The Role
Are you ready to make a difference in the lives of others through creativity and compassion?
We are seeking a dedicated Creative Workshop Instructor to lead our innovative rehabilitation program within a dynamic prison environment. The Haven Workshop provides meaningful employment and development opportunities for prisoners who may be retired, neurodivergent, have mental health challenges, or physical mobility issues.
Through creative pursuits like upcycling furniture, crafting handmade products, and sewing clothing for charity, this workshop fosters a safe, inclusive, and productive space that empowers participants with new skills and a sense of purpose.
About You:
We’re looking for someone with:
* Experience in crafting, upcycling, or production work, especially in a supervisory, leadership or instructional role.
* Strong organisational skills to manage workshop schedules, stock, and reporting effectively.
* A compassionate, patient, and inclusive approach to supporting individuals with diverse needs.
* Awareness of health, safety, and security protocols, preferably in a custodial or structured environment.
Your Key Responsibilities:
* Provide hands-on training in crafting, upcycling, and production techniques while adapting methods to meet individual learning needs.
* Supervise, mentor, and support a team of up to 18 prisoners, encouraging growth and rehabilitative progress.
* Set targets, maintain high standards, and ensure the quality of all products meets expectations.
* Manage tools and materials securely, following strict safety and security protocols.
* Work with Work & Skills Coaches to build employability skills and contribute to rehabilitation outcomes.
* Handle attendance tracking, wages, and inventory to keep the workshop running efficiently.
Working Hours:
38.5 working hours per week, scheduled from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday to Friday, with Tuesday afternoons off.
If you’re ready to make a difference by supporting skill development and rehabilitation, we want to hear from you! Apply now and join us in creating a safe, productive, and transformative environment within the Haven Workshop.
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
Please note: This role will be known internally as Industries Instructor - Haven Centre
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.
Our Benefits
A paid PeoplePlus Life Event Day each year
25 days annual leave
Cycle to Work scheme
Access to hundreds of discounts via the Additions portal
Employee Assistance Programme
Access to online wellbeing centre
Enhanced Wedding leave
A paid volunteering day each year
Testimonials
"I have worked within PeoplePlus for 6 months now, my team is amazing and full of support. I have been given many opportunities to expand my role and learn new skills, always supported by management and my colleagues."
"PeoplePlus is a great place to work as they care about and support their employees whilst challenging them to grow within the company. The core values contribute effectively to the company culture of honesty, communication and self-improvement enabling staff to be heard and feedback and share opinions in a progressive way. Staff are always empowered to perform and motivated by achievement thereby creating a positive environment within which to support the well-being of others."
"I have loved my time since joining PeoplePlus as an Administrator for the Restart Scheme in Stockton. After a few months I enrolled onto Level 3 HR Support apprenticeship through the internal apprenticeship programme. Since then, I have joined the Contract Assurance team as Compliance officer for the Northeast. I have a great support system within the organisation and have been given many fantastic opportunities to help progress my professional development. "
