34899 - Activities Unit Manager - AUM Industries

Ministry of Justice ,
Yarm, North Yorkshire
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Salary Minimum 31,146 - 35,820 Number of jobs available 1 Detail of reserve list 12 Months Region North East City/Town Yarm Building/Site HM Prison Kirklevington Grange, TS15 9PA Grade HEO Organisation Grade for HMPPS Band 6 Post Type Permanent Working Pattern Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working, Other Role Type Industrial Job description We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce and pride ourselves as being an employer of choice. To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace, visit: Qualifications stated in the job description are desirable but not required Overview of the job This is a management job in an establishment. Summary The job holder will be responsible for activities within the industries, workshops, and land based areas where applicable, and for training within a realistic working environment. Staffing numbers will vary depending on the size of the establishment and the nature of work undertaken. The job holder will be implementing national policies to suit local needs within the function and will be responsible for the revisions of local policies, improvement plans and procedures related to industries. This is a non-operational job with line management responsibilities. Responsibilities, Activities and Duties The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties: * Responsible for ensuring all staff within Industries provide a respectful, safe decent environment for all prisoners and staff. * Responsible for advising Senior Management Team (SMT) on industry related areas. * Review and implement local industries improvement plans and reviewing industries policy annually. * Responsible for ensuring staff are fully trained and qualified for the activities they are employed in. * Responsible for setting accreditation targets for the department and monitor targets and progress against them. Visit all areas on a regular basis to check that all required work is being completed to the set standards. * Responsible for the performance of production workshops both in terms of prisoner occupation, production and sales turn over. * Responsible for monitoring performance of suppliers against contracts to ensure that contracts are running to time, cost, quality and all contractual requirements of Industry providers operating within the establishment. * Responsible for ensuring production is scheduled and managed to deliver targets (including income generation levels) and quality standards and maintains delivery of contractual arrangements. * Ensure all industries information and IT systems are kept up to date. * Responsible for managing the income generation targets and compliance within the work area, verifying and signing off documentation as appropriate. * Contribute towards developing and implementing an employment strategy for the Prison working alongside partners in the delivery of employment training, advice and guidance on release. * Seeking local commercial work to fill free production capacity by way of preparing quotations for external stakeholders for potential products to be manufactured within industries. * Manage successful private sector partnerships, Colleges and Training Centres and assist in developing links with internal/external Agencies with a view to prisoner employment and resettlement. * Responsible for ensuring all materials are ordered, received, logged, stored, utilised and disposed of appropriately within the areas of activity managed. * Responsible for ensuring prisoners are appropriately supervised, inducted, trained and deployed and paid within the industries and that discipline, safer custody and Health and Safety practices are maintained at all times. * Responsible for the efficient and economical use of industries transport. * Managing stock and supervising the annual stock taking process. * Responsible for ensuring the delivery national accredited qualifications and skills to prisoners where appropriate. * Responsible for the provision of management / reports to HQ as required. Undertake other management tasks including: * Manage devolved budgets in accordance with the financial procedures outlined in the budget delegation. * Responsible for the management of all staff within their area. This includes staff performance, development and annual appraisal through to sickness absence management. * Ensure all HMPPS standards and Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs) are implemented and managed within the relevant work area. * Ensure all national and local policies and procedures are implemented and compliant e.g. National Security Framework (NSF), Local Security Strategy (LSS), Finance Manual. * Attend as directed any relevant boards/meetings and actively contribute, either as chair or team member. * Provides leadership and direction to managers and staff within their defined work area through briefings, bui

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