90535 - Community Payback Supervisor - Cambridgeshire and Peterborough (East of England Probation Service)
Number of jobs available: 1
Detail of reserve list: 12 Months
Region: East of England
City/Town: Wisbech
Building/Site: NMS Boathouse Business Centre, PE13 3BH
Grade: Other
NPS Pay Band: 3 National
Post Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working, Other
Role Type: Operational Delivery
Will the successful applicant have line manager responsibilities? No
Please note: Candidates must hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence when applying for this role, this is a mandatory technical requirement in order to carry out this role. We cannot accept candidates who hold an automatic Driving Licence only.
Overview of the job: This is an operational role directly supervising work groups of offenders serving a community sentence. This may include driving service vehicles to transport people or equipment. The post holder will be responsible for all work site supervision tasks and will work with service users to ensure that all tasks are carried out to the best of their ability, including demonstrating good practice as necessary.
Responsibilities, Activities & Duties:
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
1. Conduct Pre-Placement Unpaid Work Induction sessions.
2. Conduct a start of the day ‘tool box’ talk to ensure all service users understand the task at hand and safe working practice.
3. Follow work directions within the project placement file.
4. Ensure Health & Safety procedures are followed, alerting the relevant staff to any risk.
5. Ensure that appropriate tools, equipment and supplies are available in accordance with local procedure.
6. Conduct a dynamic risk assessment to ensure all hazards are noted and managed.
7. Use pro-social and other motivational techniques to ensure that service users complete the work assigned in a disciplined and well-behaved manner.
8. Monitor the attendance of service users allocated to agency placements and promote successful completions.
9. Maintain all service users’ records in accordance with organisational requirements.
10. Work towards accreditation as a workplace assessor or deliver training assessments for selected service users.
11. Contribute towards promoting Community Payback with colleagues, external agencies, Sentencers and the public.
In line with PS policies and procedures, the job holder must at all times demonstrate a commitment to equality and inclusion.
Behaviours:
* Managing a Quality Service
* Working Together
Experience:
* Evidence of commitment to team work.
* Effective inter-personal skills with the ability to supervise people constructively.
* Evidence of problem-solving within a workplace or similar environment.
* Knowledge of safety at work, public protection and risk of harm in all aspects of work.
* Driving Licence – Category D1 Minibus.
Technical requirements:
* Basic knowledge of First Aid and willingness to undertake further training.
* To attain IOSH L3 or equivalent and a willingness to attend further training.
* Full UK Manual Driving Licence.
* Willing to achieve and maintain L3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (CAVA) or equivalent.
Ability:
* Ability to model pro-social attitudes and behaviour to service users.
Mandatory Eligibility Requirements:
Licences: Candidates must have a full UK Manual Driving Licence to be eligible to apply for this role.
About the Recruitment Process: To apply to this role you will be required to complete a short application form and detail responses to two Civil Service Behaviour and one Experience based questions.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band. If you are successful in the recruitment process to join the Probation Service, your starting salary will be £25,310.
The Probation Service offers the opportunity for annual pay progression through a Competency Based Framework (CBF).
Benefits:
* Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service, plus public holidays.
* The National Probation Service is covered by the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
* The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.
Interviews are expected to be held between 12th - 18th November. Please note these dates may be subject to change.
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