Prison Workshop Mentor & Safety Coach

Ministry of Justice; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

HMP Cookham Wood and Rochester seeks a Mentor Instructor to supervise prisoners in non-specialist workshops, delivering guidance and training to help them gain work-ready skills within a structured environment.

The role emphasises health and safety, COSHH, machinery use, and maintaining high standards of security and discipline, with occasional deployment in more specialist workshops as required.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising prisoners in a workshop environment.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the selection process of prisoners for the workshop.
• Induct prisoners to the workshop/area of work and train them in health and safety, COSHH, machinery and tools usage.
• Provide support for prisoners; tailor learning and training requirements; set work schedules; manage targets/quality standards; deliver contractual arrangements.
• Supervise, manage and control prisoners safely; monitor performance, motivation, discipline, appraisal and development; conduct security searches when required.
• Initiate product development reviews to maintain workshop output and provide variety of work and experience.
• Contribute to risk and health and safety assessments related to the workshop and consumables.
• Contribute to prisoner reports including parole and sentence planning, ACCT and SIRs with information to case managers; complete required forms.
• Contribute to prisoner reports including regime monitoring information and update training records.
• Maintain regular communications via radio net in line with Local Security Strategy.
• Request materials and estimate usage to meet targets while ensuring quality against specifications.
• Log attendance and approve prisoner hours worked and wages; record piece work where applicable.
• Attend relevant meetings and provide administrative support for workshop activities; update systems as per local agreements.

Job description

HMP Cookham Wood and Rochester seeks a Mentor Instructor to supervise prisoners in non-specialist workshops, delivering guidance and training to help them gain work-ready skills within a structured environment.

The role emphasises health and safety, COSHH, machinery use, and maintaining high standards of security and discipline, with occasional deployment in more specialist workshops as required.