Engineering – Specialist Production Instructor (SPI) -Sheet Metalwork – HMP Channings Wood

Overview

This non‑operational instructional job is based in an establishment. The holder will supervise, provide knowledge and skills to prisoners in a specialist workshop, helping them improve employment prospects upon release and reduce reoffending. Services must be delivered to a high standard with security and control maintained at all times. The role involves teaching prisoners toward national qualifications and may be supported by external organisations.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Participate in selection of prisoners for the workshop/area of work.
• Induct prisoners and train them in health and safety, COSHH, machinery and tools usage.
• Provide support, tailoring learning to individual needs.
• Set work schedules, manage targets and quality standards, maintaining contractual delivery.
• Assess and evaluate prisoners’ skills against national qualification standards.
• Supervise and maintain discipline, responsible for performance, motivation, appraisal and development.
• Maintain regular communications via radio net as per Local Security Strategy.
• Open and complete ACCT, VRIR, and SIR forms and contribute to IEP reports.
• Perform pat‑down searches as required.
• Ensure quality assurance against product specifications.
• Log attendance, approve hours worked and wages, including piece‑work recording.
• Check workshop machinery, maintain equipment security and carry out maintenance programme.
• Contribute to prisoner reports including parole and sentence planning.
• Monitor regime information and update training records.
• Contribute to health‑and‑safety risk assessments.
• Request materials and estimate usage to meet targets.
• Initiate product development reviews to maintain output and variety.
• Participate in self‑audit and service delivery indicator achievements.
• Complete administrative activities to support smooth running.

Qualifications and Experience

• Relevant work experience in a specialist field.
• Some supervisory experience preferred.
• Experience of using industrial standard machinery and equipment.
• Level 3 qualification in specialism or equivalent experience, or willingness to work towards it.
• IT skills.
• Basic maths.
• Basic English (English or Welsh where specified).

Success Profile Behaviours

• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
• Developing Self and Others

Eligibility

• UK nationals
• Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• Nationals of Commonwealth countries with right to work in the UK
• Nationals of EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members with settled or pre‑settled status.
• Nationals of EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family who have applied for settled or pre‑settled status.
• Individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain eligible under EUSS.
• Turkish nationals and certain family members with right to work in Civil Service.

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