90250 - Woodwork - Specialist Production Instructor (SPI): Wood Machinist - Isle of Wight
Number of jobs available: 1
Detail of reserve list: 12 Months
Region: South East
City/Town: Newport (Isle of Wight)
Building/Site: HM PRISON ISLE OF WIGHT - ALBANY HOUSE NEWPORT, PO30 5RS
Grade: EO
Band: 4
Post Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time
Role Type: Industrial
Will the successful applicant have line manager responsibilities? No
Our Woodwork Industry has 30 workshops across the estate with employment places for 622 prisoners. Leading a team of prisoners working in our woodwork workshop, you will develop their skills and confidence, and possibly assess accredited vocational qualifications.
We rely on you and your team to ensure our Woodwork products are manufactured to the highest standards, while ensuring safety and production is maintained at all times. You will set tasks to match their ability, while discovering potential for rewarding career development.
Overview of the job
This is a non-operational instructional job in an establishment.
Summary
The job holder will be responsible for providing supervision, knowledge, and skills to prisoners in a specialist workshop to 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 are maintained at all times.
Responsibilities, Activities and Duties
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities, and duties:
1. Participate in the selection process of prisoners for the workshop/area of work.
2. Induct prisoners to the workshop/area of work and train them in health and safety, COSHH, machinery, and tools usage.
3. Provide support for prisoners; tailor learning and training requirements to individual needs.
4. Set work schedules and manage targets/quality standards, maintaining delivery of contractual arrangements.
5. Assess and evaluate skills of prisoners up to national qualification standards.
6. Supervise and maintain discipline of prisoners within the workshop/area of work.
7. Maintain regular communications via radio net in accordance with Local Security Strategy.
8. Complete required reports and contribute to IEP reports.
9. Conduct metal detector scans or rub down searches of prisoners attending and leaving the workshops.
10. Provide quality assurance against product specifications.
11. Log attendance and approve prisoner hours worked and wages.
12. Carry out fabric and tool checks of workshops and maintain security of areas.
13. Contribute to prisoner reports including parole and sentence planning.
14. Complete regime monitoring information and update prisoner training records.
15. Contribute to Health and Safety risk assessments.
16. Request materials and estimate usage to meet work targets.
17. Initiate product development reviews to maintain output levels.
18. Participate in self-audit and achieving Service Delivery Indicators.
19. 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 are 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.
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 production environment.
* Preferable for the 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 Woodwork related production.
* The ability to read, understand and work from technical drawings.
* May be a qualified NVQ assessor.
Working Arrangements & Further Information
The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas.
Standard full-time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks.
Benefits
* Annual Leave
* Bank, Public and Privilege Holidays
* Pension
* Work Life Balance
* Training
Eligibility
All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post.
This job is broadly open to nationals of the Republic of Ireland, Commonwealth countries, EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and family members with settled or pre-settled status.
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