Specialist Production Instructor (SPI)

at  Ministry of Justice

Salary
£31,995
Number of jobs available
1
Detail of reserve list
12 Months
Region
North West
City/Town
Leyland
Building/Site
HM Prison Wymott, PR26 8LW
Grade
EO
Organisation Grade for HMPPS
Band 4
Post Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Full Time
Role Type
Engineering
Will the successful applicant have line manager responsibilities?
No
Job description
Engineering items are not the only thing you will manufacture in this life-changing role.
Leading a team of prisoners working in our engineering workshop you will develop their skills and confidence, and possibly assess accredited vocational qualifications.
We will rely on you and your team to ensure our engineering products are designed and manufactured to the highest standards, but the work you do with prisoners will have the longest lasting impact - and the most unique challenges. You will set tasks to match their ability, while ensuring safety and production is maintained at all times.
Along the way, you could play a part in innovating products for use in a custodial setting or launching a new range for another government department. You will certainty discover potential for rewarding development of your career.
As well as knowledge and skills spanning engineering production techniques, you will need strong communication and influencing skills and a caring, resilient approach.
Our engineering Industry has 19 workshops across the estate with employment places for 558 prisoners.

SUMMARY

The job holder will be responsible for providing knowledge and skills via a technical production environment so that prisoners improve their employment prospects on release with a view to reducing reoffending. The job holder will teach, instruct and supervise prisoners in all aspects of work carried out in the workshop, enabling them to meet production targets and attain nationally recognised qualifications and accreditations. The job holder is able to supervise and support prisoners in a secure custodial setting, ensuring all services are provided to a high standard and that security and control are maintained at all times.
This is a non-operational job in an establishment with no line management responsibilities.

EXPERIENCE

• 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

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

• May participate in the selection process of prisoners for the workshop/area of work.
• 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.
• Maintain regular communications via radio net in accordance with Local Security Strategy (LSS).
• 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.
• Will conduct a metal detector scan or rub down search of prisoners attending and leaving their own workshops.
• 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. Undertake planned maintenance programme on machinery.
• 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/ area of work and specialist areas.
• Request materials and estimate usage in order to meet work targets.
• Initiate product development reviews to maintain workshop/area of work output levels, and to provide variety of work and experience for prisoners.
• Participate in self-audit and in achieving Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs).
• Complete administration activities to support the smooth running of the workshop.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.
An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.