Role Profile

Job Description (JD)
Band 4
Group Profile - Prison Officer Specialist (POS)
Job Description - POS : Physical Education Instructor (PEI)
Young People

Document Ref.
OR-JES-520-JD-B4 : POS : Physical Education Instructor (PEI) Young
People v11.0
Document Type
Management
Version
11.0
Classification
Official
Date of Issue
06 April 2022
Status
Baselined
Produced by
Job Evaluation Assurance and Support Team
Authorised by
Reward Team
JD Evidence

OR-JES-520-JD-B4 : POS : Physical Education Instructor (PEI) Young People v11.0

Job Description
Job Title
POS : Physical Education Instructor (PEI) Young People
Group Profile
Prison Officer Specialist
Organisation Level
Delivery 3-4

Band
4

Overview of the job
This is an operational job in an establishment.
Summary
The job holder will be a Prison Officer who will have additional specialist Physical
Education Instructor training to carry out this job.

They will supervise and support young people in a secure custodial setting, ensuring all
services are provided to a high standard and that security and control are maintained
at all times.

They will also be deployed as a Supervising Officer where required.

This is an operational and non-rotational job with no line management; however
they will have supervisory responsibilities for staff.
Responsibilities,
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities
Activities and Duties
and duties:

•  Initiate, develop and deliver physical education programmes and activities for
young people. Customise programmes for individual young people as
appropriate.
•  Deliver gym inductions including health and safety and equipment usage.
•  Deliver pre-planned accredited education activities and manual handling
training to young people, adhering to Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED)
guidelines.
•  Interview and allocate young people onto courses. Carry out initial risk and
health assessment of young people and liaise with healthcare to ensure that
they receive a medical check-up where required and assist with the
rehabilitation of sports injuries.
•  Regularly review Individual Learning Plans (ILP), set and monitor targets to
challenge young people.
•  Have regular contact with awarding bodies regarding courses and certification.
•  Identify opportunities for and manage young people participation in external
activities, events and award schemes.
•  Act as internal verifier for internal courses.
•  Provide fitness training for staff and contribute to ‘Well Being’ Days.
•  Conduct regular equipment checks and maintain logs.
•  Order new equipment when required and ensure all repairs are completed on
existing equipment.

Undertake other tasks including:

•  Supervise, manage and control prisoners decently, lawfully, safely and securely
whilst carrying out all activities.
•  Exercise the powers of a Constable.
•  Conduct searches on prisoners, staff and visitors as required.
•  Undertake external escorts.
•  Undertakes ‘first on scene’ incident response.
•  Maintain and update systems in line with local agreements.
OR-JES-520-JD-B4 : POS : Physical Education Instructor (PEI) Young People v11.0

•  Prepare relevant documentation for managers for verification/quality checking
purposes.
•  Attend and contribute to relevant meetings as required.
•  Complete and update Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan.
•  Establish, develop and maintain professional relationships with prisoners and
staff.
•  Understand and comply with national/local policies and legislation.

When required act as a Supervising Officer as per the following job descriptions:

•  SO : Safe, Decent and Secure / YP
•  SO : Operations / YP
•  SO : Special Unit
•  SO : Category A Escorts
•  SO : Nights / YP
•  SO : Regime
•  SO : PEI

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.

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium
of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.

Behaviours
•  Delivering at Pace
•  Leadership
•  Communicating and Influencing
•  Working Together
•  Managing a Quality Service
Strengths
It is advised strengths are chosen locally, recommended 4-8.

Essential Experience
•  Must be competent in custodial procedures, including dynamic risk assessments.
Technical
•  The job holder must have been accredited as a Prison Officer by successfully
Requirements
completing Prison Officer Entry Level Training (POELT). The job holder must
have successfully completed their probationary period. For those appointed
from 2007 onwards, this includes achievement of the Custodial Care
National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) 3.
•  Must have passed Physical Education Instruction Pre-selection assessment
•  Must complete Physical Education Instruction qualification, and must also
pass a fitness test.
•  They must also be competent in custodial procedures, be trained and
annually refreshed in control and restraint techniques.
•  When transferring to a Young Persons establishment the job holder will be
required to successfully undertake an assessment to demonstrate suitability
to work with Young People.
Ability

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Minimum Eligibility
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•  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
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:
This role requires working regular unsocial hours and a 17% payment will be paid 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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Success Profile

Strengths

Behaviours
It is advised strengths
Ability
Experience
Technical
are chosen locally,

recommended 4-8

Delivering at Pace

Must be competent in
The job holder must have been accredited as
custodial procedures,
a Prison Officer by successfully completing

including dynamic risk
Prison Officer Entry Level Training (POELT).
assessments.
The job holder must have successfully

completed their probationary period. For
those appointed from 2007 onwards, this
includes achievement of the Custodial Care
National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) 3.
Leadership

Must have passed Physical Education

Instruction Pre-selection assessment.
Communicating and Influencing

Must complete Physical Education Instruction

qualification, and must also pass a fitness
test.
Working Together

They must also be competent in custodial

procedures, be trained and annually
refreshed in control and restraint techniques.
Managing a Quality Service

When transferring to a Young Persons
establishment the job holder will be required

to successfully undertake an assessment to
demonstrate suitability to work with Young
People.
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