HMP SPRINGHILL – The Reasons Why It Should

Be An Option For Employers.

HM Prison Service

Statement of Purpose

Her Majesty's Prison Service serves the public by keeping in custody

those committed by the courts. Our duty is to

look after them with humanity and help them lead law-abiding and useful

lives in custody and after release.

Our Prison Aims:

Our mission is to follow all of our residents from the point of inception to

the point of release with the aim of getting them into full time employment

or higher education and training placements.

Our Department Objectives:

The Activities Hub’s primary objective is to give all of our residents the

skills and tools to enable resettlement into the community with purpose

and motivation to change.

The 7 Pathways is the strategy used to aide the service in working

towards social inclusion for the resettlement of our Residents. If we

address all of these areas, then we reduce the risk of our Resident re-

offending and better the chances of positive resettlement.

They are:

Social inclusion, the converse of social exclusion, is affirmative action to

change the circumstances and habits that lead to, or have led to social

exclusion.

Growing crime rates may reflect the fact that a growing number of people

do not feel valued in the societies in which they live. The socially excluded

population are in favour of illegal means of fulfilling their goals and motives

in life as they have no other way to fit into a society that will not accept

them.

People increasingly grow up without guidance and support from the adult

population. People also face diminishing job opportunities to sustain a

livelihood. This can cause a sense of willingness to turn to illegitimate

means of sustaining a desired lifestyle. (Courtesy of Wikipedia)

Reasons Why You Should Give Them A Try:

1. They’re hungry for work – our residents want to be back in the

community, they will turn up on time, work harder and longer and be

grateful for the opportunity.

2. They’re skilled – whilst in custody they will be given education and

vocational skills that will be targeted to them getting employment, very

few will need initial training investment.

3. They’re supervised – be assured by employing our residents that

they will be continually supervised, they have been thoroughly assessed

and all risks considered. This is not a normal option for employers.

4. Helping them will help your community – by giving a resident a job

you will be helping prevent him from re-offending in the community.

5. You will tick that Social Responsibility box – most employers will

now have to prove what they do to address this, here’s your chance for

one big tick.

6. Everyone deserves a Second Chance!!!

Release Into Work March 2016- March 2017 (Total released 309)

FULL TIME WORK SELF EMPLOYED AGENCY JOB CENTRE PLUS

EDUCATION RETIRED SICK

The Release Data for HMP Springhill has been recorded

from March 2016 to March 2017 and captures the differing

status’s of our Resident’s resettlement.

What’s at Springhill for the Residents:

•CV Workshops

•Interview Skills Courses

•Assistance with Bank Accounts and ID (these include

the Right to Work documents)

•Educational and Vocational courses aimed at the

Resident Demographic Needs

•Higher Education Routes

•Driving Lessons

•Routes to real Work and Training Placements

Resident to Work

License to Work Completed

Risk Board Meet and Decide

Report

Meet to Assess

Job Offer

Case Study 1:

Colin, aged 43. In Custody for 4

years. Prison Wage £13 per

week. Gained English, Maths

and ICT skills, completed CSCS

card, completed Rail Track PTS

Course. Now employed with a

well known Rail Workers Agency

earning £150-£200 per day. Has

been released and is still

employed and in charge of his

own team!

Case Study 2:

Pat, aged 33. In custody for 5

years. Earned £13 per week in

prison. Gained his Maths, English

and ICT qualifications. Became

an Office Orderly.

Using those skills gained and

previous experience he has now

entered into the Transport Industry

and is being sponsored to train as

a Logistics Manager as well as

completing his CPC qualifications.

This is a job for now and also

upon release.

Successfully Working in Partnership

with:

Want to know more?

Contact us: HMP Springhill, Activities Hub, Grendon Underwood, HP18 0TL

Email: ACTIVITIESHUB.SPRINGHILL@HMPS.GSI.GOV.UK

Call us: 01296 445239

30/03/2017Designed by Lisa Daley