Specialist Production Instructor Laundry

General Information

Location:

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Salary: £34,440 per annum

Working pattern:
Full Time, Permanent, Civil Service Grade EO

• Participate in the selection and induction of prisoners for the workshop/area of work, including health & safety, COSHH, machinery and tool usage training.
• Provide support and tailor learning & training to individual prisoner needs.
• Set work schedules and manage targets, quality standards and contractual delivery.
• Assess and evaluate prisoners' skills to national qualification standards.
• Supervise, maintain discipline and manage performance, motivation, appraisal and development of prisoners.
• Maintain communication via radio net and complete required forms (ACCT, VRIR, SIR, IEP reports).
• Conduct metal detector scans or rub‑down searches of prisoners attending and leaving workshops.
• Provide quality assurance against product specification, log attendance and approve prisoner's hours and wages.
• Carry out fabric and tool checks, maintain area security, log faults and undertake planned maintenance of machinery.
• Contribute to prisoner reports, parole and sentence planning, regime monitoring and training records.
• Contribute to health & safety risk assessments for the workshop and specialist areas.
• Request materials and estimate usage to meet work targets.
• Initiate product development reviews to maintain output levels and provide variety of work experiences.
• Participate in self‑audit and support Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs).
• Complete administration activities to support smooth running of the workshop.

• Ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through medium of English.

The MoJ offers hybrid working arrangements where business need allows. This role can only be worked in the UK.

• Annual leave (pro‑rated, 9 days of bank/public holidays added).
• Pension (choice of two Civil Service schemes).
• Work‑life balance and flexible working options.
• Season ticket advance after two months’ service.
• Access to training and promotion programmes.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition and are a Disability Confident employer. We are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace.

• UK nationals
• Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• Nationals of Commonwealth countries with the right to work in the UK
• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members with settled or pre‑settled status under the EUSS
• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members who have made a valid application for settled or pre‑settled status under the EUSS
• Individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain 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