9185 - HMP Hatfield industries
| Posting date: | 22 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £28,122 to £29,611 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 September 2025 |
| Location: | DN7 6EL |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 9185 |
Summary
HMP Hatfield is a high-performing establishment with a strong focus on rehabilitation and purposeful activity. We are seeking an enthusiastic, forward-thinking individual to join our Prison Industries Team.
In this role, you will be responsible for supervising a group of prisoners as they carry out a range of tasks and jobs across the prison. These activities contribute to the smooth running of the establishment and provide valuable opportunities for prisoners to develop skills, routines, and a sense of purpose.
We are looking for someone who is:
Passionate about rehabilitation and committed to providing hope and opportunity to those in custody.
Able to build positive, professional relationships with prisoners and staff.
Confident in supervising and motivating individuals, ensuring work is completed safely and to a high standard.
A team player who can contribute to the wider goals of the establishment.
This is a rewarding role where you can make a real difference to people’s lives while supporting the operational delivery of a high-performing prison.
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
• Participate in the selection process of prisoners for the workshop.
• Induct prisoners to the workshop/area of work and train them in aspects such as health and safety, Control of Substance Hazardous to Health (COSHH), machinery and tools usage. Ensuring all tools, equipment and raw materials are safe, secure and properly accounted for.
• Provide support for prisoners where required; tailor learning and training requirements to individual needs. Setting work schedules and manage targets/quality standards, maintaining delivery of contractual arrangements.
• Supervise, manage and control prisoners decently, safely and securely whilst carrying out all activities, with responsibility for their performance, motivation, discipline, appraisal and development. Conduct a metal detector scan or rub down search of prisoners attending and leaving their own workshops.
• Initiate product development reviews to maintain workshop/area of work output levels, and to provide variety of work and experience for prisoners.
• Contribute to risk and health and safety assessments on consumables and Health and Safety risk assessments relating to the workshop/area of work and specialist areas.
• Actively contribute to prisoner reports, parole and sentence planning, Assessment, Care in Custody & Teamwork (ACCT) and Security Information Report (SIRs) by providing information to case managers. 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.
• Contribute to prisoner reports including parole and sentence planning, regime monitoring information and update prisoner training records.
• Maintain regular communications via radio net in accordance with Local Security Strategy (LSS).
• Request materials and estimate usage in order to meet work targets whilst providing quality assurance against product specification.
• Log attendance and approve prisoner hours worked and wages including recording piece work where appropriate.
• Attending and contributing to relevant meetings as required.
• Providing administrative support for workshop activities. Preparing relevant documentation to managers for verification/quality checking purposes. Maintaining and updating systems in line with local agreements.
In this role, you will be responsible for supervising a group of prisoners as they carry out a range of tasks and jobs across the prison. These activities contribute to the smooth running of the establishment and provide valuable opportunities for prisoners to develop skills, routines, and a sense of purpose.
We are looking for someone who is:
Passionate about rehabilitation and committed to providing hope and opportunity to those in custody.
Able to build positive, professional relationships with prisoners and staff.
Confident in supervising and motivating individuals, ensuring work is completed safely and to a high standard.
A team player who can contribute to the wider goals of the establishment.
This is a rewarding role where you can make a real difference to people’s lives while supporting the operational delivery of a high-performing prison.
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
• Participate in the selection process of prisoners for the workshop.
• Induct prisoners to the workshop/area of work and train them in aspects such as health and safety, Control of Substance Hazardous to Health (COSHH), machinery and tools usage. Ensuring all tools, equipment and raw materials are safe, secure and properly accounted for.
• Provide support for prisoners where required; tailor learning and training requirements to individual needs. Setting work schedules and manage targets/quality standards, maintaining delivery of contractual arrangements.
• Supervise, manage and control prisoners decently, safely and securely whilst carrying out all activities, with responsibility for their performance, motivation, discipline, appraisal and development. Conduct a metal detector scan or rub down search of prisoners attending and leaving their own workshops.
• Initiate product development reviews to maintain workshop/area of work output levels, and to provide variety of work and experience for prisoners.
• Contribute to risk and health and safety assessments on consumables and Health and Safety risk assessments relating to the workshop/area of work and specialist areas.
• Actively contribute to prisoner reports, parole and sentence planning, Assessment, Care in Custody & Teamwork (ACCT) and Security Information Report (SIRs) by providing information to case managers. 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.
• Contribute to prisoner reports including parole and sentence planning, regime monitoring information and update prisoner training records.
• Maintain regular communications via radio net in accordance with Local Security Strategy (LSS).
• Request materials and estimate usage in order to meet work targets whilst providing quality assurance against product specification.
• Log attendance and approve prisoner hours worked and wages including recording piece work where appropriate.
• Attending and contributing to relevant meetings as required.
• Providing administrative support for workshop activities. Preparing relevant documentation to managers for verification/quality checking purposes. Maintaining and updating systems in line with local agreements.