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5589 - Community Payback Supervisor - Colchester, North Essex - East of England
Posted 1 day 19 hours ago by Ministry of Justice
Permanent
Not Specified
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Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom, CO1 1
Job Description
Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working
Vacancy Approach
External
Location
Colchester
Region
East of England
Closing Date
29-May-2025
Business Unit
Community Payback
Post Type
Permanent
Other
Number of jobs available
3
Reserve List
12 Months
Job ID
5589
Descriptions & requirements Please note:
This role will require a flexible approach with start times from 7.00 AM and finish time of 16.45 PM and will include weekend shifts.
We currently have 3 full time positions available with a working pattern must include at least one weekend day with alternative days to be agreed with successful candidate.
Please note: Candidatesmusthold a full UK Manual Driving Licence when applying for this role, thisis a mandatory technical requirement in order to carry out this role. We cannot accept candidates who hold an automatic Driving Licence only.
A career in community payback gives you the power to make a positive impact on the lives of People on Probation as well as your community. People come from all walks of life to form one team in the Probation Service.
It's all about supporting People on Probation on their journey and making your community a better place. Whether that's building benches or cleaning the streets, you're there because you genuinely want to help.
If this sounds like you, apply now.
To hear more about a day in the life of a Community Payback Supervisor, please clickhere
We will be holding a Webinar for interested candidates to join and hear more about the role and the UPW Team. This will be held on :30
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This is an operational role directly supervising work groups of offenders serving a community sentence. This may include driving service vehicles to transport people or equipment. The post holder will be responsible for all work site supervision tasks and will work with service users to ensure that all tasks are carried out to the best of their ability. This will include working alongside people to demonstrate good practice as necessary.
Summary
The post holder will work on varied projects that involve practical tasks that should be seen by the public to be a credible punishment providing reparation to the community. The post holder will exercise appropriate authority to maintain discipline and good behaviour within working groups, alerting the relevant staff to any infringement of discipline or behaviour.
The post holder will contribute towards the rehabilitative potential of the sentence and will support some service users to gain employment skills through a positive work experience with the opportunity to gain vocational or skills-based training.
Staff are expected to contribute towards review and evaluation of all aspects of service delivery and to contribute towards a culture of continuous improvement.
Post holders may be required to undertake weekend working as part of their normal pattern of working. The work may involve working alongside volunteers or staff from partner organisations.
Responsibilities, Activities & Duties
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
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.
Civil Service Success Profile Criteria
Behaviours
To apply to this role you will be required to complete a short application form and detail responses to two Civil Service Behaviour and one Experience based questions.
Your application will be sifted once the application deadline has closed. You will then receive further instruction on the progress and outcome of your application.
Interviews are expected to be held between 117th June 24th June. Please note these date maybe subject to change and if so, candidates will be informed accordingly.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
If you are successful in therecruitment process to join the Probation Service,your starting salary will be £26,475
The Probation Service offers the opportunity for annual pay progression through a Competency Based Framework (CBF), which if eligible, will see your pay increase. CBF is designed to enable you to move up through the pay band range as your competence grows.
Probation Service also increase their pay band ranges annually in line with Civil Service Pay guidance, which will also apply an increase to band pay rangeswhere applicable.
Additional Information
Working Arrangements & Further Information
The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working.Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone's circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.
For nationally advertised roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to aMoJoffice location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre-employment checks.
Some of MoJ's terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.
Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns . click apply for full job details
Vacancy Approach
External
Location
Colchester
Region
East of England
Closing Date
29-May-2025
Business Unit
Community Payback
Post Type
Permanent
Other
Number of jobs available
3
Reserve List
12 Months
Job ID
5589
Descriptions & requirements Please note:
This role will require a flexible approach with start times from 7.00 AM and finish time of 16.45 PM and will include weekend shifts.
We currently have 3 full time positions available with a working pattern must include at least one weekend day with alternative days to be agreed with successful candidate.
Please note: Candidatesmusthold a full UK Manual Driving Licence when applying for this role, thisis a mandatory technical requirement in order to carry out this role. We cannot accept candidates who hold an automatic Driving Licence only.
A career in community payback gives you the power to make a positive impact on the lives of People on Probation as well as your community. People come from all walks of life to form one team in the Probation Service.
It's all about supporting People on Probation on their journey and making your community a better place. Whether that's building benches or cleaning the streets, you're there because you genuinely want to help.
If this sounds like you, apply now.
To hear more about a day in the life of a Community Payback Supervisor, please clickhere
We will be holding a Webinar for interested candidates to join and hear more about the role and the UPW Team. This will be held on :30
Microsoft Teams Need help?
Join the meeting now
Meeting ID:
Passcode: VM9U7Ae2
This is an operational role directly supervising work groups of offenders serving a community sentence. This may include driving service vehicles to transport people or equipment. The post holder will be responsible for all work site supervision tasks and will work with service users to ensure that all tasks are carried out to the best of their ability. This will include working alongside people to demonstrate good practice as necessary.
Summary
The post holder will work on varied projects that involve practical tasks that should be seen by the public to be a credible punishment providing reparation to the community. The post holder will exercise appropriate authority to maintain discipline and good behaviour within working groups, alerting the relevant staff to any infringement of discipline or behaviour.
The post holder will contribute towards the rehabilitative potential of the sentence and will support some service users to gain employment skills through a positive work experience with the opportunity to gain vocational or skills-based training.
Staff are expected to contribute towards review and evaluation of all aspects of service delivery and to contribute towards a culture of continuous improvement.
Post holders may be required to undertake weekend working as part of their normal pattern of working. The work may involve working alongside volunteers or staff from partner organisations.
Responsibilities, Activities & Duties
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
- Conduct Pre-Placement Unpaid Work Induction sessions.
- Conduct a start of the day 'tool box' talk to ensure all service users understand the task at hand and safe working practice and motivate and support service users to complete their Order.
- Follow work directions within the project placement file.
- Ensure Health & Safety procedures are followed, alerting the relevant staff to any risk, ensuring that any associated paperwork is completed accurately and on time as required, including contributing to the review of placement risk assessments.
- Ensure that appropriate tools, equipment and supplies are available in accordance with local procedure and that instructions for safe use are followed by service users.
- Conduct a dynamic risk assessment to ensure all hazards are noted and managed.
- Use pro-social and other motivational techniques to ensure that service users complete the work assigned in a disciplined and well-behaved manner.
- Monitor the attendance of service users allocated to agency placements and promote successful completions.
- Maintain all service users' records in accordance with organisational requirements ensuring that all information is updated onto the case management system in a timely and accurate manner.
- Work towards accreditation as a workplace assessor or deliver training assessments for selected service users within the supervised work group to provide enhanced learning opportunities.
- Contribute towards promoting Community Payback with colleagues, external agencies, Sentencers and the public.
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.
Civil Service Success Profile Criteria
Behaviours
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing
- Leadership
- Experience of Practical Skills
- UK Manual Driving Licence - Category D1 Minibus
- Evidence of commitment to teamwork
- Effective inter-personal skills with the ability to supervise people constructively while maintaining authority
- Evidence of problem-solving within a workplace or similar environment
- Knowledge of safety at work, public protection and risk of harm in all aspects of work
- Basic knowledge of First Aid and willingness to undertake further training
- To attain IOSH L3 or equivalent and a willingness to attend further training
- Willing to achieve and maintain L3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (CAVA) or equivalent
- Ability to model pro-social attitudes and behaviour to service users
- Good written communication skills
To apply to this role you will be required to complete a short application form and detail responses to two Civil Service Behaviour and one Experience based questions.
Your application will be sifted once the application deadline has closed. You will then receive further instruction on the progress and outcome of your application.
Interviews are expected to be held between 117th June 24th June. Please note these date maybe subject to change and if so, candidates will be informed accordingly.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
If you are successful in therecruitment process to join the Probation Service,your starting salary will be £26,475
The Probation Service offers the opportunity for annual pay progression through a Competency Based Framework (CBF), which if eligible, will see your pay increase. CBF is designed to enable you to move up through the pay band range as your competence grows.
Probation Service also increase their pay band ranges annually in line with Civil Service Pay guidance, which will also apply an increase to band pay rangeswhere applicable.
Additional Information
Working Arrangements & Further Information
The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working.Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone's circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.
For nationally advertised roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to aMoJoffice location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre-employment checks.
Some of MoJ's terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.
Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns . click apply for full job details
