Manpower UK
Instructor (Band 3)
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Instructor (Band 3)
Location: HMP Foston Hall, Derbyshire, DE55 5DN
Pay Rate: £14.56 per hour
Hours: Up to 37 hours per week
Contract: Rotational Role
Join Our Team at HMP Foston Hall
We are looking for a motivated and reliable Instructor (Band 3) to join the team at HMP Foston Hall. This is a rewarding opportunity to support prisoner rehabilitation by providing structured work experience within prison workshops, helping individuals develop workplace skills and positive working behaviours.
As an Instructor, you will supervise prisoners in non-specialist workshop environments, ensuring activities are delivered safely, securely and to a high standard while promoting a positive and productive working culture.
Key Responsibilities
- Participate in the selection and induction of prisoners into workshop activities.
- Train prisoners in health and safety procedures, COSHH requirements, and the safe use of tools and equipment.
- Support individual learning and development needs within the workshop environment.
- Set work schedules, monitor productivity, and maintain quality standards.
- Supervise and manage prisoners safely, securely and decently during workshop activities.
- Conduct required prisoner searches and maintain security procedures.
- Maintain accurate attendance, pay, and work records.
- Contribute to prisoner reports, sentence planning, ACCT documentation, VRIRs, SIRs and IEP reviews where required.
- Assist with health and safety risk assessments and workshop reviews.
- Order materials and monitor stock usage to meet operational requirements.
- Attend relevant meetings and provide administrative support for workshop activities.
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What We're Looking For
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- Strong leadership and organisational skills.
- Excellent communication and influencing abilities.
- A commitment to working collaboratively with colleagues and prisoners.
- The ability to manage a quality service and maintain professional standards.
- Confidence in working within a structured and disciplined environment.
- The ability to communicate effectively in spoken English.
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Essential Behaviours
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service
Additional Information
- This is a non-operational role with workshop and prisoner management responsibilities.
- All successful candidates will be subject to security clearance and identity checks.
- External candidates will be required to complete a six-month probation period.
- Unsocial hours payments may apply where relevant, including evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays.
Interested?
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Ian, who will be happy to answer any questions.
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