This Creative Arts Co-ordinator post sits in the Bure business unit at HMP Bure, a prison run by HM Prison & Probation Service within the Ministry of Justice. The work centres on planning and running creative arts classes, events and activities for prisoners, from writing workshops and book groups to an in-house magazine. The role is non-operational with no line management and is non-rotational, on a 37-hour week with hybrid working where business need allows. Standard DBS checks and security and identity checks apply before taking up post.
What the job involves
- Plan and deliver creative arts, including writing, reading, visual art, drama and music, to prisoners
- Prepare and deliver creative writing workshops
- Prepare, facilitate and chair book groups, coordinating with national providers
- Plan and coordinate the in-house magazine and promotional literature
- Plan and deliver arts events, talks, competitions and exhibitions
- Act as point of contact for external arts providers, funders, volunteers and the local community
- Select, train, support and check weekly progress of prisoner mentors and orderlies
- Assess learners' needs and match them with mentors, events and activities
- Contribute to sentence planning, parole reports and individual learning plans
- Open and complete ACCT, VRIR and SIR forms and contribute to IEP reports
- Supervise and maintain discipline of prisoners on training, education or work experience
- Log attendance, approve prisoner hours and wages, and update training and regime records
Skills & knowledge
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Confident spoken English for all duties
- Civil Service Success Profile behaviours, including Communicating and Influencing, Managing a Quality Service, Developing Self and Others and Changing and Improving
Checks & eligibility
- DBS standard check
- Security and identity checks before taking up post
- Right to work under Civil Service nationality rules
Other
- Specialist training in the post's specialism, completed after taking up post
- Civil Service Learning Train the Trainer training, completed after appointment
What’s offered
- Annual leave, with the holiday year starting 1 March and pro-rata entitlement for non-standard patterns
- 9 days in recognition of bank, public and privilege holidays, added to annual leave
- Choice of two Civil Service pension schemes
- Season ticket advance after two months' service
- Training and development, including promotion programmes and induction
- Hybrid working where business need allows
- Flexible, part-time and job-share working considered
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
