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Job Summary
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Job Description
Business Administrator – Prison Industries Workshops
Are you an organised multitasker with a knack for keeping things running smoothly? We’re looking for a proactive Business Administrator to support the day-to-day operations of our prison-based industrial workshops.
Working at the heart of the workshops' success, you’ll provide essential administrative support to our vocational instructors—ensuring everything from stock levels to budget sheets are on track, accurate, and efficient.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide administrative and clerical support across multiple workshop departments
* Order and manage stock, tools, and materials to meet production needs
* Assist with finance processing, invoicing, and tracking workshop expenditure
* Maintain accurate records relating to workshop output, attendance, and learner progress
* Support instructors with scheduling, document preparation, and internal communications
* Contribute to maintaining a safe, professional and rehabilitative working environment
What We’re Looking For:
* Strong experience in office administration, ideally in a production or education environment
* Confident with Microsoft Office and digital record-keeping systems
* A methodical approach to managing multiple tasks and deadlines
* Excellent communication and teamwork skills
* A commitment to confidentiality, professionalism, and supporting rehabilitation
Why Join Us?
This role offers a rare opportunity to make a real impact behind the scenes—ensuring vocational workshops function seamlessly while helping individuals in custody gain skills and purpose.
Business Administrator – Prison Industries Workshops
Are you an organised multitasker with a knack for keeping things running smoothly? We’re looking for a proactive Business Administrator to support the day-to-day operations of our prison-based industrial workshops.
Working at the heart of the workshops' success, you’ll provide essential administrative support to our vocational instructors—ensuring everything from stock levels to budget sheets are on track, accurate, and efficient.
What We’re Looking For:
* Strong experience in office administration, ideally in a production or education environment
* Confident with Microsoft Office and digital record-keeping systems
* A methodical approach to managing multiple tasks and deadlines
* Excellent communication and teamwork skills
* A commitment to confidentiality, professionalism, and supporting rehabilitation
Why Join Us?
This role offers a rare opportunity to make a real impact behind the scenes—ensuring vocational workshops function seamlessly while helping individuals in custody gain skills and purpose.
Person specification
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Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Managing a Quality Service
* Changing and Improving
* Making Effective Decisions
* Working Together
* Delivering at Pace
Alongside your salary of £27,040, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £7,833 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
* Access to learning and development
* A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
* A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
* A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
* Annual Leave
* Public Holidays
* Season Ticket Advance
For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.
Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Strengths.
https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Strengths.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:
* 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 of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
* 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
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :
* Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
* Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
* Telephone : 0345 241 5358
Recruitment team
* Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
Further information
Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. I you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints
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Seniority level
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Employment type
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