General Information

Salary

£25,409

Working Pattern

Full Time

Vacancy Approach

External

Location

Wetherby

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

Closing Date

29-Oct-2026

Business Unit

Wetherby

Post Type

Permanent

Civil Service Grade

AA

Number of jobs available

2

Reserve List

12 Months

Job ID

23302

Descriptions & requirements

All staff have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. The post holder must undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

Job description
Overview of the job

This is a support role in the Waste Management function.

The job holder will be required to support meeting the waste management needs of their chosen establishment by collecting, processing and disposing of waste materials from all areas of the establishment in the most appropriate and effective way, with regard to legislative compliance and environmental issues.

The role may have prisoner contact with parties of prisoners in their area of work as the role will be expected to work with prisoners. The role will not have responsibility for supervising prisoners or areas of work.
Summary

The job holder will be responsible for carrying out day to day activities within the Waste Management and Recycling unit.

Undertaking activities towards ensuring areas of work are safe, clean and tidy whilst work is in progress.

This is a non-operational job with no line management or supervisory duties in an establishment. This is a rotational role.
Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

• Supporting the waste management needs of their chosen establishment by collecting, processing and disposing of waste materials and recyclables.
• ****** prisoners collecting and disposing of waste/recycling from with the establishment and contribute supportive statements to prisoner reports, including IEP, parole and sentence planning.
• Contribute to control measures for restricted waste and undertake the collection and shredding of confidential waste.
• ****** technical contractors when required, in accordance with Local Security Strategy (LSS). Maintaining regular communications via radio net in accordance with LSS.
• Liaise with contractors when ordering services, including skip collection. Drive estates vehicles and operate plant equipment as needed. Whilst also being required to undertake the role of banksman directing the operation of some plant equipment or machinery.
• Comply with H&S and security rules for tools and plant machinery, carrying out checks at regular intervals and completing relevant documentation in accordance with Local Security Strategy (LSS) and National Security Framework (NSF).
• Comply with Health & Safety policies, procedures and legislation to ensure statutory and mandatory compliance. Report concerns to management and promotes a safe working environment.
• Operate within command mode in line with local contingency plans. Undertaking incidental and emergency or urgent tasks and assignments as per Service Delivery Agreement timescales in a safe manner.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.

Behaviours

• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and Influencing
• Developing Self and Others
• Seeing the Bigger Picture

Experience

• Will comply with the relevant Health & Safety policies and regulations such as COSHH.
• May have completed manual handling, basic security awareness and be trained in break-away techniques and as a banksman.

Ability

• Requires basic knowledge of relevant role and will be required to undertake specific training and courses in relation to waste management.
  Hours of Work (Unsocial Hours) Allowances
  
  37 hour working week (standard).
  
  HMPPS Staff on closed pay structures only:
  
  Additional Conditioned Hours Pensionable (ACHP)
  
  Staff moving from a closed 39 hour pay structure will be eligible for the two protected pensionable additional committed hours (ACHP). They will work a 39 hour week consisting of the standard 37 hour week and a further 2 additional hours (ACHP) paid at plain time pensionable rate.
  
  Unsocial Hours Working
  
  This role requires working regular unsocial hours and a payment at the current approved organisation rate will be made in addition to your basic pay to recognise this. Unsocial hours are those hours outside hrs Monday to Friday and include working evenings, nights, weekends and Bank/Public Holidays.

Additional Information

Working Arrangements & Further Information

The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone's circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.

For nationally advertised roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to a MoJ office location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre-employment checks.

Some of MoJ's terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.

Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the...