The posting
- About The Role
- The post holder will predominately work within the timber production sheds but may be required to cover a range of functions to support the current industry / work parties and also developmental work. Supporting and encouraging active citizenship and enabling resilience and personal development are key to achieving desistance and are essential skills for an Offender Outcomes Instructor. Within Offender Outcomes you would be contributing to key themes of development identified by the SPS corporate and HMP Perth development plans.
- For full details about the role, please refer to the Job Description, Person Specification and Selection Information & Timeline.
- About the Successful Candidate
- Qualifications
- Served a recognised Carpentry/Joinery/Engineering/Mechanical apprenticeship and achieved accredited qualification (City & Guilds or SVQ equivalent). Desirable Achieved the L&D9 D1 Assessor Award (SVQ) or willing to work towards. Essential
- Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Sound knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation, particularly in relation to Risk Assessments, Safe Systems of Work and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations Essential Self-motivated with the ability to plan, prioritise and manage workloads to meet departmental and organisational deadlines. Essential Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, at all organisational Essential Experience of working individually and as part of a team, which provides evidence of your strong leadership skills. Essential
- Essential Competencies for Success
- Listen & Communicate Plan & Organise Relationships & Collaboration Solve Problems & Make Decisions
- About Us
- Not Specified
Civil Service Values
All Civil Servants, and therefore anyone employed by the Scottish Prison Service, must be able to fully comply with the requirements of the Civil Service Code. Everyone is expected to carry out their role with dedication and uphold the core values of the Civil Service: Honesty, Integrity, Objectivity and Impartiality.
- Integrity: putting the obligations of public service above your own personal interests.
- Honesty: being truthful and open.
- Objectivity: basing your advice and decisions on rigorous analysis of the evidence.
- Impartiality: acting solely according to the merits of the case and serving equally well Governments of different political persuasions.
The Civil Service Commission
Our recruitment is conducted in line with the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles and external competitions are regulated by the Civil Service Commission. While the legal requirement to follow these Principles applies specifically to external appointments, the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) recognises these standards as best practice. Accordingly, SPS fully adopts these principles as the foundation for all recruitment activity, including internal recruitment and selection processes.
External competitions: if you believe that the requirement for selection for appointment on merit based on fair and open competition has not been met, you have the right to raise a complaint. Further information on the Commission’s complaints procedure is available at: https://www.civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/.
Internal competitions: if you believe that the requirement for selection for appointment on merit based on fair and open competition has not been met, you can raise a complaint to your HR Business Partner.
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