7.00 AM – 16.45 PM start times with weekend shifts.
2 full‑time positions available. Working pattern must include at least one weekend day, alternative days to be agreed with successful candidate.
**Candidates must hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence when applying for this role.** Automatic licence only will not be accepted.
Overview of the job
This is an operational role directly supervising work groups of offenders serving a community sentence. The post holder will be responsible for all work site supervision tasks and will work with service users to ensure that all tasks are carried out to the best of their ability. The post holder may drive service vehicles to transport people or equipment.
Summary
The post holder will work on varied projects that involve practical tasks to provide credible punishment and reparation to the community. The post holder will exercise appropriate authority to maintain discipline and good behaviour within working groups, alerting the relevant staff to any infringement of discipline or behaviour. The post holder will contribute to the rehabilitative potential of the sentence and support service users to gain employment skills through a positive work experience with vocational or skill‑based training. Staff are expected to contribute to review and evaluation of all aspects of service delivery and to a culture of continuous improvement. Post holders may be required to undertake weekend working as part of their normal pattern of working and may work alongside volunteers or staff from partner organisations.
Responsibilities, Activities & Duties
* Conduct Pre‑Placement Unpaid Work Induction sessions.
* Conduct a start‑of‑the‑day ‘tool box’ talk to ensure all service users understand the task at hand and safe working practice and motivate and support service users to complete their Order.
* Follow work directions within the project placement file.
* Ensure Health & Safety procedures are followed, alerting the relevant staff to any risk, ensuring that any associated paperwork is completed accurately and on time as required, including contributing to the review of placement risk assessments.
* Ensure that appropriate tools, equipment and supplies are available in accordance with local procedure and that instructions for safe use are followed by service users.
* Conduct a dynamic risk assessment to ensure all hazards are noted and managed.
* Use pro‑social and other motivational techniques to ensure that service users complete the work assigned in a disciplined and well‑behaved manner.
* Monitor the attendance of service users allocated to agency placements and promote successful completions.
* Maintain all service users’ records in accordance with organisational requirements ensuring that all information is updated onto the case management system in a timely and accurate manner.
* Work towards accreditation as a workplace assessor or deliver training assessments for selected service users within the supervised work group to provide enhanced learning opportunities.
* Contribute towards promoting Community Payback with colleagues, external agencies, Sentencers and the public.
In line with PS policies and procedures the job holder must at all times demonstrate a commitment to equality and inclusion and an understanding of their relevance to the work they do. The post holder must adhere to all policies in respect of the sensitive/ confidential nature of the information handled whilst working in this position. The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and are not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re‑examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder. An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.
Legal and EEO
Legally required equal opportunity statements should be retained in the final description if present.
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