NVI: Waste Management & Recycling in Nottingham

The job holder will be responsible for providing supervision to prisoners in the waste management and recycling environments within an establishment. The role involves supervising prisoner work parties, transferring knowledge and skills for safe and effective waste collection, and ensuring proper disposal. The position requires managing workshop tools, equipment, and raw materials, as well as maintaining high levels of security, good order and hygiene in workshop areas. It is a non‑operational, non‑line management role that is non‑rotational.

Responsibilities, Activities & Duties

• Supervise and escort prisoners to collect, process and dispose of waste/recycling from all areas inside the establishment, complying with Health and Safety policies and legislation.
• Accurately record all waste removed from site, including weight, cost and revenue, and contribute to control measures for restricted waste and shredding of confidential waste.
• Monitor, maintain, and account for all workshop tools, equipment and raw materials, ensuring safety and security at all times.
• Open and manage the workshop area, issue tools, supervise and escort prisoner work parties, and oversee the quality of their work in line with local procedures.
• Participate in the selection, induction and training of prisoners for the workshop, covering health and safety, COSHH, machinery and tool usage, WMU objectives, workshop discipline, manual handling and PPE.
• Provide tailored support, learning and training to prisoners, set work schedules and manage targets and quality standards.
• Supervise and control prisoners to ensure their safety, security, motivation, discipline, appraisal and development, including conducting searches as required.
• Contribute to prisoner reports, parole and sentence planning, and complete relevant documentation such as ACCTs, SIRs, IEPs, regime monitoring, training records and Progress books/trackers.
• Manage workshop resources by requesting materials, maintaining stock levels, logging attendance, approving prisoner hours and wages, and providing administrative support including liaison with contractors.
• Maintain effective communication and security by operating radio equipment, supporting local contingency plans, escorting technical contractors, acting as banksman, and driving estates vehicles and plant equipment as required.

Behaviours

• Developing Self & Others
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
• Seeing the Bigger Picture

Experience

• May have completed manual handling, basic security awareness and be trained in break‑away techniques.

Technical requirements

• Demonstrate basic knowledge of the Waste Hierarchy.
• Understand what Waste Permits and Exemptions are.
• Will comply with relevant Health & Safety policies and regulations such as COSHH.

Ability

• IT Skills
• Basic Maths
• Basic English

Languages

• Ability to fulfil spoken aspects of the role with confidence through English or, where specified in Wales, Welsh.

Working Hours

Standard full‑time working hours are 37 hours per week, excluding unpaid breaks. Part‑time, flexible or job‑sharing arrangements may be considered in accordance with the HMPPS Flexible Working policy.

Benefits

• Pension: Choice of two Civil Service pension schemes.
• Holiday: 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) of bank, public and privilege holidays added to annual leave.
• A season ticket advance is available after two months of service.
• Work‑Life Balance: Flexible working arrangements are encouraged to promote work‑life balance.
• Training & Development: Opportunities for training in security, diversity, equality, relapse prevention, anti‑bullying programmes and other relevant areas, and potential promotion programmes.

Nationality Rules

• UK nationals
• Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members with settled or pre‑settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme
• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members who have made a valid application for settled or pre‑settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme
• Individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service