Waste Management/Recycling Instructor

Dovetail and Slate; York; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job description

Have you ever considered working in a prison?

This is an excellent opportunity to educate and rehabilitate adult learners.

If you would like a unique and challenging non-teaching role, where you can genuinely make a difference, enhance the prospects of learners, and ultimately change people's lives for the better - then this could be the opportunity for you.

Like any educational setting, Prisons come with their challenges. In this environment, learners are locked up for large periods of the day, away from their families and for some, their children. Most are at rock bottom, having to live with the regret of what they have done - education gives them a focus. And hope.

Prisons have a dedicated education department, with classrooms and fully functioning workshops, where teaching and learning can take place. You will be fully supported by an experienced education department. Training and development opportunities are available.

Details of this position:

This position is for a full time Waste Management/Recycling Instructor in prison education.

The role is based near York, in a brand new prison.

As a Production Workshop Supervisor, you'll oversee manufacturing operations in a prison-based workshop, supervising a small team of prisoners repurposing mattresses and beds. Your role is essential in ensuring production targets and quality standards are met while maintaining a safe, secure, and supportive work environment.

You'll provide practical training, manage workflows, and embed key employability skills like teamwork, time management, and quality control-helping prisoners build a foundation for future employment.

• Induct prisoners into the workshop, provide hands-on training in manufacturing processes, and ensure compliance with health & safety protocols.
• Set work schedules, oversee production, and ensure all work meets contractual and quality standards.
• Lead a small team, encourage a positive work ethic, and foster a rehabilitative environment using restorative practices.
• Conduct risk assessments, maintain tool security, and ensure compliance with prison safety regulations.
• Work with Work & Skills Coaches to help prisoners develop transferable skills for employment upon release.
• Manage materials, inventory, and production targets while maintaining accurate records.

Work schedule: Full time 38.5 hours per week

Salary scale: From 28,000 per annum

Annual leave: 30 days per annum

To be considered, suitable candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

• Experience in manufacturing, production, warehousing, or industrial operations
• Ability to lead a team, set productivity goals, and maintain quality standards.
• Strong awareness of health, safety, and risk management in a hands-on work environment.
• Confident in organizing workloads, training individuals, and monitoring progress.
• Understanding of security protocols in a structured setting (experience in a custodial environment is a plus).
• Ideally, a teaching, assessor, or TAQA qualification (or willingness to work towards one).

Benefits

• Generous annual leave entitlement.
• A paid Life event day each year
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to hundreds of discounts via the Additions portal
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to online wellbeing centre
• A paid volunteering day each year
• Enhanced Maternity scheme
• Sharesave scheme
• Refer a Friend reward scheme
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance

The successful candidate will be required to obtain the appropriate prison clearance before starting the role and maintain this throughout employment.

If you are interested in this position, then please apply via the link. Alternatively, you can contact Izzy to discuss the role in further detail.