Job Description (JD)
Band 4
Group Profile: Vocational Instructor(VI)
Job Description: VI: Healthy Living
Document Ref.
OR-JES-2009-JD-B4 : VI : Healthy Living v4.0
Document Type
Management
Version
4.0
Classification
Official
Date of Issue
4th July 2024
Status
Baselined
Produced by
Job Evaluation Assurance and Support Team
Authorised by
Reward Team
JD Evidence
OR-JES-2009-JD-B4 : VI : Healthy Living v4.0
Job Description
Job Title
VI: Healthy Living
Group Profile
Vocational Instructor
Organisation
Delivery
Level
Band
4
Overview of the
This is an instructional job in an establishment.
job
Summary
The job holder will be responsible for instructing and training
prisoners by building effective, appropriate and supportive
relationships through managing them in a proactive manner and
promoting the decency agenda. Contributes to sentence
planning and reducing reoffending. Applies safer custody
practices and complies with national and local security
standards. Responsible for high level of security, productivity,
good order and hygiene within workshops areas.
This is a non-operational job in an establishment with no line
management responsibilities. This role is non-rotational.
Responsibilities,
The job holder will be required to carry out the following
Activities and
responsibilities, activities and duties:
Duties
• Deliver the Health and Safety Awareness Induction
package to all new prisoners.
• Supervise and manage offenders with regards healthy
living at the establishment, in line with the agreed
objectives and milestones.
• Assist in the planning and organisation of healthy living
sessions to achieve optimum performance.
• Encourage a healthy lifestyle and practices for those
offenders located in the Segregation Unit.
• Teach and support groups of offenders who are engaging
in the Substance Misuse Service, through delivery of
Healthy Living Awards.
• Liaise with the PE Department with regards signposting
offenders for the health champions program.
• Maintain effective work systems, ensuring that all
correspondence and documentation is dealt with in a
professional manner that meets audit requirements.
• Monitor all areas of the healthy living classroom to ensure
they are kept clean, tidy and presentable and are
operating in accordance with appropriate Health & Safety
procedures.
• Check that all tools or stores items including consumables
are accounted for at all times so that security is
maintained.
• Assist the PE Department with Assessing of vocational
courses when needed.
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Undertake other instructor tasks including:
• Supervise and maintain discipline of prisoners receiving
training, education or work experience. Responsible for
performance, motivation, discipline, appraisal and
development of prisoners.
• Open and complete Assessment Care in Custody and
Teamwork (ACCT) forms, Violence Reduction Incident
Reports (VRIR) and Security Information Reports (SIRs)
when required and contribute to Incentive Earned
Privileges (IEP) reports.
• Carry out prisoner searches on their entry and exit of the
training room/ workshop.
• Log attendance and approve prisoner hours worked and
wages including recording piece work for individual
prisoners in certain workshops.
• Carry out fabric checks of workshops and maintain
security of lock, bolts and bars used in the workshop.
• Contribute to prisoner reports including parole, sentence
planning and Individual Learning Plan.
• Complete regime monitoring information and update
prisoner training records.
• Log any tool / equipment faults, which require
maintenance and repair of tools.
• Conduct risk and health and safety assessments on
consumables under Safer Custody guidelines.
• Order materials and estimate usage in order to meet
work learning targets.
• Participate in self-audit and in achieving Service Delivery
Indicators (SDIs).
• Complete administration activities to support the smooth
running of the workshop.
• Open up individual learning paths for learner and keep
them updated.
• Locate individual learner’s literacy and numeracy levels
for their initial assessment and support them in
developing their skills further.
• Advise and assist learners in seeking appropriate and
relevant employment opportunities upon resettlement.
• Maintain regular communications via radio net in
accordance with Local Security Strategy (LSS).
• Supervise, manage and control prisoners decently, safely
and securely whilst carrying out all activities.
• Understand, apply and conform to national and local
policies.
• Establish, develop and maintain professional
relationships with prisoners and staff.
• Attend and contribute to relevant meetings as required.
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is
at present and is 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.
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An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence
through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales)
Welsh.
Civil Service Success Profile Criteria
Behaviours
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
Strengths
We recommend you choose 4 to 8 strengths locally.
Experience
Technical
• Knowledge and skills in the operation of a classroom
requirements
environment workshop.
• Level 2 Fitness Instructor.
• Must be Preparation to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Centre
(PTTLS) qualified.
• Qualifications in Healthy Living, Nutrition and First Aid.
• Staff delivering vocational training must meet the required
experience and qualifications laid down by the Awarding
Organisation (AO) accrediting the vocational qualification
being delivered, The AO may stipulate Assessor qualifications
are required; staff are able to work towards this qualification
within two years of appointment. Staff will also require
evidence of recent experience in working in the related field.
Ability
Minimum
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Eligibility
• All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to
taking up post.
• All external candidates are subject to 6 months’
probation. Internal candidates are subject to probation if they
have not already served a probationary period within HMPPS.
• All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a
group or organisation which HMPPS consider to be racist.
Hours of Work
37 hour working week (standard).
(Unsocial Hours)
Allowances
Unsocial Hours Working will be confirmed by the Recruiting
Manager and only paid where applicable:
Unsocial Hours Working
This role requires working regular unsocial hours and a payment
at the current approved organisation rate will be made in addition
to your basic pay to recognise this.
Unsocial hours are those hours outside 0700 - 1900hrs Monday
to Friday and include working evenings, nights, weekends and
Bank/Public Holidays.
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