About the job

Job summary

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Job description

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.

Organisation Level    Delivery - The jobs at this level will be task focused delivering defined activity or services.

Overview    

Job holders within this Group Profile will be responsible for providing supervision, knowledge and skills to prisoners in basic assembly / packaging workshops - for example basic packing of fruit, greetings cards, breakfast packs, nuts and bolts. The jobholder will ensure that all services are provided to a high standard and that security and control are maintained at all times. No qualifications are being delivered and nor is the jobholder deployed in training prisoners up to the required level to gain the qualifications.

This job description is not designed for use by jobholders in specialist workshops - in these circumstances Specialist Production Instructor job descriptions should be used. However, on an exceptional short term basis jobholders can supervise prisoners in more specialist workshops.

This is a non-operational job in an establishment with no line management responsibilities.

Characteristics    

Typical tasks associated with this Group Profile include:

•    Participate in the selection process of prisoners for the workshop
•    Induct prisoners to the workshop/area of work and train them aspects such as health and safety, Control of Substance Hazardous to health (COSHH), machinery and tools usage and train them in the required skills for the workshop
•    Provide personal support for prisoners where required; tailor learning and training requirements to individual needs
•    Set production schedules and manage targets/quality standards, maintaining delivery of contractual arrangements. Vary the production targets as required to match the numbers of prisoners and skill mix whilst maintaining delivery of contractual arrangements
•    Initiate product development reviews to maintain and maximise workshop production levels and to provide variety of work/experience for prisoners
•    Liaise with external organisations and other establishments regarding the day to day operation of the contract or income generation targets
•    Contribute to risk and health and safety assessments on consumables
•    Conduct roll checks
•    Ensure all tools, equipment and raw materials are safe, secure and properly accounted for
•    Arrange maintenance and repair of tools and equipment
•    Carry out workshop searches
•    Will conduct a metal detector scan or rub down search of prisoners attending and leaving their own workshops
•    Actively contribute to prisoner reports, parole and sentence planning, Assessment, Care in Custody & Teamwork (ACCT) and Security Information Report (SIR's) by providing information to case managers
•    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 ACCT forms, Violence Reduction Incident Reports (VRIR) and Security Information Reports (SIRs) when required and contribute to Incentive Earned Privileges (IEP) reports
•    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
•    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/work of area and specialist areas
•    Order materials and estimate usage in order to meet production targets
•    Participate in self-audit and in achieving Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs)
•    Complete administration activities to support the smooth running of the workshop and source small value requisitions
•    Provide administrative support for workshop activities and approve small value requisitions
•    Supervise, manage and control prisoners decently, safely and securely whilst carrying out all activities
•    Understand, apply and conform to national and local polices
•    Establish, develop and maintain professional relationships with prisoners and staff
•    Maintain and update systems in-line with local agreements
•    Prepare relevant documentation to managers for verification / quality checking purposes
•    Attend and contribute to relevant meetings as required

Job Descriptions relating to this Group Profile    

The post is non-rotational and the job holder will be required to carry out one of the job descriptions within their area of expertise. A sample list of job descriptions is attached below.

•    Production Instructor : Enterprises

Essential Skills/ Qualifications/ Accreditation/ Registration    

Staff can either be a qualified assessor or be trained to the appropriate level within 6 months of appointment.

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £25,752, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £6,978 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Technical skills.https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) 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 of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• 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 the European Union Settlement Scheme (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

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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window). 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.