Group Profile: Vocational Instructor
Band 4
Document Ref.
HMPPS OR T 54 GP Vocational Instructor v11.0
Document Type
Management
Version
11.0
Classification
Official
Date of Issue
31st October 2022
Status
Baselined
Produced by
Job Evaluation Assurance and Support Team
Authorised by
Reward Team
JD Evidence
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Group Profile
Group Profile
Vocational Instructor
Name
Organisation
Delivery - The jobs at this level will be task focused delivering
Level
defined activity or service.
Band
4
Overview
Job holders within this Group Profile will instruct and supervise
prisoners, ensuring they are engaged in meaningful activity.
This is a non-operational prisoner facing role with no line
management responsibilities.
Characteristics
Typical tasks associated with this Group Profile include:
• 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
• 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
• Open up Individual Learning Paths for the learners and keep
them updated
• 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.
Job Descriptions
The post is non-rotational and will be required to carry out one of
relating to this
the job descriptions within their area of expertise. A sample list of
Group Profile
job descriptions is attached below.
• Vocational Instructor : Hairdresser
• Vocational Instructor : Fork Lift Truck
• Vocational Instructor : PICTA
• Vocational Instructor : Industrial Cleaning
• Vocational Instructor : Motor Mechanics
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• Vocational Instructor : Vehicle Maintenance and Valeting
• Vocational Instructor : Bricklaying
• Vocational Instructor : Construction
• Vocational Instructor : Meat Preparation Butcher
• Vocational Instructor : Media
• Vocational Instructor : Painting and Decorating
• Vocational Instructor : Storybook Dads
• Vocational Instructor : Retail Outlet
• Vocational Instructor : Healthy Living
• Vocational Instructor : Life Skills Instructor
• Vocational Instructor : Stonemasonry
Minimum
• All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to
Eligibility
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 considers to be racist.
Essential Skills/
• Staff can work towards the essential qualification
Qualifications/
• When transferring to a Young Persons establishment the job
Accreditation/
holder will be required to successfully undertake an
Registration
assessment to demonstrate suitability to work with Young
People
• An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with
confidence through the medium of English or (where specified
in Wales) Welsh
Hours of Work
37 hour working week (standard).
and 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.
Behaviours
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
Strengths
It is advised strengths are chosen locally, recommended 4-8.
Essential
Experience
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Technical
N.B these are the technical requirements for the group profile,
Requirements
please check the individual job description relating to this group
profile for any job specific requirements and add if required.
• Hold the relevant Assessor qualification or be willing to obtain
it within 6 months of appointment to the role
• Either hold or complete specific training to hold qualifications
required for area of specialism which are outlined in the
individual job description
Ability
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Success Profile
Technical
Strengths
N.B these are the technical
requirements for the group
It is advised
Behaviours
Ability
Experience
profile, please check the
strengths are
individual job description
chosen locally,
relating to this group profile
recommended 4-
for any job specific
8.
requirements and add if
required.
Leadership
Hold the relevant Assessor
qualification or be willing to
obtain it within 6 months of
appointment to the role
Communicating and
Either hold or complete
Influencing
specific training to hold
qualifications required for area
of specialism which are
outlined in the job description
Working Together
Managing a Quality Service
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