Engineering - Specialist Production Instructor

Role Overview The job holder will be responsible for providing supervision, knowledge and skills to prisoners in a specialist workshop so they can improve their employment prospects on release, with a view to reducing reoffending. The role ensures a high standard of service delivery, maintains security and control, and may support prisoners in achieving nationally recognised qualifications, possibly with external colleges. Hybrid working may be available depending on business needs. The role can only be performed within the UK. Responsibilities May participate in the selection process of prisoners for the workshop/area of work Induct prisoners to the workshop/area of work and train them in aspects such as health and safety, Control of Substance Hazardous to health (COSHH), machinery and tools usage Provide support for prisoners where required; tailor learning and training requirements to individual needs Set work schedules and manage targets/quality standards, maintaining delivery of contractual arrangements Assess and evaluate skills of prisoners up to national qualification standards 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 and 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. Undertake planned maintenance programme on machinery Contribute to prisoner reports including parole and sentence planning Complete regime monitoring information and update prisoner training records Contribute to Health and Safety risk assessments relating to the workshop/work of area and specialist areas Request materials and estimate usage in order to meet work targets Initiate product development reviews to maintain workshop/area of work output levels, and to provide variety of work and experience for prisoners Participate in self‑audit and in achieving Service Delivery Indicators (SOIs) Complete administration activities to support the smooth running of the workshop Qualifications and Experience Relevant work experience in a specialist field Preferable for candidate to have some supervisory experience Experience of using industrial standard machinery and equipment Staff will either have or work towards a level 3 qualification in their specialism or have the equivalent experience May be a qualified NVQ assessor Ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or, where specified in Wales, Welsh Skills and Competencies Making Effective Decisions li>Communicating and Influencing Working Together Managing a Quality Service Developing Self and Others Technical Requirements Staff will either have or work towards a level 3 qualification in their specialism or have the equivalent experience May be a qualified NVQ assessor Other Requirements IT skills Basic maths Basic English EEO Statement The MoJ is a Disability Confident employer and is 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. All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up the post, and external candidates are subject to a 6‑month probation period. The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. The MoJ supports diversity and inclusion initiatives, including the Veterans Initiative and the Redeployment Interview Scheme. #J-18808-Ljbffr