Specialist Production Instructor – Prisons

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 Description s 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 :
  Textiles Sewing Machine Repair
• Specialist Production Instructor :
  Engineering Computer Aided Drawing
• Specialist Production Instructor :
  Engineering Welding and Fabrication
• 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 :
  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 :
  Signs
• Specialist Production Instructor :
  Footwear
• Specialist Production Instructor :
  Warehousing and Performing Manufacturing Operations

Essential Skills/ Qualifications/ Accreditation/ Registration

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

Hours of Work and Allowances

37 hour week

Behaviours

Communicating and Influencing

Working Together

Managing a Quality Service

Developing Self and Others

Must have relevant work experience in specialist field

Preferable for candidate to have some supervisory experience

Should have experience of using industrial standard machinery and equipment

Technical Requirements

Currently hold or be prepared to work towards Level 3 or equivalent in related subject

Ability

Basic Maths

Basic English

Additional Information

Working Arrangements & Further Information

The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working.

Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.

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