22291 SPI Working Week Production Instructor
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Job Summary
Overview of the job
- Improve prisoners employability skills experience
- Embed a culture of activity and increase the volume of quality work available for prisoners allowing them more time out of cell and in purposeful activity.
- Increase revenue from commercial work in prison industries or generating savings by producing more goods and service in-house and reinvest this back into prisons and purposeful activity.
Summary
The jobholder will be responsible for delivering training to prisoners that supports the achievement of nationally recognised qualifications and sector-specific skills as defined by the commercial partner. They will provide instruction and supervision in commercial workshops ensuring that production meets the high standards expected. Operating at a level equivalent to a skilled or specialist employee in the community the jobholder will deliver both accredited and non-accredited learning to help prisoners prepare for employment upon release.Responsibilities Activities and Duties
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities activities and duties:- Assess train and evaluate skills of prisoners up to national qualification standards (NVQ) or other trade specific skills/learning learnt from the commercial partner.
- Support and encourage prisoners in their learning by promoting the value of acquired skills and motivating them to engage in work activities that contribute to positive employment outcomes.
- Supervise and maintain discipline of prisoners within workshop/area of work responsible for performance motivation discipline appraisal and development of prisoners.
- Undertake regular training with commercial partner as required delivering training and skills in the work of the specific commercial sector and identifying suitable qualifications to match work where possible.
- Maintain regular communications via radio in accordance with Local Security Strategy (LSS). Contribute to Health and Safety risk assessments relating to the workshop/work of area and specialist areas.
- Provide quality assurance against product specification perform basic maintenance and service equipment as required by the commercial partner.
- Request materials and estimate usage in order to meet work targets using requisite specialist knowledge of commercial production to make accurate requests and estimates.
- Responsible for day-to-day contract/partnership management with the commercial partner communicating and liaising on orders and deliveries where necessary.
- Complete administration activities to support the smooth running of the workshop/ area including monitoring and assuring production levels for reporting to commercial partner.
- Work in a commercial workshop that requires specialist knowledge/expertise to complete production e.g. engineering plastics injection moulding operation of heavy and complex machinery.
Civil Service Success Profile Criteria
Behaviours- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service
- Developing Self and Others
Experience
- Must have relevant work experience in a relevant productive / commercial environment.
- Preferable for candidate to have some supervisory experience
- Should have experience of using industrial standard machinery and equipment in-line with requirements of commercial partner.
- Have or be willing to work towards the relevant skills/specialist knowledge related to production with the commercial partner.
Technical requirements
- Currently hold or be prepared to work towards Level 3 or equivalent in related subject.
- Undertake training in the specialism of the workshop/ commercial sector by the commercial partner and/or already be trained in the required specialism.
- Will need to be or must be willing to work towards being an NVQ assessor or equivalent.
Ability
- IT Skills
- Basic Maths
- Basic English
Hours of Work (Unsocial Hours) Allowances
37 hour working weekWorking 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 Hybrid Working will not suit everyones circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.
For nationally advertised roles the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to aMoJoffice location which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre-employment checks.
Some of MoJs terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on modernised terms in their current post or onto unmodernised MoJ terms if they are on unmodernised terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.
Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS welcomes part-time flexible and job-sharing working patterns where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance withthe HMPPS Flexible Working policy.
If you are a current NPS employee this vacancy may be available on a Loan basis for up to 2 years. Applications are invited from suitable qualified staff.
The Loan/Secondment is subject to the approval of the selected candidates Business Unit which should be obtained before confirmation of appointment.
Benefits
Annual Leave
-The holiday year runs from 1 March. If you work a non standard work pattern your leave entitlement may be expressed in either hours or days as appropriate. Leave entitlement is calculated on a pro-rata basis and you will be advised of your actual entitlement on appointment. If you were appointed internally and your leave was previously calculated in days this will continue to be the case.
Bank Public and Privilege Holidays
-You are entitled to 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) in recognition of bank public and privilege holidays. These hours are added to your annual leave allowance. There is a requirement to work some public and bank holidays subject to your shift pattern and the operational needs of the establishment
Pension
-The Civil Service offers a choice of two pension schemes giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.
Work Life Balance
HM Prison & Probation Service(HMPPS) is keen to encourage alternative working arrangements. Work life balance provides greater opportunities for staff to work more flexibly wherever managers and establishments can accommodate requests to do so. HMPPS offers flexible working subject to completion of a satisfactory probationary period and NVQ
Season Ticket Advance
-After two months service youll be eligible to apply for a season ticket advance to purchase a quarterly or longer-period season ticket for travel between home and your place of work
Childcare Vouchers
For any moves across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers
Training
HMPPS is committed to staff development and offers a range of training and development opportunities including areas such as Equality and Diversity Dealing with Challenging Behaviour Suicide Prevention and Anti Bullying Programmes
-There are opportunities to access promotion programmes and HMPPS provides a variety of training appropriate to individual posts
-All staff receive security and diversity training and an individual induction programme into their new roles
Eligibility
-All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post
-All external candidates are subject to 6 months probation. Internal candidates are subject to probation if they have not already served a probationary period within HMPPS
-All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a group or organisation which the HMPPS considers to be racist
Working for the Civil Service
TheCivil Service Codesets 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 Commissionsrecruitment principles.Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order
- To Transformative Business Services (0(Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail);
- To Ministry of Justice Resourcing team();
- To the Civil Service Commission (details availablehere)
As a Disability Confident employer MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills talent and abilities by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace. MoJ are able to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria except in a limited number of campaigns.
You will be able to request reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process within the application form. If you need additional help completing the application form please contact the TBS Recruitment Enquiries Team.
For more information on applying for a role as a candidate with a disability or long-term condition please watch our animated videos.
Diversity & Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Planand theCivil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.
A Great Place to Work for Veterans
The Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces.
For further details about the initiative and eligibility requirements visit: Interview Scheme
Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ is committed as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme to providing opportunities to those who are at risk of redundancy.
MoJ is able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidates will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.
Civil Service Nationality Rules
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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A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles.
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Use of Artificial Intelligence (Al)
Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application however all examples and statements provided must be truthful factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others or generated by artificial intelligence as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary see ourcandidate guidancefor more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
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