Advance into Justice – Specialist Production Instructor (Ref: 77797)

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.

Advance into Justice is a recruitment scheme targeted at supporting those who have served in the Armed Forces and their families into employment within operational roles within HMPPS.  

Advance into Justice is open to Service Leavers, Veterans within 5 years of leaving the Armed Forces and their Spouses and Legal Partners.

Eligible applicants who pass our assessment processes will be offered a 2 year fixed-term appointment within the option to convert to permanency, subject to approval, after 12 months, under Exception 2 to the Civil Service recruitment principles.

Successful applicants will be offered either a home to work travel or resettlement package to support their transition within their first 2 years of employment.

All provisional offers will be held for a period of 12 months from the point of offer, to allow service leavers to plan for their exit from the Armed Forces.

For Band 4 Specialist Production Instructor roles you are required to have or work towards a level 3 Qualification in their specialism or have the equivalent experience and it is preferable that you are a qualified NVQ assessor.

For all instructor roles you must have the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.

Please note, if there is no vacancy immediately available at your chosen Prison you will be placed on a merit list for 12 months.

Overview    

Job holders within this Group Profile will be responsible for providing supervision, knowledge and skills to prisoners in a specialist workshop so they can improve their employment prospects on release with a view to reducing reoffending. The job holder will ensure that all services are provided to a high standard and that security and control is maintained at all times. The jobholder will be able to teach prisoners towards achieving nationally recognised qualifications and may be supported by external organisations such as local colleges.

This job description is not for use by jobholders in basic assembly / packing workshops, instead Production Instructor – Enterprises should be used. However, on an exceptional short term basis jobholders can supervise prisoners in more basic workshops.

This is a non-operational

Characteristics    

Typical tasks associated with this Group Profile include:

•    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
•    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
•    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 Health and Safety risk assessments relating to the workshop/work of area and specialist areas
•    Will conduct a metal detector scan or rub down search of prisoners attending and leaving their own workshops

Job Descriptions relating to this Group Profile    

The post is non-rotational and 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.

Specialist Production Instructor : Amenities and Conservation Specialist Production Instructor : Commercial Horticultural
Specialist Production Instructor : Engineering Aluminium Windows Double Glazing Specialist Production Instructor : Cycle Repair
Specialist Production Instructor : Textiles Garment Manufacture Specialist Production Instructor : Textiles Sewing Machine Repair Specialist Production Instructor : Engineering Machining
Specialist Production Instructor : Engineering Powder Coating Systems
Specialist Production Instructor : Engineering Sheet Metal Work Specialist Production Instructor : Engineering Computer Aided Drawing Specialist Production Instructor : Engineering Welding and Fabrication Specialist Production Instructor : Laundry
Specialist Production Instructor : Livestock Control
Specialist Production Instructor : Plastics Injection Moulding Thermo Plastics Specialist Production Instructor : Printing Lithographic Machine Minder Specialist Production Instructor : Printing Origination Lithographic Platemaking Specialist Production Instructor : Printing Print Finishing & Binding
Specialist Production Instructor : Waste Environmental
Specialist Production Instructor : Woodwork Wood Assembly Joiner Specialist Production Instructor : Woodwork Wood Machinist Specialist Production Instructor : Woodwork Wood Finisher Sprayer Specialist Production Instructor : Manufacturing Promotions Specialist Production Instructor : Braille
Specialist Production Instructor : Signs Specialist Production Instructor : Concrete Specialist Production Instructor : Footwear Specialist Production Instructor : TV Repair Specialist Production Instructor : Upholsterer
Specialist Production Instructor : Warehousing and Performing Manufacturing Operations

Essential Skills/ Qualifications/ Accreditation/ Registration    

May be a qualified NVQ assessor.

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

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
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together
• Making Effective Decisions

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Job contact :

• Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com
• Telephone : 0845 241 5358

Recruitment team

• Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com