Location
Wrexham, Wales

Hours
Full Time - 37 hours per week (standard). Part Time, Job Share and Flexible Working patterns may be considered subject to business needs.

Salary
£34,440 per year

About the Role
This is a permanent, non-operational instructional role within HM Prison Berwyn. The post holder will be responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the Waste Management unit, ensuring compliance with legislative and environmental standards. The role involves overseeing waste collection, processing, and disposal across the establishment, managing restricted waste control measures, liaising with contractors, and maintaining accurate records of waste removed from site. The instructor will deliver training and accredited qualifications to prisoners, maintain training records, and promote the Waste Hierarchy ethos through workshop activities such as disassembly, repair, and refurbishment.

The role requires applying duty of care through documentation and waste permits management, ensuring compliance with current waste legislation, and providing advice to staff and senior management. The instructor will also support workshop administration, prisoner induction and training, skills assessment, and supervision of prisoners, maintaining discipline and security within the workshop environment.

Additional responsibilities include contributing to prisoner reports, managing work schedules and quality standards, conducting security checks, and participating in health and safety risk assessments. The role supports the Ministry of Justice Circular Economy Strategy and promotes a whole prison approach to waste management and recycling.

This position offers hybrid working arrangements where business needs allow, with work conducted within the UK only. The role is subject to security and identity checks and a probationary period for external candidates.

Experience
- Relevant experience in a waste management environment is essential
- Preferably some supervisory experience
- Experience using industrial standard machinery and equipment

About you
- Ability to work effectively within a secure establishment environment
- Strong organisational and communication skills
- Ability to deliver training and assess prisoner skills to national qualification standards
- Commitment to promoting recycling and environmental compliance
- Ability to maintain discipline and motivate prisoners within the workshop setting

Qualifications
- Currently hold or be willing to work towards a Level 3 or equivalent qualification in a waste-related subject
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Waste Hierarchy, Duty of Care, Waste Transfer Notes, and Waste Permits/Exemptions
- Basic IT skills, basic maths and English proficiency