Textiles Garment Workshop Instructor (Prison)

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service pension schemes

Annual leave with bank holidays

Hybrid working where business need

Flexible, part-time and job-share

Season ticket loan after two months

Training and development programmes

Security and diversity training

Job summary

Ministry of Justice at HMP Long Lartin is seeking a permanent instructor to supervise prisoners, teach workshop skills and work toward national qualifications within a textiles workshop. The role is non-operational with no line management duties and covers production workshop activities.

You will ensure security, assess learners, and support health and safety training while maintaining accurate training records and assisting with maintenance and quality control tasks.

Qualifications

• Supervise prisoners' discipline, performance, motivation, appraisal and development in the workshop.
• Teach and assess prisoners towards national qualifications, tailoring learning to individual needs.
• Induct prisoners and train them in health and safety, COSHH, and machinery and tool use.
• Set work schedules and manage targets, quality standards and contract delivery.
• Quality assure output against product specification and initiate product development reviews.
• Maintain security through fabric and tool checks, metal detector scans or rub-downs of prisoners, and radio contact under the Local Security Strategy.
• Open and complete ACCT forms and submit VRIRs, SIRs and IEP input when required.
• Log attendance and approve prisoner hours and wages, including piece work.
• Request materials and estimate usage to meet work targets.
• Contribute to parole and sentence planning reports and health and safety risk assessments.
• Maintain machinery through planned maintenance and log tool and equipment faults.
• Complete regime monitoring, prisoner training records and workshop administration, and take part in self-audit and SDIs.

Responsibilities

• Supervise prisoners' discipline, performance, motivation, appraisal and development in the workshop.
• Teach and assess prisoners towards national qualifications, tailoring learning to individual needs.
• Induct prisoners and train them in health and safety, COSHH, and machinery and tool use.
• Set work schedules and manage targets, quality standards and contract delivery.
• Quality assure output against product specification and initiate product development reviews.
• Maintain security through fabric and tool checks, metal detector scans or rub-downs of prisoners, and radio contact under the Local Security Strategy.
• Open and complete ACCT forms and submit VRIRs, SIRs and IEP input when required.
• Log attendance and approve prisoner hours and wages, including piece work.
• Request materials and estimate usage to meet work targets.
• Contribute to parole and sentence planning reports and health and safety risk assessments.
• Maintain machinery through planned maintenance and log tool and equipment faults.
• Complete regime monitoring, prisoner training records and workshop administration, and take part in self-audit and SDIs.

Skills

Discipline supervision

Teaching

Health & safety

Quality control

Administration

Education

Level 3 textiles or commitment to gain one

Job description

Ministry of Justice at HMP Long Lartin is seeking a permanent instructor to supervise prisoners, teach workshop skills and work toward national qualifications within a textiles workshop. The role is non-operational with no line management duties and covers production workshop activities.

You will ensure security, assess learners, and support health and safety training while maintaining accurate training records and assisting with maintenance and quality control tasks.