertake an assessment to demonstrate suitability to work with Young People.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Ability: IT Skills; Basic Maths; Basic English.
• Experience: Must have relevant work experience in specialist field; preferably some supervisory experience; experience of using industrial standard machinery and equipment.
• Technical: Currently hold or be prepared to work towards Level 3 or equivalent in related subject; may be a qualified NVQ assessor; for transfers to Young Persons establishments, completion of an assessment is required to demonstrate suitability to work with Young People.

Benefits

• Alongside your salary of £33,275, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £9,639 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Access to learning and development; flexible working options; inclusive culture; Civil Service pension with employer contribution of 28.97%; annual leave; public holidays; season ticket advance.