Laundry & Sewing Industries Shift Manager

The role is based within a prison setting overseeing and supervising prisoners with 2 months – 2 years left of their sentence.

As Laundry & Sewing Industries Shift Manager will ensure production targets and quality standards are met while fostering a safe, supportive, and rehabilitative work environment.

This role will also involve working closely with other prison staff and Work & Skills Coaches to support prisoner’s employability development.

A suitable candidate sewing and/or textiles background, to manage the daily operations of the laundry and sewing workshop, overseeing a team of up to 35 prisoners. This role focuses on delivering practical skills, fostering a structured and safe work environment, and supporting prisoners in developing work-related competencies through the Employability Passport program, in partnership with Work & Skills Coaches. As an Industry Instructor, you will play a key role in preparing individuals for future employment, promoting restorative practices, and ensuring the smooth running of the laundry and sewing operations.

Key Responsibility

Supervise and Manage the Workspace: Oversee daily operations in the laundry and sewing workshop, managing tasks such as sorting, washing, drying, ironing, and repairing prison-issued clothing and textiles.
Motivate and Develop Prisoners: Provide guidance and support to prisoners, encouraging skill development and accountability through hands-on tasks and constructive feedback.
Set Work Schedules and Manage Targets: Create and manage daily work schedules, setting realistic targets and ensuring quality standards to meet the needs of the prison.
Inventory and Stock Management: Monitor and manage inventory levels for laundry and sewing supplies, estimating usage needs and coordinating with procurement to ensure adequate stock is maintained.
Restorative Practices: Apply restorative practices within the workshop, promoting accountability, conflict resolution, and self-reflection to support each learner’s rehabilitation journey.
Health and Safety Compliance: Perform health and safety assessments for all horticulture activities, ensuring compliance with safety standards in the use of tools, machinery, and consumables.
Tool and Equipment Safety: Maintain strict control and accountability of all tools and materials used, ensuring compliance with the Local Security Strategy (LSS) and health and safety regulations
Prisoner Reporting: Provide relevant information for prisoner reports, including parole, sentence planning, ACCT, and Security Information Reports (SIRs), to contribute to prisoner evaluations and case management.
Maintain Attendance Records and Monitor Hours Worked: Log prisoner attendance, approve hours worked, and track productivity to ensure workshop operations align with program goals.
Collaboration with Prison Staff: Work collaboratively with other prison staff, including the Work & Skills Coaches, custodial staff, and case managers, to monitor prisoner progress and align individual development with overall rehabilitation goals and Employability Passport.
Health and Safety Risk Assessments: Participate in risk assessments, identifying and addressing hazards associated with horticultural activities and ensuring a safe working environment.
Material Management: Request and manage resources, estimating usage and maintaining stock levels to meet training demands effectively.
Contract Delivery Indicators (CDI) and Self-Audit: Participate in self-audit processes and contribute towards achieving CDIs, upholding high standards of training delivery.
Administrative Support: Manage administrative tasks related to the workshop, maintaining accurate and timely records as required by local agreements.
Meetings and Communication: Engage in regular communication with prison management and other stakeholders, contributing to meetings focused on health, safety, and security protocols.
Incident and Security Reporting: Complete required incident reports, such as Violence Reduction Incident Reports (VRIRs) and Security Information Reports (SIRs) and contribute to Incentive Earned Privileges (IEP) documentation when needed.
Tool Security and Command Mode: Ensure strict compliance with tool security, especially in emergencies, following the National Security Framework (NSF).

For more information, please call Rhys Jones in the RE Cheltenham office.

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Horticulture Shift Manager

Horticulture Industries Instructor

The role is based within a prison setting overseeing and supervising prisoners with 2 months – 2 years left of their sentence.

As Horticulture Industries Instructor will ensure production targets and quality standards are met while fostering a safe, supportive, and rehabilitative work environment.

This role will also involve working closely with other prison staff and Work & Skills Coaches to support prisoner’s employability development.

You will lead vocational training in horticulture for up to 24 learners, delivering Level 1 NOCN and Level 2 City & Guilds qualifications. This role involves equipping prisoners with practical and theoretical horticultural skills, with a strong focus on sustainability.

Key Responsibility

Deliver Horticulture Qualifications: Teach Level 1 NOCN and Level 2 City & Guilds qualifications in horticulture, covering fundamental and advanced concepts and practices in gardening, plant care, and sustainability.
Promote Sustainability: Integrate sustainable practices into training by teaching recycling, water conservation, soil health, and organic growing methods to instill environmental awareness and responsibility.
Tailor Learning to Individual Needs: Utilise Individual Support Plans to adapt training to each prisoner’s specific needs, incorporating accommodations and modifications to support their progress and success.
Set Work Schedules and Manage Targets: Develop and oversee work schedules for prisoners, setting measurable goals and standards to ensure training and contractual targets are met efficiently.
Supervise and Motivate Prisoners: Oversee and motivate prisoners in the horticulture workshop, ensuring a safe, productive, and positive learning environment that fosters growth, discipline, and engagement.
Restorative Practices: Apply restorative practices within the workshop, promoting accountability, conflict resolution, and self-reflection to support each learner’s rehabilitation journey.
Health and Safety Compliance: Perform health and safety assessments for all horticulture activities, ensuring compliance with safety standards in the use of tools, machinery, and consumables.
Tool and Equipment Safety: Maintain strict control and accountability of all tools and materials used, ensuring compliance with the Local Security Strategy (LSS) and health and safety regulations.
Prisoner Reporting: Provide relevant information for prisoner reports, including parole, sentence planning, ACCT, and Security Information Reports (SIRs), to contribute to prisoner evaluations and case management.
Record-Keeping and Attendance Monitoring: Accurately log attendance, approve hours, and track prisoner wages, including piecework where applicable.
Collaboration with Work & Skills Coaches: Work closely with Work & Skills Coaches to monitor prisoners’ skill development and progression through the Employability Passport, enhancing their employability and readiness for post-release opportunities.
Health and Safety Risk Assessments: Participate in risk assessments, identifying and addressing hazards associated with horticultural activities and ensuring a safe working environment.
Material Management: Request and manage resources, estimating usage and maintaining stock levels to meet training demands effectively.
Contract Delivery Indicators (CDI) and Self-Audit: Participate in self-audit processes and contribute towards achieving CDIs, upholding high standards of training delivery.
Administrative Support: Manage administrative tasks related to the workshop, maintaining accurate and timely records as required by local agreements.
Meetings and Communication: Engage in regular communication with prison management and other stakeholders, contributing to meetings focused on health, safety, and security protocols.
Incident and Security Reporting: Complete required incident reports, such as Violence Reduction Incident Reports (VRIRs) and Security Information Reports (SIRs) and contribute to Incentive Earned Privileges (IEP) documentation when needed.
Tool Security and Command Mode: Ensure strict compliance.

For more information, please call Rhys Jones in the RE Cheltenham office.

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Manufacturing Shift Manager

The role is based within a prison setting overseeing and supervising prisoners with 2 months – 2 years left of their sentence.

As Manufacturing Shift Manager will ensure production targets and quality standards are met while fostering a safe, supportive, and rehabilitative work environment.

This role will also involve working closely with other prison staff and Work & Skills Coaches to support prisoner’s employability development.

Key Responsibilities:

Workshop Induction and Training
• Induct Prisoners into the Manufacturing Workshop: Provide comprehensive induction for prisoners, covering health and safety, stock control, machinery, and tool usage.
• Tailor Training to Individual Needs: Assess individual learning needs and adapt training approaches, ensuring prisoners receive appropriate support for skill development.

Production Management and Quality Control
• Set Work Schedules and Manage Standards: Develop and manage daily work schedules, set clear targets, and enforce quality standards to ensure contract obligations are consistently met.
• Quality Assurance: Monitor product quality, adjusting production processes as necessary to maintain standards and improve output consistency.

Supervision and Prisoner Development
• Supervise and Motivate Prisoners: Lead, motivate, and manage prisoners in the workshop, taking responsibility for their discipline, productivity, development, and safety.
• Restorative Practices: Use restorative practices to encourage prisoners to take responsibility for their work, fostering a rehabilitative environment that promotes positive behaviour and personal growth

Health, Safety, and Security
• Conduct Risk Assessments: Participate in regular health and safety assessments for the workshop, ensuring equipment and materials are used safely and securely.
• Tool and Equipment Security: Maintain strict control over all tools, equipment, and raw materials, ensuring they are secure and accounted for in line with Local Security Strategy (LSS) and health and safety protocols.

Administrative and Reporting Duties
• Record Attendance and Monitor Progress: Log prisoner attendance, approve hours worked, and monitor individual progress and skill acquisition.
• Reporting: Provide accurate prisoner reports, including ACCT (Assessment Care in Custody and Teamwork), Security Information Reports (SIRs), and Violence Reduction Incident Reports (VRIRs), as required.

Collaboration and Employability Development
• Coordinate with Work & Skills Coaches: Work closely with Work & Skills Coaches to ensure prisoners complete their Employability Passport, supporting skill development relevant to future employment.
• Promote Employability Skills: Embed employability skills, such as time management, quality control, and teamwork, into daily workshop activities to prepare prisoners for future employment opportunities.

Stock and Material Management
• Inventory and Material Control: Request and manage materials, estimate usage, and ensure that sufficient stock is available to meet work schedules and production targets.
• Self-Audits and Contract Delivery: Participate in self-audits to ensure compliance with Contract Delivery Indicators (CDIs) and maintain high standards of work delivery.

Communication and Meetings
• Liaise with Prison Staff and Stakeholders: Maintain open communication with prison staff via radio, attending meetings, and contributing to safety and security discussions as necessary.

Incident and Security Reporting
• Complete Required Documentation: Complete necessary incident and security reports, including VRIRs, SIRs, and IEP (Incentive Earned Privileges) reports when required.

For more information, please call Rhys Jones in the RE Cheltenham office.

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Service Manager Complex Care

Service Manager – Complex Care

Bedford

Full Time

£30,000 – £35,000

Experienced Service Manager required for a 4 bedded, complex care residential service in the the Bedford area.

You will be supporting 4 young adults within a busy service.

The role would be well suited to an experience candidate with a background within the complex care sector that has previous management experience.

You will act as the between the Registered Manager and the service team, help to develop and implement strategic plans, provide day-to-day management of the service, coordinate and monitor all care delivery to align with person-centred care plans, oversee rota planning and manage transitions for Individuals.

Core Responsibilities:

Operational Oversight
Staff Supervision and Development
Compliance and Quality Assurance
Safeguarding and Risk Management
Family and Stakeholder Engagement
Resource and Financial Management
Concerns and Complaints
Mediation and Team Building
Problem-Solving

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a busy, active service that offers a bespoke level of care, dedicated to each individual.

For more information, please call Rhys Jones in the RE Cheltenham office.

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Service Manager - Complex Care

Service Manager – Complex Care

Northampton

Full Time

£30,000 – £35,000

Experienced Service Manager required for a 4 bedded, complex care supported living service in the the Northampton area.

You will be supporting 4 young adults within a busy service.

The role would be well suited to an experience candidate with a background within the complex care sector that has previous management experience.

You will act as the between the Registered Manager and the service team, help to develop and implement strategic plans, provide day-to-day management of the service, coordinate and monitor all care delivery to align with person-centred care plans, 0oversee rota planning and manage transitions for Individuals.

Core Responsibilities:

Operational Oversight
Staff Supervision and Development
Compliance and Quality Assurance
Safeguarding and Risk Management
Family and Stakeholder Engagement
Resource and Financial Management
Concerns and Complaints
Mediation and Team Building
Problem-Solving

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a busy, active service that offers a bespoke level of care, dedicated to each individual.

For more information, please call Rhys Jones in the RE Cheltenham office.

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Manufacturing Industries Instructor

Manufacturing Industries Instructor.

The role is based within a prison setting overseeing and supervising prisoners with 2 months – 2 years left of their sentence.

You will ensure production targets and quality standards are met while fostering a safe, supportive, and rehabilitative work environment.