Non Vocational Instructor (General) in City of London

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.

Responsibilities

• Actively contribute to prisoner reports, parole and sentence planning, ACCT and SIRs 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 policies.
• 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.

The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business needs allow. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and/or from home. This role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.

For nationally advertised roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to a MoJ office location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. Details will be discussed at offer and completion of pre-employment checks.

Terms, Conditions and Diversity

Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the HMPPS Flexible Working policy. These roles may involve security, identity checks, probation, and civil service terms updated under reform. Details will be available if an offer is made. HMPPS may provide flexible working options subject to probation and role requirements.

Eligibility and diversity statements follow, including security checks, probation requirements for internal and external candidates, and Civil Service recruitment principles. As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ offers adjustments during recruitment and the workplace, including the option of an interview for disabled candidates meeting minimum criteria unless limited by campaign needs. The Civil Service Code applies to all staff and external candidates are subject to security and identity checks.

Additional Information

A number of policy and benefits sections follow, including training and development opportunities, pensions, leave entitlements, and a variety of diversity and inclusion initiatives. For full details please refer to the original recruitment materials and pre-employment checks information provided by MoJ/HMPPS.