Group Profile: Non Vocational Instructor
Band 3
Document Ref.
HMPPS OR T 38 GP Non Vocational Instructor v7.0
Document Type
Management
Version
7.0
Classification
Official
Date of Issue
27th Octobr 2022
Status
Baselined
Produced by
Job Evaluation Assurance and Support Team
Authorised by
Reward Team
JD Evidence
HMPPS OR T 38 GP Non Vocational Instructor v7.0
Group Profile
Group Profile
Non Vocational Instructor
Name
Organisation
Delivery - The jobs at this level will be task focused delivering
Level
defined activity or services.
Band
3
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:
• Actively contribute to prisoner reports, parole and sentence
planning, ACCT and SIRs by providing information to case
managers
• Supervise and maintain discipline of prisoners within
workshop/area of work, responsible for performance,
motivation, discipline, appraisal and development of prisoners
• Maintain regular communications via radio net in accordance
with Local Security Strategy (LSS)
• 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
• Rub down and pat down search prisoners as required by
management
• Provide quality assurance against product specification
• Log attendance, approve prisoner hours worked and wages
including recording piece work where appropriate
• Carry out fabric and tool checks of workshops and maintain
security of areas, logging any tool/equipment faults
• Contribute to Health and Safety risk assessments relating to
the workshop/work of area and specialist areas
• Participate in self-audit and in achieving Service Delivery
Indicators (SDIs)
• Complete administration activities to support the smooth
running of the workshop and source small value requisitions
• Understand, apply and conform to national and local polices
• Establish, develop and maintain professional relationships
with prisoners and staff
• Maintain and update systems in line with local agreements
• Attend and contribute to relevant meetings as required
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Job Descriptions
The role is non-rotational and the individual will be required to
relating to this
carry out one of the job descriptions within their area of expertise.
Group Profile
A sample list of job descriptions is attached below.
• Non Vocational Instructor : Prep for Work
• Non Vocational Instructor : Prep for Adult
Minimum
• All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior
Eligibility
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 considers to be racist.
Essential Skills/
• An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with
Qualifications/
confidence through the medium of English or (where specified
Accreditation/
in Wales) Welsh
Registration
Hours of Work
37 hour week
and Allowances
HMPPS Staff on closed pay structures only:
Additional Conditioned Hours Pensionable (ACHP)
Staff moving from a closed 39 hour pay structure will be eligible
for the two protected pensionable additional committed hours
(ACHP). They will work a 39 hour week consisting of the
standard 37 hour week and a further 2 additional hours (ACHP)
paid at plain time pensionable rate.
Unsocial Hours Working will be confirmed by the Recruiting
Manager and only paid where applicable:
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.
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Essential
N.B Please check the individual job description relating to this
Experience
group profile for any job specific requirements and add if
required.
• Knowledge of accreditation process including the
Qualification and Credit Framework
Technical
N.B Please check the individual job description relating to this
Requirements
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
Ability
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Success Profile
Strengths
Technical
It is advised
N.B Please check the
Behaviours
strengths are
Ability
Experience
individual job description
chosen locally,
relating to this group profile
recommended 4-8.
for any job specific
requirements and add if
required.
Leadership
Knowledge of accreditation Hold the relevant Assessor
process including the
qualification or be willing to
Qualification and Credit
obtain it within 6 months of
Framework
appointment to the role
Communicating and
N.B Please check the
Influencing
individual job description
relating to this group profile
for any job specific
requirements and add if
required.
Working Together
Managing a Quality Service
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