18530 - Band 3 Non Vocational Instructor

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His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service
HMPPS HQ
Stocken
East
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Vacancy Approval
Permanent - New Role
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Business Critical Post
See attached email from deputy governor

Career Transition Service.

Recruiting managers identifying vacancies must first check with their local HRBP or work force planning committee and/or discuss with the Career Transition Service (CTS), members of staff who have been declared surplus and may be suitable for the post. You must consider these individuals before advertising and should appoint a surplus member of staff is s/he meets the requirements of the post, or could be developed to meet them within a reasonable period.

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Please note: All vacancies will have a default Merit List for a maximum period of 12 months.

Where more than one applicant meets the minimum criteria for the role, you should place the unsuccessful candidates on a merit list.  If the successful candidate withdraws or fails security checks you can call up these candidates. If there are further vacancies for the same role in the following 12 months, you can take candidates from the Merit List without running a further recruitment campaign. If candidates had the same overall score the panel needs to agree an order of recall. You can share this Merit list with other managers recruiting for vacancies with the same scoring criteria.

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12 Months
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Search Criteria
Please ensure that you advertise your vacancy as ‘national’ if the role can be conducted remotely. This should be reflected in ‘geographic location’, ‘city/town’ and ‘building/site’ fields.
East Midlands
Oakham
HM PRISON STOCKEN OKHAM, LE15 7RD
If an incorrect grade is advertised, you will either have to offer the successful candidate(s) the advertised grade or the vacancy will have to be withdrawn and re-advertised otherwise this will be a breach of the recruitment principles.
Band 3
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Permanent
Non-Operational - Prisoner Contact
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Full Time
Industrial
Public Prison

Whenever a NPS London salary band is selected on the vacancy form the following wording must be inputted alongside the salary range in the salary field on Oleeo (plus a London Weighting Allowance of £4,126)

Creating the Vacancy
For a full list of Job Descriptions please refer to the intranet: Job descriptions and service request forms

Overview

Job holders within this Group Profile will instruct and supervise prisoners, ensuring they are engaged in meaningful activity.

This is a non-operational prisoner facing role with no line management responsibilities.

Characteristics

Typical tasks associated with this Group Profile include:

  • Actively contribute to prisoner reports, parole and sentence planning, ACCT and SIR’s by providing information to case managers
  • 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
  • Rub down and pat down search prisoners as required by management
  • Provide quality assurance against product specification
  • Log attendance, 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
  • Contribute to Health and Safety risk assessments relating to the workshop/work of area and specialist areas
  • Participate in self-audit and in achieving Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs)
  • Complete administration activities to support the smooth running of the workshop and source small value requisitions
  • Understand, apply and conform to national and local polices
  • Establish, develop and maintain professional relationships with prisoners and staff
  • Maintain and update systems in line with local agreements
  • Attend and contribute to relevant meetings as required

Job Descriptions relating to this Group Profile

The role is non-rotational and the individual 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.

  • Non Vocational Instructor : Prep for Work
  • Non Vocational Instructor : Prep for Adult

Competencies

All of the competencies in the National Offender Management Services (NOMS) Competency and Qualities (CQF) Framework are relevant to this group profile. For the purpose of selection the following competencies will be measured:

  • 4. Leading and Communicating
  • 9. Managing a Quality Service
  • 11. Achieving a Safe and Secure Environment
  • 13. Caring
  • 14. Persuading and Influencing

Essential Skills/ Qualifications/ Accreditation/ Registration

Relevant Assessor qualification or be willing to achieve these within 6 months.

Knowledge of accreditation process including the Qualification and Credit Framework

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 working week (standard).

NOMS Staff on closed pay structures only:

Additional Conditioned Hours Pensionable (ACHP)

Staff moving from a closed 39 hour pay structure will be eligible for the two protected pensionable additional committed hours (ACHP). They will work a 39 hour week consisting of the standard 37 hour week and a further 2 additional hours (ACHP) paid at plain time pensionable rate.


Closing Date: 25th June 2018 at 23:55 hours

If you require any assistance please call 0845 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@sscl.gse.gov.uk. Please quote the job reference 18530.

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Please ensure your selection below matches the Success Profiles elements in your job description.

You can only sift and/or interview on criteria that you have selected in the vacancy template.

You must assess all of the Success Profiles criteria you have selected and must not introduce additional criteria into the assessment process.

Duties & Hazards of Role
Please select from the list below what Duties and Hazards are applicable to this role, if none are applicable please select Not Applicable.
Not Applicable
Internal Information
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Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 02/07/18

Interview Panel Diversity – Important Note for Vacancy Managers

Creating an ethnically and gender diverse interview panel for your vacancy.

One of the key objectives in MoJ’s inclusive recruitment guidance is to build a diverse workforce that represents the society we serve. One way we are seeking to address this is through diverse interview panels to ensure a fairer and more diverse selection process.

When creating an interview panel please ensure, as a mandatory requirement, that your panel is gender diverse and, where possible, an ethnic minority or a disability representative is included.

Please ensure that ALL panel members have completed relevant training courses and possess a strong familiarity with published guidance materials. 

Note for HMPPS Vacancy Managers only: HMPPS Vacancy Managers can request a diverse panel member through Business Support Services via the Diverse Panels Application. Further details and information are contained within the guidance document, this can be found within the HMPPS “Vacancies and Hiring People” section of the intranet. The Diverse Panels request form can be found within the guidance document.

If you have any queries regarding this, please contact the Inclusive recruitment team - Inclusiverecruitment@justice.gov.uk, who will be able to help you or direct you further.

Please confirm your panel has met the mandatory requirements of a diverse interview panel and you have read the relevant supporting documents.

Pre-Employment/Security Check Requirements

Enhanced Baseline Standard (EBS)

All candidates offered a role in HMPPS will undergo Enhanced Baseline Standard checks before they take up their post. These include verification of identity; nationality and immigration status; employment history verification (3 years) and criminal record checks.

Some roles in HMPPS require higher level checks. Wrongly classifying roles at advert stage will lead to delays in on-boarding. For advice please contact your Vetting Contact Point (VCP)

vettingstocken@hmps.gsi.gov.uk
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
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(1) DBS Clearances may be required but only where the role involves interaction with children or vulnerable adults. These clearances are carried out through either a Standard or Enhanced Check. Click on '?' for further information
National Security Vetting (NSV) Clearance
Please ensure you select the correct clearance level required for the role. Selecting the wrong clearance level will delay your vacancy and may result in a breach of the recruitment principles.
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(2) Your National Security Vetting Contact (NSVC)/Vetting Contact Point (VCP) can confirm whether your role requires National Security Vetting in addition to pre-employment checks. 
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Nationality
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Your vacancy will be reviewed by SSCL prior to advertising. This review will take up to 48 hours (excl weekends).

For assistance, please call the SSCL Contact Centre on 0345 241 5359 or email MOJ-Recruitment-Vetting-Enquiries@gov.sscl.com.

It is not possible to amend an advert once it is live.

This Vacancy is closed to applications.