18530 - Band 3 Non Vocational Instructor
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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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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.
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This Vacancy is closed to applications.