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Laundry Instructor
Job Posted: a day ago
Salary: £ 30,000 - 32,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: York, North Yorkshire
Expire in: a month
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.
Details of this position:
This position is for a full-time Laundry Workshop Instructor to work within prison education.
As the lead for the laundry and sewing workshop, you'll oversee day-to-day operations, ensuring the smooth running of both laundry and textile activities. Your responsibilities will include:
Supervising and motivating a team of prisoners, fostering structure, safety, and productivity.
Setting clear work schedules and targets to ensure all laundry and textile tasks are completed to a high standard.
Supporting the development of employability skills through the Employability Passport, working closely with Work & Skills Coaches.
Promoting restorative practices that encourage accountability, personal growth, and positive engagement.
Managing stock, tools, and materials in line with prison security and safety procedures.
Contributing to prisoner reports and rehabilitation plans as part of a collaborative, multi-departmental approach.
Work schedule:
38.5 hours per week across 5 days:
Four days: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
One half-day: either 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM or 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Salary scale: From £30,000 per year
Ideal Candidate Profile:
Experience in laundry, textiles, or a similar practical industry ideally in a supervisory or training role.
The ability to manage people and foster a positive working environment.
Strong organisational skills and a focus on health and safety.
An understanding of, or willingness to learn, restorative practices.
A collaborative approach to working with custodial staff and other internal teams.
Suitable candidates will need to be enthusiastic, resilient, and have a humanistic approach. This role will not be for everyone, but anyone with an interest is encouraged to apply. If suitable, you will have the opportunity to discuss the role directly with the hiring manager, who can provide more detail and an insight into life working in a prison.
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 White to discuss the role in further detail. (phone number removed) or )
If this vacancy is not of interest to you at this time, but you happen to know someone who might be suitable and interested, then please kindly pass these details on to them.
Important Notice
Dovetail and Slate is a specialist education recruitment company. If this role isn't quite right, we welcome your CV and a call to explore other opportunities.
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
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