HM Prison and Probation Service
Specialist Production Instructor Textiles (Ref: 19619)
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Specialist Production Instructor Textiles (Ref: 19619)
HM Prison Gartree Market Harborough, LE16 7RP
Job Summary
Please refer to Job Description.
Note: This job description is not for use in basic assembly/packing workshops. Use "Production Instructor – Enterprises" for those roles, but transfer to this post on an exceptional short-term basis when supervising more basic workshops.
Overview
This is a non-operational instructional position within an establishment.
Role Summary
The successful candidate will provide supervision, knowledge, and skills to prisoners in a specialist workshop, aimed at enhancing their employment prospects upon release and reducing reoffending. The role ensures:
- High-standard service delivery.
- Security and control are always maintained.
- Prisoners achieve nationally recognised qualifications, supported potentially by external organisations (e.g., local colleges).
Key Responsibilities
Supervision & Training
- Contribute to prisoner selection for the workshop/area of work.
- Conduct induction and health/safety training, including:
- COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) protocols.
- Machinery and tool operation guidance.
- Tailor learning and training to prisoners’ individual needs.
Work Management & Quality
- Set prisoner work schedules.
- Maintain quality standards and contractual obligations.
- Assess prisoner skills against national qualification standards.
Discipline & Safety
- Oversee discipline, motivation, and performance.
- Complete relevant forms, including:
- ACCT (Assessment, Care, and Teamwork).
- VRIR (Violence Reduction Incident Reports).
- SIRs (Security Information Reports).
- IEP (Incentive Earned Privileges reports).
- Conduct security checks (e.g., metal detector scans/rub-down searches).
- Verify attendance accuracy, wages, and piecework records.
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Maintenance & operations
- Conduct tool/fabric checks and log equipment faults.
- Manage planned maintenance of machinery.
- Ensure workshop security.
- Monitor regime activities and update training records.
Product and Workflow
- Develop product reviews to maintain output and variety.
- Collaborate on health/safety risk assessments for the workshop.
Development & Reporting
- Track incentive/privilege reports and parole/sentence planning.
- Meet service delivery indicators (SDIs) and participe in self-audits.
Administrative Tasks
- Perform workshop administration to support smooth operations.
Flexibility
- Accept reasonable additional tasks if equally levelled.
- Significant role adjustments reviewed under the Job Evaluation Scheme.
Skills & Requirements
Language
- Confident English-speaking ability (Welsh proficiency required only for roles in Wales).
Essential Behaviours (Assessment Focus)
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service
- Developing Self and Others
Experience & Technical Standards
- Production experience required.
- Supervisory experience preferable.
- Familiarity with industrial machinery/equipment.
- Current/attainment towards:
- Level 3 or equivalent in a Textiles-related subject.
- For Young Persons Establishments: Pass an assessment proving suitability with young people.
IT & Basic Competencies
- IT skills, good numeracy, and basic English.
Working Conditions
- 37-hour weekly contract (standard hours).
- Working with the Civil Service, requiring *security clearance/vetting.
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Salary & Benefits
- £34,440 per annum.
- Civil Service Pension contribution: Civil Service adds £9,977/year.
- Benefits include:
- Civil Service defined benefit pension scheme (contributory 28.97%).
- Annual leave, public holidays, and Season Ticket Advance (STA).
- Flexible working options.
- Commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- L&D support.
Security & Nationality Requirements
- Criminal record checks mandatory.
- Baseline personnel security checks required (as summarised [here](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personnel-security-standard guidelines-and-checks)).
Eligibility
- Eligible nationalities include:
- UK/EI nationals.
- Commonwealth citizens with UK work rights.
- EU/Switzerland/EEA citizens with settled/pre-settled EUSS status (opens in new window).
- Any nationality applying for EUSS by 31 Dec 2020, or meeting further assets qualifications.
Additional Notes
- Plagiarism Policy: Exclusions may apply if candidates or consultants use artificial solutions or misrepresent experience. For more guidance, [visit the candidate page]({url removed}).
- Diversity: Civil Service adheres to Disability Confident Scheme for eligible disabilities candidates.
- Complaint Protocol: Budget breaches of recruitment principles via SSCL:
moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk(or Civil Service Commission) for gieve. - Veterans: Included in the Great Place to Work for Veterans programme.
Contact
For enquiries:
- Email:
moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk - Telephone:
0345 241 5358
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