Responsibilities
- Participate in the selection of prisoners for the workshop.
- Induct prisoners to the workshop and train them in health & safety, COSHH, machinery and tools usage.
- Provide support for prisoners, tailoring learning and training to individual needs.
- Set work schedules and manage targets/quality standards, ensuring delivery of contractual arrangements.
- Assess and evaluate prisoners’ skills up to national qualification standards.
- Supervise and maintain discipline of prisoners, responsible for performance, motivation, discipline, appraisal and development.
- Maintain regular radio communications in accordance with Local Security Strategy (LSS).
- Complete assessment and incident reports (ACCT, VRIR, SIR) and contribute to IEP reports.
- Conduct metal detector scans or rub‑down searches of prisoners attending and leaving their workshops.
- 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, maintain security of areas, log any tool/equipment faults and 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 and specialist areas.
- Request materials and estimate usage to meet work targets.
- Initiate product development reviews to maintain workshop output levels, providing variety of work and experience for prisoners.
- Participate in self‑audit and in achieving Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs).
- Complete administrative activities to support the smooth running of the workshop.
Qualifications
• Relevant work experience in a commercial laundry or similar environment.
• Preferable supervisory experience.
• Experience of using industrial‑standard machinery and equipment.
• Currently hold or be working towards a recognised industry qualification at Level 3.
• May be a qualified NVQ assessor.
• Ability to undertake assessment to demonstrate suitability to work with young people if transferring to a Young Persons establishment.
• Basic IT, maths and English skills.
Hybrid working arrangements may be available within the UK where business need allows. The role cannot be worked overseas.
