Industry Skills Instructor (Some experience required)

The Role

Are you driven to make a meaningful impact through skills development? We’re looking for a Industry Instructor to manage and guide a team of up to 18 prisoners in our tea packing workshop at HMP Millsike. This is a hands-on role where you’ll oversee workshop operations, support employability skills development through the Employability Passport programme, and foster a safe and structured work environment.

Working closely with Work & Skills Coaches, you’ll empower learners by developing their practical skills and encouraging personal accountability. This is a rewarding opportunity to contribute to positive change and rehabilitation.

Key Responsibilities:

Supervise tea packing processes, ensuring high standards of quality, hygiene, and productivity.
Provide guidance to help prisoners meet productivity targets and build essential work skills.
Manage daily schedules, set targets, monitor progress, and log attendance to maintain consistent output.
Oversee stock levels and liaise with procurement to ensure availability of materials.
Conduct health and safety assessments, enforce safe practices, and provide training to maintain a secure workplace.
Encourage accountability and self-reflection to support each learner’s rehabilitation journey.
Ensure compliance with tool security protocols, complete incident reports, and contribute to prisoner evaluations.
What We’re Looking For:

Skilled in supervising and supporting teams within structured environments.
Proficient in conducting risk assessments and enforcing safety standards.
Strong organisational abilities, excellent communication, and attention to detail in admin tasks.
Familiar with restorative practices and experienced in applying them within a training or structured setting.
If you’re passionate about making a difference and supporting the rehabilitation journey, apply now to join our team at HMP Millsike.

For full details of the role and the person specification please review the job description or If you would like to speak to the recruitment team before you apply, please email any questions to careers@peopleplus.co.uk and one of the team will come back to you. If you wish to apply, please ensure this is done via the apply now button.

This role is to start in March 2025, please ensure you state your current notice period in your application

Who We Are

Here at People Plus, we make a positive difference to people’s lives – every single day.

As part of The Staffline Group, we use our experience to support hundreds of thousands of people each year.

Our committed teams work across Britain to deliver a range of public services, including employment support, skills training, independent living, prison education, starting a business, and support to help employers grow.

To put it simply, we:

Support people to find and keep jobs
Help people to set up their own businesses
Deliver skills training to further people’s careers
Work with employers to build a skilled and happy workforce
Rehabilitate people with convictions
Tackle the root causes of offending
Help people to live independently
Support carers
We are extremely proud to be a Silver accredited Investors in People organisation. This means that at PeoplePlus, the right principles are in place but more than that, it means our people and leaders are making active efforts to make sure that there’s real consistency and everyone in the organisation can feel the effects.