Waste Management Supervisor – Prison Workshop

Ministry of Justice; West End; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Justice in the United Kingdom requires a focused role to supervise prisoners in waste management and recycling operations within an establishment. You will transfer knowledge to prisoners to ensure safe collection, processing, and disposal, while adhering to health, safety and security standards.

The role involves supporting training, managing workshop activities, and maintaining records, with a strong emphasis on safety, decency, and contributing to sentence planning.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of the Waste Hierarchy.
• Understanding of Waste Permits and Exemptions.
• Comply with Health & Safety policies and regulations (COSHH).

Responsibilities

• Supervise and escort prisoners to collect, process and dispose of waste/recycling from all areas inside the establishment.
• Accurately record all waste removed from site, including weight, cost, and revenue.
• Monitor, maintain, and account for all workshop tools, equipment, and raw materials, ensuring safety and security at all times.
• Open and manage the workshop area, issue tools, supervise and escort prisoner work parties, and oversee the quality of their work in line with local procedures.
• Participate in the selection, induction, and training of prisoners for the workshop, covering health and safety, COSHH, machinery and tool usage, WMU objectives, workshop discipline, manual handling, and PPE.
• Provide tailored support, learning, and training to prisoners, set work schedules, and manage targets and quality standards.
• Supervise and control prisoners to ensure their safety, security, motivation, discipline, appraisal, and development, including conducting searches as required.
• Contribute to prisoner reports, parole and sentence planning, and complete relevant documentation such as ACCTs, SIRs, IEPs, regime monitoring, training records and Progress books/trackers.
• Manage workshop resources by requesting materials, maintaining stock levels, logging attendance, approving prisoner hours and wages, and providing administrative support including liaison with contractors.
• Maintain effective communication and security by operating radio equipment, supporting local contingency plans, escorting technical contractors, acting as banksman, and driving estates vehicles and plant equipment as required.

Skills

Basic English

IT Skills

Basic Maths

Job description

Ministry of Justice in the United Kingdom requires a focused role to supervise prisoners in waste management and recycling operations within an establishment. You will transfer knowledge to prisoners to ensure safe collection, processing, and disposal, while adhering to health, safety and security standards.

The role involves supporting training, managing workshop activities, and maintaining records, with a strong emphasis on safety, decency, and contributing to sentence planning.